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BUSINESS
Give communities a real stake in skills improvement
By Dr Marius S Ostrowski | 08 March 2022
Dr Marius Ostrowski says Local Skills Improvement Plans, one of the Government’s key Levelling Up...
THIRD SECTOR
Social value must not be a tick box exercise
By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022
Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...
FINANCE
Tightening the squeeze
By Bob Neill | 08 March 2022
Gestures, big and small, will continue to be necessary as part of the collective effort to counte...
BUSINESS
We are only at the foothills of what social value can achieve
By Professor Chris White | 08 March 2022
Chris White was the driving force behind the Social Value Act. Ten years on, he reflects on its o...
BUSINESS
Delay to waste scheme will create 'vacuum of uncertainty'
By Dan Peters | 04 March 2022
A scheme to shift the cost of collecting household waste from taxpayers to producers has been del...
BUSINESS
Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending
By William Eichler | 03 March 2022
Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...
LEGAL
Lessons on procurement from Croydon's Public Interest Report
By Louis Sebastian | 23 February 2022
In the context of the most recent Public Interest Report on Croydon LBC, Scott Dorling and Louis ...
FINANCE
The importance of councils' next digital steps
By David Bemrose | 23 February 2022
Digital transformation presents many opportunities for local government, but making the most of t...
BUSINESS
Taking the first steps towards re-imagining our services
By Sean Hanson – Chief executive, Local Partnerships | 22 February 2022
Until recently, re-procurement of services was the default approach. 'Now we are seeing an increa...
BUSINESS
Senior management workforce warning
By Chris Mahony | 22 February 2022
Councils are increasingly struggling to recruit and retain senior managers due to demographic fac...
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Service Director - Education and Skills
£98, 135 - £113,630
A pivotal role at the heart of our improvement journey. Apply for this job
Service Director - Commissioning and Partnerships
£98, 135 - £113,630
A pivotal role at the centre of our ambitions for children, young people and families across Sandwell. Apply for this job
Service Director - Direct Services
£98, 135 - £113,630
Lead with Purpose. Transform Services. Improve Lives. Apply for this job
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