CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Roberts hired by St Helens

10 September 2015

St Helens MBC has appointed Ian Roberts as deputy chief executive and director of finance.

FINANCE

Rotherham's future progress 'not in doubt'

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2015

Change at Rotherham MBC is ‘not yet embedded but future progress is not in doubt,’ lead commissio...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Calls for policy shift over school local authority control

By Mark Whitehead | 03 September 2015

Councils must be given urgent new powers to control the intake of academies and free schools, loc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted slammed over judgements

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

A social work professor has accused Ofsted of ‘undermining and destabilising’ children’s services...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Council invests £600k to improve children's services

By Mark Whitehead | 01 September 2015

West Berkshire Council is investing £600,000 in new staff and extra training as part of a plan to...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

One Year From Jay: Rotherham could 'win back powers in 2017'

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2015

The head of the intervention team sent in to turn around Rotherham MBC hopes to hand back ‘some o...

FINANCE

Provision must be local

By Adam Fineberg | 18 August 2015

Adam Fineberg argues the case for local authorities being the chief source of local public expend...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

£25m bill for kids left without care

By Mark Whitehead | 18 August 2015

Councils could face a £25m bill for looking after children left without care following the collap...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Don't learn the wrong lessons

By Claire Fox | 18 August 2015

Claire Fox examines the collapse of Kids Company and its impact on councils.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Who's there for the kids?

By Mark Whitehead | 18 August 2015

The closure of two important children’s charities raises questions about the voluntary sector and...

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