Title
SEND
Spending Review: Silence on SEND reform
By Martin Ford | 11 June 2025
Councils will have to wait until the autumn for details of reforms to services for children with ...
PREVENTION
Prioritising prevention
By Cllr Beverley Egan | 07 May 2025
Cllr Beverley Egan looks at the actions for radical change emerging from the independent Essex Ca...
ASYLUM
Home Office cuts UASC incentive payments
By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025
The Government has reinstated an incentive scheme for councils accepting the transfer of Unaccomp...
LEGISLATION
Schools Bill criticised by commissioner
By Emily Twinch | 27 January 2025
The children’s commissioner has criticised Labour’s schools Bill, arguing it does not include det...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Jay distances herself from fresh inquiry calls
By Dan Peters | 06 January 2025
The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against ‘politicising’ t...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Investment in school nurseries is welcome, but is no panacea
By By Rachael Shimmin | 01 November 2024
The Government must ensure opportunities arising from investment in early years reach children an...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Money is tight, but ambition is greater
By Matthew Gordon | 24 October 2024
The challenge facing public finances is severe, but it should not get in the way of ambitions for...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
How's the income pilot going in Wales?
By David Westlake | 24 October 2024
David Westlake and Zoe Bezeczky reflect on the early findings from the Basic Income for Care Leav...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The next steps
By Cllr Lisa Evans | 20 August 2024
Cllr Lisa Evans explains how care-experienced young people are already seeing the benefits of Sto...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Call for 'cross-government plan for childhood'
By Martin Ford | 12 July 2024
The new Government’s approach to child poverty ‘doesn’t go far enough’, the president of the Asso...
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£69,037
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven leader to join our Adult Social Care team Apply for this job
Director of Transport and Climate
£96,900 - £112,827
In Reading, we’re laying the foundations for a borough that is bold, connected and ready for what’s next. Apply for this job
Director of Planning, Economy and Public Protection
£96,900 - £112,827
Reading is one of the UK’s most dynamic urban economies. Apply for this job
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