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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How to make adoption work

17 June 2015

The Government’s plans to merge adoption services across the UK is admirable but, Alison O’ Sulli...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Shoesmith calls on social workers to fight back against prison threat

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Social workers need to defeat the argument that jailing public servants for failing to protect ch...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Wiltshire told to improve early years provision

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2015

Wiltshire Council is not providing good enough support and development for early years provision ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A shared responsibility

By Jovian Smalley | 09 June 2015

Caroline Davis and Jovian Smalley present the highlights from a workshop detailing how inform...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Sandwell's Ofsted rating disputed

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2015

Council chiefs have questioned the judgement of Ofsted inspectors who rated Sandwell MBC’s childr...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services inadequate after major transformation

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2015

Ofsted has branded children’s services at Surrey CC inadequate.

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Single ombudsman could cover housing and education

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2015

Plans to modernise rights of redress for citizens through the establishment of a single Ombudsman...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted will undermine sector-led improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Ofsted’s growing improvement role will undermine sector-led improvement in children’s services, t...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

We're getting in the Zone

By Kathryn Morley | 03 June 2015

Kathryn Morley looks at the progress of a recently established multi-sector funding model that ai...

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Prosaic Progress

By Amanda Kelly | 03 June 2015

A ‘dynamic moment’ is needed if the current model for children’s services is to become for effect...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

up to £120k

Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council