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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Making progress in Powys

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2019

An inspection revealing child protection processes at Powys CC were not good enough came as a ‘h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Don't let children's services become 'black box' of council

By Ann McGauran | 12 April 2019

Chief executive Merran McRae has warned her colleagues not to let 'insular' children’s services b...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No easy answers to knife crime

By Claire Fox | 09 April 2019

Public bodies should not have to be made to shoulder the responsibility for reporting gangs, wri...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors' commitment after culture shift call

By Naomi Larsson | 09 April 2019

Children’s services directors have insisted they are ‘committed’ to protecting face-to-face work ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA urges chiefs to challenge children's services directors

By Hiba Mahamadi | 03 April 2019

Chief executives should confront directors to ensure children’s services are well delivered, fres...

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Troubled Families is not the Holy Grail

By Dan Corry | 02 April 2019

There are lessons to be learned from the Troubled Families experiment, as Dan Corry outlines

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A system 'that's failing children and young people'

By Ann McGauran | 02 April 2019

What lies behind the upward trend in the number of youngsters being moved to live a long way from...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council vows to challenge Government's data sharing rules

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 April 2019

A Scottish council has vowed to challenge the Government’s restrictive rules on information shari...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Newham failing vulnerable children - Ofsted

By Naomi Larsson | 01 April 2019

Vulnerable children in are being ‘failed’ by Newham LBC, an Ofsted report has found.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for clarity after children's service advice withdrawn

By Mike Yuille | 27 March 2019

The Government needs to urgently clarify its guidance on the duties of councils regarding vulnera...

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Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

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Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

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