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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Significant areas of weakness' found in Stockton's SEND provision

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2019

Watchdogs have criticised the pace of improvements in provision for children with special educati...

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Councils left in dark over youth offending budgets

By Martin Ford | 15 May 2019

Funding uncertainty is undermining councils’ efforts to tackle knife crime and County Lines drug ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Recruiting for Liverpool's future

By Steve Reddy | 15 May 2019

Liverpool City Council is recruiting more social workers to cut workloads and improve outcomes fo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Delay to Northamptonshire reorganisation welcomed

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2019

Council leaders have welcomed the year-long delay to plans to create two new unitaries in Northam...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Elvery: Improving children's outcomes is top priority after Ofsted blow

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2019

West Sussex CC’s boss Nathan Elvery has said improving outcomes for the most vulnerable children ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspectors criticise council's pace of improvement

By Dan Peters | 08 May 2019

The overall pace of improvement in Reading Council’s children’s services has ‘not been sufficient...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services chief challenges SEND plans threshold

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019

A children’s services director has suggested too many children are being assessed for special edu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

MPs criticise council chiefs for 'stonewalling' select committee

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019

The chief executives of two councils have been accused of showing a ‘lack of leadership’ for not ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Investment in children's centres helps deliver real results

By Cllr Judith Blake | 08 May 2019

Leeds has become the first UK city to lower its childhood obesity rate - and the role played by c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Spending Review should put aside £3bn for children's services - MPs

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 April 2019

The Government needs to release at least £3bn of non-ring-fenced funding to local authorities to ...

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Head of Internal Communications

£59,526 - £74,040 per year

Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job

Southwark Council

Head of Change

£69,537 - £86,766 per yea

Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job

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Head of Data, Performance and Insight

£69,537 - £86,766 per year

Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job

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