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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils overspend £800m on children's services

By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2018

Councils in England overspent £816m on children’s services in 2017/18, according to official figu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council has taken 'too long' to improve

By Dan Peters | 23 August 2018

Reading Council has improved services for young people leaving care since an inadequate Ofsted in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lancashire children's services out of special measures

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2018

Lancashire CC has been taken out of special measures following improvements to its children’s ser...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Merger set to create second biggest care provider

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2018

A care firm would become the second largest provider in the country if it succeeds in taking over...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting a grip on children's services costs

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2018

Although the focus of social services budgets is on adult care costs, it is children’s services t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Back to school

13 August 2018

Parents taking their kids out of school to go on holiday is a perennial problem for councils.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Qualified opinion for Lancashire accounts

By MJ reporter | 09 August 2018

Lancashire CC’s auditors have issued a qualified opinion on the county’s value for money work ami...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fostering opinion

By Rachel Dickinson | 08 August 2018

Rachel Dickinson reacts to recent Government activity reviewing fostering activity across the cou...

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Children's services: the lives behind the numbers

By Robin Tuddenham | 08 August 2018

Behind talk of crisis and budget pressures are children, families and our workforce. It is time t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

30 hours make the difference

By Mark Sutton | 08 August 2018

Staffordshire CC is one of eight authorities piloting the Department for Education’s 30 hours sch...

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Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities

£146,697

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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils

Assistant Director Communications

£104,784 - £110,703pa (Inclusive)

Ealing is one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs, home to vibrant towns, strong communities and major regeneration opportunities. Apply for this job

Ealing London Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities

£146,697

As Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities, you will guide cultural transition, manage competing priorities Apply for this job

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils

Assistant Director Communications

£104,784 - £110,703pa (Inclusive)

Ealing is one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs, home to vibrant towns, strong communities and major regeneration opportunities. Apply for this job

Ealing London Borough Council

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