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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Balance control with trust for good children's services

By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 December 2017

A good children’s service requires chief executives to strike a balance between trusting their st...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lancashire children's service progressing well

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 November 2017

Ofsted has approved the steady improvement in Lancashire CC’s children’s services but warned that...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Virgin Care drops case against Surrey

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 November 2017

Private healthcare provider Virgin Care’s legal proceedings against Surrey CC and NHS England hav...

ENVIRONMENT

Sandwell's children's services to be led by Leicester's director

29 November 2017

Sandwell MBC’s children’s trust will be led by Leicester City Council’s director of children’s se...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Looked after children has greatest potential for improvement

By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 November 2017

Financial officers at local authorities believe that the greatest potential for improving childre...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Sloman praised by Ofsted

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

Reading Council’s new permanent chief executive, Peter Sloman, has been praised after an Ofsted m...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The importance of relationships

By Nick Barnett | 22 November 2017

In his contribution to iMPOWER's children's services essay collection, Shining a Light Volume 2, ...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Devolution and housing key planks in speech

By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2017

Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget has seen the chancellor unveil a raft of new devolution deal...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils need to better communicate innovation impact

By Hiba Mahamadi | 17 November 2017

Local authorities need to better communicate the impact of innovation to central government, a pa...

EDUCATION

Ofsted to move away from passing judgments

By Hiba Mahamadi | 16 November 2017

Ofsted wants to change its relationship with local authorities by having annual conversations wit...

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Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Director of People

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Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

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Lancashire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief of Staff

up to £126,615

We’re transforming services with ambition and community at the heart of our work. Apply for this job

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council