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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Innovate in delivering children's services, councils told

By Hiba Mahamadi | 15 November 2017

Local authorities should work ‘with’ not ‘on’ families to encourage them to become independent an...

FINANCE

Budget: Government favours its own services over local ones

By Sean Nolan | 15 November 2017

Sean Nolan provides a rundown of the major local government issues confronting the chancellor in ...

FINANCE

Early help victim of cuts

By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2017

‘Crippling’ cuts to children's services have forced councils to slash spending on abuse preventio...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's commissioner adds to calls for Universal Credit pause

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 November 2017

The children’s commissioner Anne Longfield will ask the Treasury to pause the rollout of Universa...

WHITEHALL

Funds, glorious funds!

13 November 2017

With chancellor Philip Hammond being lobbied from every direction pre-Budget, campaigners are hav...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Isle of Wight seeks to continue children's services partnership

By Dan Peters | 10 November 2017

Isle of Wight Council will ask to continue its children’s services partnership with Hampshire CC,...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for Gloucestershire CC to 'get its act together'

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2017

Opposition councillors have said the Tory administration at Gloucestershire CC ‘needs to get its ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

London borough director gets national Ofsted job

By Sam Clayden | 09 November 2017

Ofsted has named a London borough officer as its new national director for social care.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Research: Youth services on the brink

By Sam Clayden | 07 November 2017

An exclusive survey reveals a bleak outlook for council-delivered youth servivces. Sam Clayden re...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

What does it mean to be a corporate parent?

By Emma Bennett | 07 November 2017

As part of iMPOWER's children's services essay collection, Emma Bennett explains why it's so impo...

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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