CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'I came to Southend to discover'

By Sam Clayden | 25 October 2017

First time chief executive Alison Griffin describes herself as an optimist. She tells Sam Clayden...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Let's support the drive for improvement

By Phil Norrey | 25 October 2017

Phil Norrey says the Department for Education clearly has it’s own ideas about children’s service...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils urged to do more to resettle refugees and asylum seekers

By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 October 2017

Councils must be given the necessary funds to resettle refugee and asylum-seeking children, the L...

FINANCE

A welcome step towards more financial control?

By Sheila Little | 25 October 2017

With the paused business rates retention steering board and working groups resuming, Sheila Littl...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors in fostering professionalisation warning

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

Granting foster carers workers’ rights such as holiday pay and discrimination protection would di...

FINANCE

Conservative councillors speak out over children's services cuts

By Sam Clayden | 23 October 2017

A children’s charity has claimed early years services are being ‘hollowed out, fragmented and cut...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted: More to do to improve Birmingham's children's services

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2017

Birmingham City Council has ‘further work’ to do to improve its children’s services, an Ofsted mo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

More councils needed for Dubs scheme

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 October 2017

More local authorities need to participate in the Dubs scheme, the minister for immigration Brand...

FINANCE

Nothing to scoff at

19 October 2017

After the expenses scandal, you would have thought that politicians might be more careful about t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils liable for foster care abuse

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 October 2017

Local authorities can be held liable for abuse committed by foster carers even if the authority i...

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council