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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The smart search for finding city space for schools

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2017

With an increase in school rolls and a shortage of land, urban local authorities are having to de...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA: Children's mental health services need complete overhaul

By Sam Clayden | 31 October 2017

Council leaders have demanded ‘root and branch’ reforms of children’s mental health services amid...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Reform' is just a verb

By Chris Wright | 26 October 2017

As part of iMPOWER’s collection of essays on children’s services, Chris Wright reminds us that th...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon strengthens children's services team

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 October 2017

Croydon LBC has made three new additions to its children’s social care team, after its services w...

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...

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Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Director of People

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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

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