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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Kids' services in need of 'radical change'

05 October 2016

The chief executive of charity Barnardo’s, Javed Khan, has called for a ‘radical new approach to ...

FINANCE

Second-hand daylight

By Mark Rogers | 05 October 2016

Mark Rogers reflects on his busy three years as SOLACE president and passes on some crucial lesso...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The real lesson from grammar schools

By Claire Fox | 05 October 2016

Claire Fox says opponents and champions of Theresa May’s grammar school strategy are overly fixat...

SOCIAL CARE

Crossing the boundaries

By Simon Brown | 27 September 2016

A ground-breaking idea that saw six councils forming a partnership to improve support for vulnera...

WHITEHALL

Council pension funds review opens

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2016

An expert has suggested the status quo could be the ‘least bad option’ as a review of academisati...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chief to head Reading turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016

Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...

WHITEHALL

Academisation could cost councils £320m

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2016

The cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies could be as high as £320m, n...

FINANCE

Back to school

By Cllr Peter John | 23 September 2016

Councils are achieving great results on education in London but question marks over government fu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Authority vows to tackle kids' services failures

By Sam Clayden | 21 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged £2m and established an improvement board in a bid to tackle ‘widespread an...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council pledges children's services investment ahead of damning report

By Sam Clayden | 16 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged to invest £2m into its children’s services after a watchdog uncovered ‘ser...

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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