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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Creating the child-friendly city

By Nigel Richardson | 10 August 2016

Leeds has been on a long journey to achieve its ‘child-friendly city’ status. Nigel Richardson ex...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors call for ban on fostering golden hellos

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2016

Children’s services directors have called for private agencies to be banned from offering golden ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils probe to continue despite resignation

By Laura Sharman | 05 August 2016

Dame Lowell Goddard has become the third chair to step down as head of the independent inquiry in...

EDUCATION

'Hugely-talented' council director dies in cycling accident

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2016

A ‘hugely-talented’ council director has died after missing a turn in fog while on a cycling holi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call to review home school rules

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Luton Council will call for a review of home education regulations in a letter to the Government ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Squaring the circle?

By Richard Webb | 02 August 2016

The level of service demand and demographic trends faced by North Yorkshire are thought to be wh...

WHITEHALL

Poverty adds billions to social care bill, claims foundation

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 August 2016

Tackling poverty in England is costing local authorities more than £12bn a year in additional soc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Holyrood to carry on with named person programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016

Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...

FINANCE

Invest to save on sector-led improvement

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2016

The Institute for Government’s report this week on public service failures raises some interestin...

FINANCE

Reshuffle raises question marks over social care

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 July 2016

The Department of Health (DoH) has denied social care has been downgraded after a reshuffle of mi...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council