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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A spoonful of sugar?

By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 24 March 2016

After Osborne's announcement of a controversial sugar tax, Cllr Izzi Seccombe explains what counc...

WHITEHALL

Social care reform could 'destabilise' children's services

By Sam Clayden | 23 March 2016

The rush to reform social care could destabilise and fragment children’s services, a prominent ac...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Inspectors demand councils are 'held to account' for missing children 'failures'

By Thomas Bridge | 23 March 2016

Councils must be ‘held to account’ for widespread failures in support for missing looked after ch...

WHITEHALL

Osborne's schools pledge 'misleading'

By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016

Council chief executives and experts have hit back at chancellor George Osborne’s drive to free s...

WHITEHALL

Labour: £500m academies black hole

By William Eichler | 18 March 2016

The chancellor’s plan to transform every school into an academy faces a £560m funding shortage, a...

FINANCE

Reforms will not make council tax proportionate

By Dan Peters | 16 March 2016

The Scottish Government’s proposals for council tax reform ‘fall short’ of making it a proportion...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Budget 2016: Academy plan will 'not improve standards'

By Sam Clayden | 16 March 2016

Fixating on giving schools independence will not generate improvement in education standards, cou...

SOCIAL CARE

Why it's time to dare to care

By Terry Collins | 15 March 2016

Terry Collins explains why care leavers and adoption are his top priorities as Durham CC’s new ch...

FINANCE

New appointments at unitary

15 March 2016

Former assistant chief executive of Thurrock BC Steve Cox has taken up the post of director of en...

WHITEHALL

Academy trusts manifesting 'same weaknesses' as worst performing councils

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2016

Chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned many multi-academy trusts (MATs) have...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job

Housing Ombudsman Service

Director of Public Health

£109,483 to £122,620

Your opportunity to make a real difference. Apply for this job

Salford City Council

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