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Tell Sid! How to solve the school places crisis

By Tim Byles | 28 January 2015

Tim Byles explains how councils can use the Social Infrastructure Development (SID) framework to ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Herts CC is biggest innovation winner

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The latest winners from the Department for Education’s £100m innovation programme were expected t...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

VIDEO: Ex-children's head sidelined over Rotherham CSE cases

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

A former director of children’s services at Rotherham MBC has been sidelined from her job in Aust...

FINANCE

Running with the risks

By Aidan Rave | 26 January 2015

Local government must be both bold in its innovative thinking, but also pragmatic about the chall...

FINANCE

Reclaiming the social care workforce

By Gillian Quinton | 26 January 2015

The growing trend for social workers to leave stable, local government employment and move into a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council in bid to renew Capita outsourcing deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 January 2015

Blackburn with Darwen Council has announced it wants to renegotiate its partnership with outsourc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling CSE needs more 'statutory teeth'

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Chief executives have been urged to provide challenge as well as support to their council’s effor...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Still much to do' after Ofsted report

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

The new children’s services director at Manchester City Council has admitted there is still a lot...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Lack of DCSs hits directors' roles

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

A call to fight for the director of children’s services role amid an increasing trend towards cre...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA demands changes to Ofsted's 'blinkered' inspection regime

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils in England and Wales have called for an overhaul in the way children’s services are insp...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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Assistant Director - People & Change

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Cambridge City Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council