WHITEHALL

Keegan orders Solihull to improve children's services oversight

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2023

Education secretary Gillian Keegan has ordered Solihull MBC to improve senior oversight of its ch...

PAY

Budget 2023: The sector does not have the gift of time

By Simon Christian | 17 March 2023

Government was quiet on the challenges facing the public sector including pay, on a Budget day wh...

FINANCE

Call for 'full reset' of children's care

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2023

The Government’s approach to children’s social care will not solve the issues within the system, ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A focus on early and evidence-based SEND provision

By Halit Hulusi | 10 March 2023

Staffordshire CC is set to launch an enhanced Educational, Health Care Needs Assessment pathway t...

FINANCE

Surge in abuse compensation costs

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2023

Lambeth LBC has increased its capitalisation request to the Government after the costs of its abu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

International Women's Day: The local cost of barriers to women's paid work

By Ann McGauran | 08 March 2023

New analysis launched on International Women’s Day highlights the impact on regional economies of...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ofsted offers to inspect UASC hotels

By Mark Conrad | 07 March 2023

Watchdog Ofsted this week offered to inspect hotels being used to house unaccompanied asylum-seek...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Systems need love and money

By Chloe Darlington | 07 March 2023

Love is at the core of a system that cares well for children, but one run on too little money wil...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Neglect and the perfect storm

By Jo Porter | 07 March 2023

Assessing the care given to a child against the yardstick of a ‘reasonable parent’ involves consi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Solving the SEND puzzle

By Steve Crocker | 07 March 2023

We must press Government to not lose sight of the key principles in the Schools White Paper if we...

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frederica-diamanta

Director – Housing Services

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Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

From £85,883 to £115,826

The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council