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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Outsourcing children's care linked to worse outcomes
By Mark Whitehead | 30 May 2023
Children in care are being moved between short-term, unstable placements far away from their fami...
WHITEHALL
Morris: Vulnerable youngsters failed by care system
By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023
‘Vulnerable young people are being failed’ by the children’s social care system, a former educati...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Partnering up to support children in need
By Cllr Steve Bowles | 24 May 2023
Cllrs Steve Bowles and Anita Cramner explain how Buckinghamshire Council is working in partnershi...
WHITEHALL
Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023
Ministers have promised a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) including...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Haringey's watershed moment
By Ann Graham | 10 May 2023
Ann Graham says a number of crucial elements including a steady change in culture have combined t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting families first in Herts
By Karen Dorney | 10 May 2023
Hertfordshire CC’s Families First approach has secured a host of achievements and cost benefits, ...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Ofsted finds 'serious failures' at South Tyneside
By Dan Peters | 09 May 2023
Ofsted inspectors have graded South Tyneside Council’s children’s services inadequate after alert...
FINANCE
Devon decision-making 'driven by officers'
By Martin Ford | 28 April 2023
Decision-making at Conservative-led Devon CC is ‘driven by officers,’ a senior councillor has cla...
FINANCE
Cash is key to invest in prevention
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 April 2023
Children’s services need the same attention as adult social care, and the £2.6bn set out in the M...
SCRUTINY
Standing up for the vulnerable
By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ new president John Pearce speaks to Ann McGa...
Area Team Leader - Development Management
£51,356 - £53,460
This is an exciting time to join the Kirklees Council Development Management team. Apply for this job
Resource Manager
Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Area Team Leader - Development Management
£51,356 - £53,460
This is an exciting time to join the Kirklees Council Development Management team. Apply for this job
Resource Manager
Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
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