CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We owe it to the children to bring in CSA reforms

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2022

Local government owes it to the children it failed to act on the Independent Inquiry into Child S...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Act now on CSA

By Mark Conrad | 26 October 2022

Long running national inquiry into child sexual abuse sees members call for wide-ranging reforms ...

OFSTED

Improvement notice for Nottingham

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022

An improvement notice has been handed to Nottingham City Council over its children’s services.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils face 'mandatory reporting' of child sexual abuse

By Mark Conrad | 20 October 2022

Local authorities and their partners face a legal requirement to report child sexual abuse and ex...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Out of date' council funding system threatens levelling up, says IFS

By Ann McGauran | 20 October 2022

The local government funding system is ‘out of date and arbitary’ and it threatens levelling up, ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fairness failure

By David Phillips | 20 October 2022

Looming spending cuts make ‘fair funding’ more important – but also much more challenging, says D...

EDUCATION

Councils criticised for 'inadequate' responses to murders

By William Eichler | 19 October 2022

Solihull and Bradford councils have faced further criticism due to their ‘inadequate’ responses t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Care Review – from poetry to prose

By Emmet Regan | 10 October 2022

The Care Review has provided a once-in-a-generation chance to make system-wide change and we must...

OFSTED

Devon slapped with improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 05 October 2022

The Government has imposed an improvement notice on Devon CC’s special educational needs and disa...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Don't vilify the people who try to keep children safe

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2022

There is a grim reality surrounding children’s social services that, on the whole, we try to avoi...

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Service Director of Transformation and ICT

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Chief People Officer

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Director – Communications and Strategy

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director of Transformation and ICT

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Chief People Officer

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Director – Communications and Strategy

£95,000 - £110,000

Sandwell’s story is one of potential and striving to realise the ambitions of our borough, our residents and communities. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council