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EDUCATION
MATs are local and need to be civic players
By Jonathan Crossley-Holland | 12 January 2023
Research on multi-academy trusts highlights that most are locality based, despite 20 years of att...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
England to step down later this year
By Paul Marinko | 10 January 2023
Kersten England has announced she will step down as Bradford City Council’s chief executive in June.
WHITEHALL
Councils call for greater oversight of out-of-school settings
By Mark Conrad | 09 January 2023
Councils have demanded greater powers to scrutinise out-of-school settings (OOSS) after a Governm...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Top awards for sector in King Charles III's Honours list
By Martin Ford | 03 January 2023
Local government figures from across the sector have been recognised in the first New Year's Hono...
AUDIT
Watchdog raises safeguarding concerns at Powys
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022
A watchdog has taken Powys CC to task over the lack of ‘control’ of its safeguarding arrangements.
FINANCE
Coventry's budget gap widened by strikes
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022
Strike action by bin lorry drivers has cost Coventry City Council more than £7m.
COMMERCIALISM
Investing now in children's social care to cut costs down the line
By Harry Catherall | 20 December 2022
Oldham MBC’s £14.7m extra investment in transforming children’s social care includes an emphasis ...
WHITEHALL
Government urged to act to prevent children's services slide
By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022
Local authorities have called on the Government to act to stop more council children’s services d...
PLANNING
Review of 2022
By Martin Ford | 14 December 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, Martin Ford looks back on the ups and downs of a year that was dominate...
HOUSING
'Othering' is the most troubling aspect of the tragic case of Awaab Ishak
By Claire Kober | 14 December 2022
Claire Kober says that in seeking to learn the lessons of Awaab Ishak's death, the housing sector...
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Director of Place
£95,202-£104,722 per annum
West Oxfordshire District Council is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Director of Place Apply for this job
Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2725e
£51,356 - £52,413
This post is a crucial leadership role within the exciting new Westmorland and Furness children’s home service area. Apply for this job
Lead Lawyer - Planing & Highways WMF2783e
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Westmorland and Furness Council will be an ambitious authority that will shape public services for the better Apply for this job
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