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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chief turnover quadruples post-pandemic

By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022

The number of council chief executives leaving their jobs has shot up in the last year, new figur...

WHITEHALL

Councils should be funded to co-design child mental health hubs - report

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022

Councils across the country should be funded to co-design open-access hubs to support young peopl...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

It is imperative to get the SEND reforms right

By Simon Edwards | 12 April 2022

Proposals to address the future demand pressures in education, health and care plans through a se...

LEGAL

Kinship carers need access to legal aid provision

By Sarah Whitworth | 11 April 2022

It’s time to provide publicly-funded legal aid for relatives in situations where kinship carers a...

OFSTED

Government intervenes over council's 'inadequate' children's services

By Laura Sharman | 11 April 2022

The Government has issued a statutory direction to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council fo...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Call for national review of children's mental health services

By Ann McGauran | 07 April 2022

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a ...

EDUCATION

The appliance of science

By Dave Wilson | 06 April 2022

Nesta’s behavioural insights team have developed a toolkit to help councils run projects to incre...

EDUCATION

An end to the SEND lottery?

By Chris Mahony | 06 April 2022

The new Green Paper on special educational needs and disability received a generally warm recepti...

IMMIGRATION

Moving at pace and scale to help Ukrainian arrivals

By Cllr James Jamieson | 06 April 2022

The LGA's engagement with Government on the humanitarian crisis facing those fleeing the war in U...

OFSTED

Gloucestershire improvement notice lifted

By Martin Ford | 05 April 2022

An improvement notice issued to Gloucestershire CC’s children’s services has been lifted.

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job

Housing Ombudsman Service

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job

Housing Ombudsman Service

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