HOUSING

Ensuring a brighter future for care leavers

By Vicky Ford | 26 October 2020

As Care Leavers' Week begins today, the Government is publishing best practice guidance for counc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We're upping councils' data game

By Celine Gross | 26 October 2020

Social Finance is working with partners to design a sector-led data science apprenticeship progra...

MJ AWARDS

A step forwards for children in Sandwell

By Lesley Hagger | 26 October 2020

The STEPS school-like setting has transformed the lives of children newly arrived in the UK. Lesl...

WHITEHALL

Councils step in after government rejects Rashford campaign

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2020

Councils around the country have quickly stepped in after the Government voted against providing ...

SOCIAL CARE

Advocacy services remain crucial despite COVID pressures

21 October 2020

Councils must ensure social care providers understand that the legal obligations to refer to advo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Healthy Relationships Week: local progress in tackling parental conflict

By Virginia Ghiara | 19 October 2020

To mark the start of Healthy Relationships Week, Virginia Ghiara of the Early Intervention Founda...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Disabled people could be part of the answer to the fostering crisis

By Dr Peter Unwin | 08 October 2020

Thousands of disabled people could help relieve the long-standing recruitment crisis in fostering...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pulling children out of poverty

By Jenny Coles | 06 October 2020

Poverty is not inevitable or ‘someone else’s problem’. President of the ADCS Jenny Coles looks at...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A very blunt instrument

By Carolyne Willow | 06 October 2020

Carolyne Willow says it is to this Government’s shame that it found time to carry out a ‘massive ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

If Robin Hood ran our SEND services

By Colin Pettigrew | 06 October 2020

Nottinghamshire CC is one of the 11 local authorities on IMPOWER’s 2020 Index of the best perform...

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Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Blackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing

frederica-diamanta

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Blackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing