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FINANCE

LGA in 'unsustainable' warning after children's services overspend

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2021

Derbyshire CC, and Ealing and Croydon LBCs recorded the biggest children’s services overspends in...

WHITEHALL

Croydon in fresh unaccompanied asylum-seeking children plea

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2021

Croydon LBC has urged the Government to make up its historic funding gap in the cost of caring fo...

PEOPLE

Slough Children First appoints new chair

By Martin Ford | 01 June 2021

Slough Council has announced the appointment of Tony Hunter as the new chair of Slough Children F...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call to tackle children's services 'postcode lottery'

By Martin Ford | 27 May 2021

National standards are needed to tackle variation in the quality of children’s services, the Hou...

HOUSING

Using creative housing strategies to improve fostering

By Helen Costa | 26 May 2021

Helen Costa discusses the urgent issue of lack of capacity in fostering and looks at what solutio...

HOUSING

Government announces £50m boost for care leavers

By William Eichler | 24 May 2021

The Government today announced a £51m funding boost to help councils support care leavers and hav...

WELFARE

'Alarming' rise in child poverty in North East

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

Research has found the top 10 local authority areas with the greatest increase in child poverty w...

OFSTED

Herefordshire handed improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

The Government has issued an improvement notice to Herefordshire Council over ‘serious concerns’ ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for council powers over school exclusions

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2021

Relations between schools and councils dominated an evidence-gathering session of the House of Lo...

WHITEHALL

Child protection to be 'reset'

By Martin Ford | 12 May 2021

Child protection will not return to the pre-pandemic norm, a top Department for Education officia...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Finance Business Partner

£56,818 - £63,802

Premium jobThis is an exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly, and forward-looking Resources team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation. Apply for this job

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)

up to circa £114,000

An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job

Telford & Wrekin Council

Director of Education & Skills

up to circa £114,000

An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job

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