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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024

The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...

NCASC 24

Avoiding the abyss

By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2024

ADCS president Andy Smith talks to Ann McGauran ahead of the National Children and Adult Services...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's social care reform must be more than money

By Heather Jameson | 20 November 2024

Heather Jameson says the education secretary has called for financial transparency and power to i...

SEND

MPs sound alarm on SEND deficits

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2024

Deficits in SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) budgets are among the top concerns ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's social care faces 'biggest overhaul in a generation'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2024

The Government has announced a slew of children’s social care reforms, including new responsibili...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Room to thrive

By Martin Purbrick | 14 November 2024

Martin Purbrick explains how an imaginative solution to a growing problem will enable the council...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A 'no magic bullet' plan for improving young people's lives

By Jonathan Rallings | 12 November 2024

Last year councils overspent more on children’s services than on any other area. Dominic Luscombe...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Young people 'biggest losers' from current children's services system, say councils

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2024

Thousands of youngsters were placed in council care more than 20 miles away from their home last ...

PREVENTION

Public services must welcome partnership and prevention

By Emmet Regan | 06 November 2024

Social care is pointing the way towards the use of working in partnership to deliver public servi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Unprecedented interest in council's fostering offer

By Julie Kelly | 28 October 2024

Hillingdon LBC’s new payment and benefits package for foster carers, the most competitive of its ...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Chief Executive's Office

£68,930 - £73,320.50 / Grade M

This is a pivotal leadership position at the heart of the Council Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council

Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services

£113,435.50 - £125,379 / Grade

This is more than a leadership role - it's an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council

Head of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

£68,930 - £73,320.50

This is a high-impact leadership role focused on delivering Cherwell's Climate Action Plan Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council