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SOCIAL CARE
Ofsted warns of unseen child abuse
By Martin Ford | 26 November 2020
Opportunities to protect children at risk of harm are being missed due to the pandemic, Ofsted ha...
SOCIAL CARE
Seven reasons for hope
By Dr Michael Sanders | 25 November 2020
Seven projects were successful in What Works for Children’s Social Care’s ‘highly competitive’ fi...
WELFARE
Child vulnerability evaluated
By Deven Ghelani | 25 November 2020
Deven Ghelani looks at what more can be done to stop children from falling into crisis, and exami...
WHITEHALL
Councils still hungry for cash despite winter grant scheme
By Dan Peters | 24 November 2020
Councils that want to use the new £170m COVID winter grant scheme to stop children going hungry d...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Portsmouth no longer taking in asylum seeking children
By Martin Ford | 23 November 2020
The council is providing support to three times its quota of children.
SOCIAL CARE
Care staff concerns as demand set to peak
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2020
Concerns have been voiced about staffing levels in children’s services as the COVID-19 second wav...
FINANCE
Government stop-gap on SEND deficits
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020
Treasurers have welcomed a second government attempt to deal with spiralling special educational ...
THIRD SECTOR
COVID has highlighted the importance of community 'bridges'
By Andrew Laird | 17 November 2020
Andrew Laird and Chris Wright put the case for working through ‘community bridge’ organisations t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Helping councils defuse the early years ticking time bomb
By Tom Symons | 16 November 2020
Nesta has launched a new programme of Early Years Innovation Partnership, and is seeking councils...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall warning over ransomware threat
By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020
Council chief executives have been warned there is an ‘urgent need’ to take steps to mitigate the...
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Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services
£100,731 - £104,625
To help us realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services Apply for this job
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Suffolk to make decision on legal challenge to reorganisation
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