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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Frustration grows over SEND deficits funding crackdown

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020

Councils are unhappy about the Government’s message that they cannot rely on schools block fundin...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Demand led, resource constrained: SEND is broken

By Ian Thomas | 17 February 2020

Outraged at the Government's call for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities financial recove...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Government seeks clampdown on independent accommodation for children

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2020

Proposals to ban the use of independent accommodation for younger children in care have been met ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Creating communities for all ages

By Stephen Burke | 12 February 2020

Bringing younger and older people together produces dividends, says Stephen Burke, who outlines h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Things will not get better: We need radical action'

By Neil McInroy | 12 February 2020

Neil McInroy argues that a crisis in children’s and adults’ services calls for ‘a new spirit of a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The sound of silence

By Chris Mahony | 12 February 2020

Local agencies are often ‘woefully ill-equipped’ to stop child sexual abuse in the family environ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Tackling familial sexual abuse needs a sustained approach

By Mark Rogers | 11 February 2020

Dealing with child sexual abuse in the family environment calls for informed, committed and resou...

OFSTED

Council announces £4.4m for 'significantly declined' children's services

By William Eichler | 07 February 2020

Hull City Council has announced a series of measures to improve children’s services after Ofsted ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Local agencies 'woefully ill-equipped' to stop child abuse

By Chris Mahony | 04 February 2020

Children are being left at risk because local agencies – including social care – are often ‘woefu...

FINANCE

Davey: SEND crisis could blow up in councils

By Dan Peters | 30 January 2020

The acting Lib Dem leader has warned that the crisis in special educational needs and disability ...

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Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager

£58,165 - £62,094

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Housing Lawyer

£55,581 - £63,438

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Camden London Borough Council

Advanced Practitioner - Approved Mental Health Professional

PO4 - £66,010 (includes Advanced Mental Health P

Join our forward-thinking approach Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Greenwich 24 Hour Central AMHP Team Fu... Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich