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FINANCE

Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services

06 January 2020

For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Councils defend out of area placements

By Martin Ford | 24 December 2019

The children’s commissioner has called for a national review of the care system as four in 10 chi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted finds children 'still at risk' in North East Lincolnshire

By Martin Ford | 23 December 2019

The council has been warned by the watchdog it is not doing enough to improve children’s services.

EDUCATION

Bristol is the first city worldwide to adopt a Period-Friendly Places model

By Cllr Helen Godwin | 20 December 2019

Cllr Helen Godwin explains how Bristol is tackling the issue of period poverty - becoming the wor...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The rise of SEN Tribunals and how to prepare for them

By John Roberts | 20 December 2019

Lawyer John Roberts outlines what to expect from a Special Education Needs Tribunal and how local...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Local government are the systems thinkers and the time to act is now

18 December 2019

Systems thinking - considering the whole, not just the parts, and how those parts interact - bri...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Signs of improvement in inadequate children's services

By Martin Ford | 18 December 2019

Two councils subjected to Government intervention due to poor children’s services have received p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fair redistribution must play a continuing part in council funding

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 18 December 2019

SIGOMA chair Sir Stephen Houghton trusts ministers will ‘recognise the key role that councils mus...

FINANCE

Northamptonshire heading for budget overspend

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2019

Officers have forecast a £1.9m budget gap at the end of the financial year due to a failure to re...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We want to work with new Government 'to help deliver on our shared ambitions'

By James Jamieson | 16 December 2019

One of Boris Johnson's key priorities must be to publish the provisional Finance Settlement quick...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place

£159,840 - £186,282

We are now seeking a new Executive Director of Inclusive Growth & Place to lead this bold agenda Apply for this job

Hounslow London Borough Council

Head of Facilities Management

£89,037 - £92,538

Our borough is beginning a huge transformation. With ambitious regeneration plans, a need for new infrastructure, Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Head of Community Protection, Licensing and Regulatory Services

£competitive

This is your chance to be part of a new management team with a mandate for change and a shared sense of purpose. Apply for this job

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