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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prevention is the key to ensuring our children's future

By Rachel Dickinson | 06 August 2019

Rachel Dickinson encourages Boris Johnson to ensure children are central to the policy decisions ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Road to recovery

By Dan Peters | 06 August 2019

Dan Peters assesses the options available to local authorities as many begin to struggle with sch...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Rising care staff numbers fail to keep pace with demand

By Michael Burton | 06 August 2019

Adult social care has the second largest percentage of job vacancies across the public sector aft...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Moray warned time is running out

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2019

Audit Scotland has told a council that it has 'limited time' to curb spending before its reserves...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

New directors add to improvement pace

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2019

Croydon LBC’s new executive director and director of early help and children’s social care have q...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Derby spending clampdown to close budget gap

By Martin Ford | 02 August 2019

Officers at Derby City Council have been told to clamp down on spending as the authority heads fo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chiefs criticised over lack of leadership on abuse

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2019

Chief executives of Nottinghamshire CC and Nottingham City Council over several decades have been...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services, adult social care top list of complaints

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 July 2019

Most complaints about councils received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) i...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Government response to youth violence 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2019

The Government has been urged to back councils to tackle the rise in youth violence.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's care in Northamptonshire remains inadequate

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2019

Children’s social care in Northamptonshire has failed to improve on its inadequate Ofsted rating ...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

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Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council