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YOUTH SERVICES
The challenge for decision makers is how best to listen to young people
By Graham Duxbury | 13 August 2025
Young people are indeed entitled – entitled to a say in the decisions we make now that will shape...
COHESION
Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?
By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025
The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Talking Total Place
By Helen Bailey | 30 July 2025
Helen Bailey reflects on the first iteration of Total Place, and says it is in the cracks between...
EQUALITIES
Land of opportunity
By Sarah Murphy-Brookman | 25 July 2025
The Opportunity Bucks initiative was set up to improve outcomes for those experiencing the most h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children front and centre
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
REORGANISATION
The politics of process
By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 July 2025
Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...
POLICY
'Community power key to pushing out populism'
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...
COMMUNITIES
Sharing power with the people
By Cllr Dom Ford | 21 July 2025
Cllr Dom Ford sets out how Adur and Worthing councils are unlocking the power of communities and ...
HOUSING
Reclaiming homes and rebuilding lives
By Cllr John Woolf | 16 July 2025
Cllr John Woolf says Islington’s buy-back scheme is believed to be the largest in England and the...
COHESION
Councils fear riots repeat
By Neil Merrick | 15 July 2025
Councils fear a repeat of last summer’s riots without ‘significant government investment in commu...
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Executive Director of Place and Customer
up to £179,404 per annum
Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Environmental Services Contract Manager
£52,413 - £59,615 per year
This is a role with real strategic influence. From shaping policy and commissioning service improvements Apply for this job
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