FINANCE

Back to school

By Cllr Peter John | 23 September 2016

Councils are achieving great results on education in London but question marks over government fu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA calls for beefed up powers on illegal schools

By James Evison | 16 September 2016

Council leaders have called for beefed up powers to enter homes and other premises as part of a c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Will Cameron be remembered for his domestic legacy?

By Michael Burton | 14 September 2016

Devolution, the 'Big Society', welfare reform or academies - what will David Cameron be remembere...

FINANCE

Councils raise finance fears over Syrian refugee resettlement

By Thomas Bridge | 13 September 2016

Councils are unclear how much money they will be forced to spend from their own budgets on the Sy...

WHITEHALL

Councils poised to join grammar schools race

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 September 2016

Local authorities could start building new schools again under Theresa May’s plans to create more...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting down to business on local growth

By Professor Simon Collinson | 09 September 2016

Business schools are a crucial support for local economies but the Government must proceed carefu...

WHITEHALL

Grammar schools branded 'palpable tosh and nonsense'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

Education experts have called on politicians to heed warnings by Sir Michael Wilshaw about govern...

WHITEHALL

NAO slams DfE's apprenticeship programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the Department for Education’s (DfE) handling of t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's charity goes into administration

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

More than 60 workers at 4Children have been made redundant, after the charity closed suddenly las...

WHITEHALL

Wilshaw: Councils must take responsibility for all schools

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 September 2016

The Government’s outgoing chief inspector of schools has called on local authority bosses to ‘sta...

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frederica-diamanta

Director – Housing Services

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

From £85,883 to £115,826

The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council