HEALTH

Why would any party want to win the next election?

By Michael Burton | 03 February 2015

Imagine if local authorities and their suppliers turned round to ministers after the financial se...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted announces new plans for inspection

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2015

Schools will be inspected more often, but more quickly, under plans outlined by Ofsted today.

WHITEHALL

Watchdog slams DfE's light-touch for allowing schools failure to go undetected

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2015

Some schools are falling through the gaps and failing undetected because of confusion arising fro...

FINANCE

Tell Sid! How to solve the school places crisis

By Tim Byles | 28 January 2015

Tim Byles explains how councils can use the Social Infrastructure Development (SID) framework to ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Herts CC is biggest innovation winner

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The latest winners from the Department for Education’s £100m innovation programme were expected t...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

VIDEO: Ex-children's head sidelined over Rotherham CSE cases

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

A former director of children’s services at Rotherham MBC has been sidelined from her job in Aust...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Making turn around work

By Alaina Tolhurst | 26 January 2015

Unsatisfactorily high reoffending rates among boys aged under 18 have prompted a groundbreaking ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils demand help with 'off radar' NEETs

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2015

Councils have called for more legal powers to share information after a Parliamentary committee o...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Lack of DCSs hits directors' roles

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

A call to fight for the director of children’s services role amid an increasing trend towards cre...

CLIMATE CHANGE

1m voters are missing, claims Miliband

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 January 2015

Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned that 1m voters have disappeared from the Electoral Register ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council