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FINANCE

Future Forum: SEND bail out risks disincentivising action says IFS

By Paul Marinko | 12 March 2026

The Government’s bail out of Special Educational Need and Disabilities (SEND) deficits risks disc...

PREVENTION

The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?

By Martha Hampson | 12 March 2026

Martha Hampson says that with record investment and a new Family Help model coming in April, ther...

FINANCE

Call for integrating council tax support into universal credit

By William Eichler | 11 March 2026

Council tax support for working-age households in England could be integrated into Universal Cred...

SOCIAL CARE

Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey

By Ann McGauran | 11 March 2026

A national care service (NCS) ‘will be an illusion built on local strain’ if councils are not mad...

SOCIAL CARE

Councils are holding care together

By Baroness Louise Casey | 11 March 2026

In the week of her appearance at The MJ Future Forum, Baroness Louise Casey sets out a frank over...

FINANCE

Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience

By Ben Page | 10 March 2026

The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pr...

POLITICS

Pushing for localism

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026

Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for new funding model for kinship care

By Ann McGauran | 05 March 2026

A sector expert has called for kinship care to have its own policy, legal framework and funding m...

FINANCE

Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances

By Martin Ford | 03 March 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local g...

HEALTH

Helping mayors map a path to better places

By Mark Sandford | 03 March 2026

Mark Sandford says a new approach to working out the potential impact of development decisions on...

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Head of Service - Highways and Transportation

£77,899

Premium jobWe are seeking an exceptional leader to take on the role of Head of Service – Highways & Transportation Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Education

£135,398 to £175,519 (3 days per week on site)

Leading Collaboration. Strengthening Trust. Improving Outcomes

Birmingham City Council

Executive Director of Prosperity and Place

£148,775 - £159,480

We are seeking an exceptional Executive Director of Prosperity and Place Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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