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DEVOLUTION
It's time for a 'big bang' to fix our workforce
By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2024
'There is a need to rethink workloads across the public sector, to harness new technologies to do...
HUMAN RESOURCES
View from the Hill
By Greg Hayes | 06 February 2024
While the opportunities are there, a considered and well supported step up is crucial for thrivin...
SOLACE
Welcome to a bright future
By Cllr Abi Brown | 06 February 2024
The benefits of developing the sector’s own talent is self-evident, says Cllr Abi Brown. By takin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND soars ahead in Herts
By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024
Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.
FINANCE
The problem with productivity plans
By Ian Miller | 05 February 2024
The final finance settlement contained some welcome changes, but they are one-off repairs that do...
SOLACE
United we stand
By Graeme McDonald | 05 February 2024
Graeme McDonald says the workforce challenges facing the sector are something that cannot be solv...
BUSINESS
Sector should adopt national branding campaign to boost workforce
By Mark Conrad | 05 February 2024
Local government should adopt a national branding campaign to recruit and retain staff amid a wor...
RECRUITMENT
Staff shocks
By Simon Edwards | 02 February 2024
A new report from the County Councils' Network and PwC lays out some solutions to a complex secto...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council hands police file on £1m pay-outs
By William Eichler | 02 February 2024
A file relating to allegedly unlawful exit payments to managers at Northumberland CC has been han...
FINANCE
DLUHC claims four-day week council saw spike in agency staff
By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2024
South Cambridgeshire DC’s controversial four-day week trial is under fresh scrutiny after data re...
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Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
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- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
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