IMPROVEMENT

Commissioners praise progress at Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2023

Troubled Liverpool City Council is making progress, its commissioners have ruled, but there are s...

WHITEHALL

LGA to beef up council oversight amid Oflog fears

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023

The Local Government Association has revealed plans to beef up its oversight of councils in an ef...

IMPROVEMENT

LGA must show teeth as it beefs up peer review

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023

The new watchdog Oflog indicates the Government’s belief that it can’t quite trust the Local Gove...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ofsted offers to inspect UASC hotels

By Mark Conrad | 07 March 2023

Watchdog Ofsted this week offered to inspect hotels being used to house unaccompanied asylum-seek...

WHITEHALL

Councils plead for extra audit time

By William Eichler | 03 March 2023

English councils have pleaded for an extra month for local authorities to publish their draft una...

EDUCATION

New SEND plan fails on 'fundamental' issues, say council leaders

By William Eichler | 02 March 2023

The Government’s new plan to help support children with special educational needs and disabilitie...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA peers' warning over Spelthorne

By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2023

Poor behaviour by some councillors at Spelthorne BC is damaging the authority’s reputation and ca...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog will 'protect' councils, says Rowley

By Heather Jameson | 23 February 2023

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) will provide a ‘protective shield’ for councils when it l...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Peer review calls for statutory officers to meet more

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023

Stockport MBC statutory officers should meet more regularly, a peer review team has advised the c...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023

Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...

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Educational Psychologist

£51,893 - £61,664

The Royal Greenwich Educational Psychology & Wellbeing Service (EP&WS) has recently expanded Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Practice Leader - Care team

£52,584 - £55,620

We are seeking for an experienced social worker who is a dynamic leader and is keen to develop their career in management. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Social Care Team Manager

Band I SCP 44-47 (£53,885 - £57,195 per annum)

If you are an experienced Social Worker registered with Social Work England Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Educational Psychologist

£51,893 - £61,664

The Royal Greenwich Educational Psychology & Wellbeing Service (EP&WS) has recently expanded Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Practice Leader - Care team

£52,584 - £55,620

We are seeking for an experienced social worker who is a dynamic leader and is keen to develop their career in management. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Social Care Team Manager

Band I SCP 44-47 (£53,885 - £57,195 per annum)

If you are an experienced Social Worker registered with Social Work England Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council