Title
OFSTED
Voyage for improvement
14 September 2021
Blackpool Council’s new model of practice is shifting service culture away from a focus on proces...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND children being left behind by council
By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021
Children with special educational needs are being left behind by council services across Bournemo...
FINANCE
Dissecting dysfunction
By Dan Peters | 31 August 2021
Could anything have been done by the sector or the Government to draw Croydon back from downfall?...
OFSTED
Durham told to end unregistered placements
By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021
Durham Council must take decisive action to end unregistered placements for children in care, Ofs...
WHITEHALL
MHCLG defends choice of Croydon improvement panel
By Dan Peters | 27 August 2021
The Government has defended choosing an all-white improvement panel for a council where more than...
IMPROVEMENT
Commissioner to be appointed at Bradford
By Martin Ford | 10 August 2021
The Government is to appoint a commissioner to oversee improvements to children’s services at Bra...
BUSINESS
PwC to help Nottingham transformation vision
By Dan Peters | 28 July 2021
Nottingham City Council will pay consultancy PwC £400,000 to help draw up its ‘vision for what it...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Birmingham faces intervention on SEND
By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021
Birmingham City Council faces a further intervention after a damning Ofsted report revealed it wa...
FINANCE
LGA boosts finance help
By William Eichler | 27 July 2021
Local authority leaders have laid out a raft of changes aimed at helping councils become more fin...
FINANCE
Liverpool's accounts delayed by police investigation
By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2021
Liverpool City Council auditors have warned they will not be able to sign off the council’s accou...
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Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £112k
You’ll provide overall strategic direction and professional leadership to our Legal and Democratic Services team Apply for this job
Director of Digital & IT (CDIO)
Up to £122k inc. market supplement
You will establish a clear and ambitious digital strategy, bringing together technology, data, information governance and service transformation Apply for this job
Head of Housing Management
£89,037 to £92,538
You’ll enhance our emphasis on quality assurance and getting things ‘right first time’ – making better use of technology in our approach Apply for this job
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