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IMPROVEMENT
Minister suggests commissioners needed for Croydon
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025
Minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon LBC’s statutory intervention to a commissio...
HOUSING
'Councils have no excuse for housing failures'
By Neil Merrick | 05 June 2025
Councils have no excuse for failing to improve housing after a watchdog highlighted complaints ma...
LEADERSHIP
What to expect from the three types of chief executives
By Blair McPherson | 03 June 2025
Former council director Blair McPherson explains the three types of chief executives – turnaround...
DEVOLUTION
Bridging devolved divides
By Toby Savage | 21 May 2025
Reflecting on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s improvement journey, Elise Wil...
IMPROVEMENT
A mirror to success
By Mark Smith | 20 May 2025
The peer review process shows that Chippenham Town Council should be confident about what it achi...
PREVENTION
Prioritising prevention
By Cllr Beverley Egan | 07 May 2025
Cllr Beverley Egan looks at the actions for radical change emerging from the independent Essex Ca...
SOCIAL SERVICES
Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs
By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025
Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...
FINANCE
'Slow' improvement progress at Nottingham
By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025
Progress towards highly effective financial management capability at Nottingham City Council has ...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement board concludes Liverpool 'well led'
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A question of trust
By James Thomas | 09 April 2025
James Thomas says the children’s trust model can work in the right context. But he believes many ...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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Director of Education & Skills
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Director of Prosperity and Investment
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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