CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

All change please

By Thomas Bridge | 20 July 2016

HS2 is not the only change hitting Birmingham in the coming years. Mark Rogers and Cllr John Clan...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MPs tear apart social work reforms

By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016

MPs have torn apart the Government’s social work reform plans and called for greater coordination...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services face further monitoring after damning Wilshaw letter

By Sam Clayden | 08 July 2016

Ofsted inspectors could be assigned to monitor local authorities where children are prone to extr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Place leadership 'absolutely essential'

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

Place leadership is ‘absolutely essential’ to chief executives wanting to improve their councils ...

ROTHERHAM ABUSE

'Several' councils on Whitehall watch list

By Sam Clayden | 05 July 2016

After claiming success in Tower Hamlets and Rotherham, local government minister Marcus Jones has...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Revolution in the church of local government

By Sanderson Jones | 04 July 2016

Ahead of speaking at the LGA Conference this week, Sanderson Jones explains why local government ...

FINANCE

Tower Hamlets' commissioners 'didn't deliver value for money'

By Sam Clayden | 29 June 2016

The commissioners appointed to overturn mass failings within Tower Hamlets LBC did not achieve va...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Weak leadership to blame for children's services failure

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

Vulnerable children are being let down by weak leadership in too many local authorities, inspecto...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Officers praised after children's services turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 27 June 2016

Ofsted has praised Cornwall Council's senior management team after a radical turnaround of its ch...

WHITEHALL

Sunderland closer to setting up children's service company

By Sam Clayden | 23 June 2016

Sunderland City Council has come a step closer to being the first authority to set up a trust to ...

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Service Director Resources & Performance

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Cornwall Council

Director of Public Health

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Somerset Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director Resources & Performance

Up to £123k + relocation

This integrated team will provide expert advice, as well as ensuring a single ‘line of sight’ on resources coming into the authority. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

£121,180 rising to £134,644 plus benefits and provided car

Premium jobReporting directly to the Chief Fire Officer to support and advise the Fire Authority Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service