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POLICY AND POLITICS
Return of the Extended Ministerial Office?
By David Godfrey | 03 June 2026
Amidst the current calls for civil service reform, David Godfrey asks if Extended Ministerial Off...
EMPLOYMENT
Enthusiasm alone won't solve the NEET crisis
By Heather Jameson | 03 June 2026
Addressing the crisis in youth unemployment may be a priority, says Heather Jameson. 'But when ev...
LG CHALLENGE
LG Challenge: Streamlining support for care leavers in Warwickshire
By Michael Barrett | 03 June 2026
Warwickshire CC was the setting for the fourth stage of the LG Challenge, with a focus on the con...
LEADERSHIP
Calling out the double standards
By Matina Marougka | 01 June 2026
Matina Marougka says her study of women in senior roles in local government, the NHS and the char...
CYBER SECURITY
Getting ready for 'game-changer' Cyber Security Act: Five steps for councils
By Peter Jones | 26 May 2026
Peter Jones identifies key steps for boards to deliver their action plans and enhanced security p...
HEALTH
Local government is already delivering national systems and it's time we recognised it
By Anthony Baldock | 26 May 2026
National policy may set the framework, but it is local government that makes complex systems work...
REGENERATION
Ensuring people take pride of place
By Andrew Laird | 17 March 2026
To successfully deliver the Pride in Place programme communities need to be prioritised in both g...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Government announces five pooled budgets pilots
By Ann McGauran | 17 March 2026
The Government has today announced details of pilots to test pooled budgets in five areas, ahead ...
SIGOMA
OBR warns pressures on council finances remain
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026
While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...
REORGANISATION
New boundaries, new politics?
By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026
As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the v...
Head of Education
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Service Managers – Children's Social Care
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Head of Education
£87,117- £93,978
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
Service Managers – Children's Social Care
£61,863 - £67,592
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
Head of Commercial Services
£77,339 - £83,714
Few boroughs have a story quite like Trafford’s. Apply for this job
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