CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Torbay fails to turn around children's services

By Martin Ford | 03 September 2018

Torbay Council’s children’s services remain inadequate following a re-inspection by Ofsted.

WHITEHALL

SOLACE: Peer reviews should be made mandatory and transparent

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2018

Council chief executives have suggested that the Local Government Association’s (LGA) peer review...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council has taken 'too long' to improve

By Dan Peters | 23 August 2018

Reading Council has improved services for young people leaving care since an inadequate Ofsted in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lancashire children's services out of special measures

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2018

Lancashire CC has been taken out of special measures following improvements to its children’s ser...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services progress 'satisfactory' at Worcestershire

By Martin Ford | 03 August 2018

‘Satisfactory progress’ is being made by Worcestershire children’s services, but ‘much work remai...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Leadership should be more visible - peers

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2018

Gloucestershire CC’s senior political and managerial leadership should be ‘more visibly seen by s...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Wakefield children's services rated 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2018

‘Serious and widespread failures’ have resulted in Wakefield’s children’s services being rated in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted to evaluate inspection framework, ADCS conference told

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

The way children’s services are inspected is itself to come under scrutiny, senior officers have ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council's children's services 'gradually improving'

By Martin Ford | 12 June 2018

Children’s services in Reading are 'gradually improving' two years after the council was rated in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

More hard work required at Barnet

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2018

Senior leaders at Barnet LBC are ‘fully aware there are still areas of considerable challenge bef...

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frederica-diamanta

Director – Housing Services

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Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

From £85,883 to £115,826

The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council