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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016

Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Trust to run Sandwell MBC's children's services

By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016

Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chief to head Reading turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016

Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...

WHITEHALL

Academisation could cost councils £320m

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2016

The cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies could be as high as £320m, n...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Authority vows to tackle kids' services failures

By Sam Clayden | 21 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged £2m and established an improvement board in a bid to tackle ‘widespread an...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council pledges children's services investment ahead of damning report

By Sam Clayden | 16 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged to invest £2m into its children’s services after a watchdog uncovered ‘ser...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA calls for beefed up powers on illegal schools

By James Evison | 16 September 2016

Council leaders have called for beefed up powers to enter homes and other premises as part of a c...

WHITEHALL

Grammar schools branded 'palpable tosh and nonsense'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

Education experts have called on politicians to heed warnings by Sir Michael Wilshaw about govern...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Liverpool's safeguarding abilities under scrutiny

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

Liverpool City Council is the latest authority to face questions over its ability to safeguard ch...

WHITEHALL

Wilshaw: Councils must take responsibility for all schools

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 September 2016

The Government’s outgoing chief inspector of schools has called on local authority bosses to ‘sta...

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frederica-diamanta

Finance Manager - Responsible Investment & Accounting - WMF2189e

£51,356 - £52,413

Looking to the future requirements following the implementation of the ‘Fit for the Future’ pensions review Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Waste and Recycling Manager

£64,355.20 - £70,397.60 per year

As Waste and Recycling Manager your role will be to oversee and manage the Waste Management Services Contract Apply for this job

Aberdeen City Council

Director of Streets and Environment

£129,901 - £135,064

This is an exciting time to be joining Croydon. Apply for this job

Croydon Council