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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements
By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024
Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024
An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Cheshire East served with improvement notice
By Martin Ford | 13 August 2024
The Government has issued an improvement notice to Cheshire East Council’s children’s services.
BUSINESS
Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued t...
PEOPLE
Herefordshire DCS leaves in wake of critical Ofsted
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2024
Herefordshire CC’s director for children’s services has left the authority following criticism of...
SOCIAL CARE
Ofsted rates Havering's children's services inadequate
By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024
Havering LBC’s children’s services have been rated inadequate by Government regulator Ofsted afte...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND soars ahead in Herts
By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024
Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Barnsley's Hub: where children's social work flourishes
By Carly Speechley | 19 December 2023
Barnsley MBC’s Practice Development Hub is supporting staff across the Children’s Services workfo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Regional working is here to stay
By John Copps | 11 December 2023
John Copps says regional working in children’s services can no longer be something that can be se...
HOUSING
Future Forum North: Questions over sector regulation
By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023
Questions have been raised about the role of regulation in the local government sector at the MJ ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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