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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Do it yourself on improvement - or DCLG will

By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2015

Inspection and improvement in local government has remained a thorny issue ever since former comm...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Shoesmith calls on social workers to fight back against prison threat

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Social workers need to defeat the argument that jailing public servants for failing to protect ch...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Wiltshire told to improve early years provision

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2015

Wiltshire Council is not providing good enough support and development for early years provision ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Sandwell's Ofsted rating disputed

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2015

Council chiefs have questioned the judgement of Ofsted inspectors who rated Sandwell MBC’s childr...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services inadequate after major transformation

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2015

Ofsted has branded children’s services at Surrey CC inadequate.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted will undermine sector-led improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2015

Ofsted’s growing improvement role will undermine sector-led improvement in children’s services, t...

WHITEHALL

All 'inadequate' schools to face academy conversion, Morgan announces

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2015

Councils will be forced to convert an estimated 1,000 schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted into a...

FINANCE

Prosaic Progress

By Amanda Kelly | 03 June 2015

A ‘dynamic moment’ is needed if the current model for children’s services is to become for effect...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Questions from the Queen's Speech

By Heather Jameson | 27 May 2015

While it is clear from the Queen’s Speech that city devolution will be centre stage for local gov...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted's 'inadequate' judgements avoid criticism

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

A director of children’s services has suggested a ‘risk-averse’ Ofsted is giving ‘inadequate’ jud...

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Director of Public Health

£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses

Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job

Brighton & Hove City Council

Service Director Children’s Quality & Improvement

c.£110,000

Innovation. Community. Impact. Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director of Communications

£80,216 - £89,556 + relocation support

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Director of Public Health

£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses

Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job

Brighton & Hove City Council

Service Director Children’s Quality & Improvement

c.£110,000

Innovation. Community. Impact. Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director of Communications

£80,216 - £89,556 + relocation support

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority