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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Cheshire East Council set to appoint new deputy chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 June 2015

Cheshire East Council is set to appoint Ofsted’s national director of social care as its new dire...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Former chief inspector dies aged 68

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2015

Former chief inspector of schools Sir Chris Woodhead has died aged 68 after battling motor neuron...

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...

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Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

£50,269 PLUS Market Supplement

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council

Principal Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial

£54,495 - £56,494 + Market Rate Supplement of £3000

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council