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PAY
Return on investment is the real issue
By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025
If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the ...
PERFORMANCE
St Helens peer challenge expected to conclude council has 'transformed'
By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2025
St Helens MBC’s corporate peer challenge is expected to conclude the council has been ‘transforme...
PERFORMANCE
Up and away
By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2025
St Helens MBC’s corporate peer challenge will deliver good news for the council’s retiring chief ...
FINANCE
Finding a better financial balance
By Mark Sandford | 18 February 2025
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford set out five progressive steps to local government financia...
PARTNERSHIPS
Pandora's box and the challenge of forming effective partnerships
By Nathan Elvery | 20 January 2025
Nathan Elvery looks at how to create and build effective partnerships in an increasingly complex...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Not all about the money
By Ann McGauran | 19 November 2024
The Budget for 2025-26 is published, with a spending review for the following two years due in t...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Changing the curve
By Matthew Taylor | 13 November 2024
Matthew Taylor explains why nothing less than a ‘fundamental system redesign’ via integration is ...
PERFORMANCE
No magic prescription for performance
By Owen Mapley | 30 October 2024
Two weeks ago The MJ published the IMPOWER Index of top ten out-performing authorities, with York...
FINANCE
Balancing the golden triangle
By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2024
Adele Taylor says: 'We need to ensure we are investing at the right level to gain the financial c...
PERFORMANCE
Solace, strategy and cash-strapped councils
By Heather Jameson | 17 October 2024
Perhaps the true measure of local government is inclusive growth – the ability to build the prosp...
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Executive Director Children and Education / Statutory Director of Children's Services
£153,592 - £168,952
Premium jobShape something new. Change children's lives. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Officer Place
£129,606
This role is responsible for supporting the Executive Director of Place... Apply for this job
- ICB mergers delayed due to reorganisation review
- SEND deficits to hit £10bn by 2028
- How AI can help UK councils improve resident experience and service delivery
- Can an ordinary citizen actually follow a council decision?
- LGR: We cannot simply hit pause on our services and new initiatives in Breckland
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