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PLACE-MAKING
Planning changes can transform local engagement and democracy
By Mike Saunders | 13 February 2025
Technology is a key enabler with a strong and exciting role to play in catalysing community engag...
PLACE-MAKING
Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy
By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025
Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...
PLACE-MAKING
In need of a place lift
By Stephen Taylor | 15 January 2025
Stephen Taylor says there is no need to wait for the English Devolution Bill to trundle through b...
PLACE-MAKING
Rallying for a more balanced Britain
By Susan Jarvis | 20 December 2024
The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester’s ambition for the two city regions to work more closely t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Place does not forget
By By Claire Spencer | 19 November 2024
Claire Spencer writes: 'When your place becomes a decades-long record of being failed and forgott...
PLACE-MAKING
Creative space – a council's secret weapon
By Tom Holley | 31 October 2024
Integrating creative activities in place-making settings offers many benefits that align with cou...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Creating true place-based policy
By By Cllr James Lewis | 03 October 2024
Core Cities has worked with colleagues to come up with some basic principles of public sector ref...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Back to a better place?
By Adam Fineberg | 02 October 2024
Adam Fineberg looks back at 2000-09 and argues that a future focus on growth could enable Total P...
PREVENTION
The power of prevention
By Ben Franklin | 12 September 2024
Ben Franklin makes the case for putting communities at the heart of the new preventative state
PLACE-MAKING
Getting to the heart of the matter
By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2024
Jonathan Werran introduces Localis’ latest report, which sets out ‘a roadmap for a transformative...
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Group Leader- Planning Policy and Strategy
£54,495 to £58,462
As the Planning Policy and Strategy Group Leader, you will have specific responsibility for directing and overall management Apply for this job
Senior School Quality Assurance Officer (SEND Inclusion Lead)
Band SS2 (£80,840 - £87,330)
This is an exciting opportunity to join Manchester's senior education leadership team at a pivotal moment. Apply for this job
Service Director - Education and Skills
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