CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted: Councils improving but key problems remain

By Mark Conrad | 04 August 2015

Local authorities are improving the quality of assessments for vulnerable children, but key probl...

FINANCE

Consultation launched on public health funding cut

By Laura Sharman | 03 August 2015

Councils have been asked how the £200m reduction in public health funding should be implemented i...

HEALTH

Are we fit for the future?

By Cllr Gary Porter | 27 July 2015

Three years since the Health and Social Care Act was passed, chairman of the Local Government Ass...

WHITEHALL

Public health workforce should be 'massively expanded'

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2015

The workforce supporting public health should be ‘massively expanded’ to include sales assistants...

HEALTH

Minister defends £200m cut to public health grant

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 July 2015

A health minister has defended the Government’s recent decision to cut public health funding to c...

WHITEHALL

Devolved powers 'in need of long-term plan'

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

Devolution must not consist of a ‘series of short-term and opportunistic one-off deals,’ a MP has...

FINANCE

'Lies' on council reserves exposed by finance study

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 July 2015

An independent survey into the state of local authority reserves has exposed government claims as...

WHITEHALL

What a relief

24 June 2015

Regular readers of Diary will know we like nothing more than a good toilet story to flush away al...

FINANCE

Children's health to be hit by public health cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 June 2015

Plans to cut £200m from local authority public health budgets could lead to a ‘potential disaster...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to tap the CBO pot

By Andrew Levitt | 19 June 2015

If you think there's any chance that outcomes-based commissioning can help you deliver better res...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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Head of Operational Services

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South Derbyshire District Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council