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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Alastair Gibbons appointed Birmingham DCS

By Jonathan Werran | 29 October 2014

Birmingham City Council has appointed Alastair Gibbons as the new executive director of the autho...

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Situations vacant

By Jonathan Werran | 28 October 2014

With an impeccable sense of timing for the half-term holidays, spending watchdogs the National Au...

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How to keep staff when pay is static

By Michael Burton | 27 October 2014

Michael Burton reports from a recent evening debate in Trafford with local government private sec...

HUMAN RESOURCES

MJ People - 30 October

27 October 2014

HUMAN RESOURCES

MJ People 23 October

20 October 2014

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

New shared chief appointed

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2014

Malvern Hills DC and Wychavon DC have appointed Jack Hegarty as their shared chief executive/mana...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Somerset axes controversial interim DCS

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Somerset CC chief execuitve Pat Flahterty explains decision to end tenure of children’s services ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Jan Ormondroyd parachuted in to Rotherham

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2014

Former Bristol City Council chief executive Jan Ormondroyd has been selected to lead beleaguered ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham DCS McNally resigns before taking charge

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2014

Birmingham City Council’s recently appointed director of children’s services (DCS), Bernadette Mc...

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It's getting tough to find staff

14 October 2014

Squeezed wages and difficult working conditions could make recruitment and retention of quality s...