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HEALTH
Charities' plea for overhaul of social care services
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A coalition of 16 Scottish charities has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s social care su...
WHITEHALL
Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...
FINANCE
Minister vows to 'revitalise Scottish local government'
By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016
New Scottish local government minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to build on devolution of powers...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Holyrood to carry on with named person programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016
Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
COSLA backs named person policy
By Sam Clayden | 09 June 2016
Council leaders have welcomed the controversial named person initiative after the Scottish Govern...
BUSINESS
Executives' big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation
By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016
Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries an...
HUMOUR
Call of the wild
25 May 2016
As Dr Doolittle should have asked, has local government ever bored a wild boar, chatted to a croc...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Hopkins to head new council company
25 May 2016
Sunderland City Council has appointed Alex Hopkins as chief executive of a new company being esta...
PLANNING
Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers
By Dan Peters | 18 May 2016
The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Q...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016
An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...
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Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e
£51,356 to £52,413
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
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