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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chief's pledge to improve failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 09 December 2016
Tameside MBC’s chief executive has insisted the council has embarked on an improvement journey af...
SCRUTINY
Ombudsmen welcome complaints system reform
By Sam Clayden | 05 December 2016
Ombudsmen have welcomed the Government’s proposed reforms to the ‘complex and fragmented’ complai...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Outsource to avoid intervention'
By Sam Clayden | 23 November 2016
A member of Norfolk CC’s children’s services committee has urged the council’s leader to consider...
SCRUTINY
Cornwall claims criticism is 'blatant electioneering'
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 November 2016
The leader of Cornwall Council has dismissed claims by a local MP that his authority is dysfuncti...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Troubled Families tsar defends programme amid controversy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2016
Government officials have defended the Troubled Families programme under interrogation, rebutting...
FINANCE
Concern as councils miss audit sign-off date
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016
Fears are growing that an increasing number of councils will fail to publish their signed audited...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Wilshaw: Police failings mean Rotherham abuse could be repeated
By Sam Clayden | 18 October 2016
The ‘catastrophic failings’ that put children at harm in Rotherham and Oxfordshire could be repea...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Government children's services reforms unsuccessful
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Auditors have blasted government attempts to rectify failure within children’s services, warning ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trust to run Sandwell MBC's children's services
By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016
Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...
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Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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