HUMAN RESOURCES

Under the microscope

By Stuart Gallimore | 12 April 2016

How often should staff come under scrutiny? Stuart Gallimore says inspectors must recognise the l...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils defend gagging orders

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 April 2016

Town halls have defended the use of ‘gagging orders’ after it was claimed more than 17,000 were s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Inspectors demand councils are 'held to account' for missing children 'failures'

By Thomas Bridge | 23 March 2016

Councils must be ‘held to account’ for widespread failures in support for missing looked after ch...

FINANCE

Closing the loop

By Alison Scott | 22 March 2016

CIPFA’s new expenditure and funding analysis can give local government a strong foundation during...

WHITEHALL

Growth deals slammed over lack of transparency

By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark invited local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to apply for a slic...

WHITEHALL

Public fury spills out over Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

Opposition to the Government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill continued to mount this we...

HEALTH

Future of devolution difficult to predict

By Andrew Walker | 15 March 2016

Andrew Walker, policy researcher for the Local Government Information Unit think-tank, looks at t...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted probes city over unregistered schools

By Thomas Bridge | 04 March 2016

Ofsted’s chief inspector has questioned Bradford MDC’s stance on unregistered schools, after a co...

FINANCE

Treasury transparency on tax and spend is a start

By Michael Burton | 01 March 2016

George Osborne's push for transparency is welcome but still doesn't bring central government up t...

FINANCE

A united vision is what's needed, not uniformity

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2016

After a hectic week of devolution and reorganisation, Heather Jameson questions whether local gov...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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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