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EDUCATION

Bristol accused of 'abject failure' over SEND care plans

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2019

An overhaul of services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is un...

SOCIAL CARE

Redefining what good looks like

By Jon Ainger | 13 November 2019

Impower’s annual top 10 list is a celebration of strong council performance and, as Jon Ainger ex...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: England's top 10 councils revealed

By Ann McGauran | 12 November 2019

Calderdale MBC and Oxfordshire CC have clambered their way into consultancy Impower’s list of Eng...

EDUCATION

Working with young people across Medway to reduce the number of NEET

By Ian Sutherland | 11 November 2019

Medway Council has achieved significant falls in the number of young people not in education, emp...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Councils 'set up to fail' on SEND

By Ann McGauran | 29 October 2019

A committee of MPs has acknowledged the Government’s proposal for a significant increase in high ...

FINANCE

'A paradigm shift is what is required'

By Ian Thomas | 29 October 2019

The unintended consequences of the 2014 SEND reforms are starting to impact on the viability of m...

FINANCE

Hold SEND balances centrally or provide 'sufficient funding'

By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2019

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis should be tackled by providing ‘suff...

SEND

It's not clicking for Surrey

23 October 2019

It’s been a bad few weeks at the office for Surrey CC’s special educational needs and disabilitie...

FINANCE

MPs call for end to 'one-off' SEND inspections

By Ann McGauran | 22 October 2019

Joint ‘one-off’ Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted inspections of special educational needs...

QUEENS SPEECH

We need the power

By James Jamieson | 15 October 2019

The Queen's Speech made it clear that Government has been listening to the LGA on some key issues...

frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth