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POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026

Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...

EMPLOYMENT

Finding a NEET solution

By Tom Stannard | 02 June 2026

The interim report of the Milburn Review revealed the stark reality of youth unemployment. Tom St...

LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK

Looking out for the local

By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026

Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a...

SIGOMA

Mapping the road ahead

By Chris Cooke | 26 May 2026

Mayor of Middlesbrough Chris Cooke says that at a time of political change, SIGOMA’s role as a co...

POLICY AND POLITICS

MPs told ICB restructuring has been a 'fiasco'

By Lee Peart | 21 May 2026

MPs have been told this morning that the reorganisation of Integrated Care Boards (ICB) has been ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

CCN will ensure councils in county and rural areas remain central

By Simon Edwards | 13 May 2026

'Local government reorganisation may reshape councils, but like political change, it will not alt...

FINANCE

Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience

By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026

Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Experts raise concerns over children's services deadline

By Joe Lepper | 28 April 2026

‘Clear and credible concerns’ have been raised by experts that some council children’s services w...

LEGAL

Southport Inquiry: a damning verdict

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2026

The inquiry into the devastating knife attack that claimed the lives of three young children in 2...

ADCS

'Banging the table for children'

By Ann McGauran | 22 April 2026

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ passionate belief in th...

frederica-diamanta

Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team

£58,602 - £62,109

You will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping child protection practice across Nottingham Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Head of Regulated Services

£75,323 - £84,396

You will provide strategic leadership for our Residential Children’s Homes, our Fostering Services, and our, Permanence service Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Head of Children's & Education Services Transformation

£75,323 - £84,396

You will play a critical leadership role in driving Nottingham's ambition to deliver outstanding services for children, young people and families. Apply for this job

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frederica-diamanta

Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team

£58,602 - £62,109

You will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping child protection practice across Nottingham Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Head of Regulated Services

£75,323 - £84,396

You will provide strategic leadership for our Residential Children’s Homes, our Fostering Services, and our, Permanence service Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Head of Children's & Education Services Transformation

£75,323 - £84,396

You will play a critical leadership role in driving Nottingham's ambition to deliver outstanding services for children, young people and families. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

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