CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Social work development programme 'pulled' by Department for Education

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2024

A Government decision to end a training and development programme for social work managers has be...

HEALTH

How to build a healthy economy

By Heather Jameson | 08 April 2024

Social care, often seen as a millstone for councils facing financial challenges, has been turned ...

HEALTH

Crises to continue as we lurch towards a General Election

By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2024

The MJ's 24-hour Future Forum summit cantered through a collection of catastrophes, says Heather...

SOCIAL CARE

Deployment of AI technologies must be guided by a robust framework

26 March 2024

The local government sector knows the best ways to serve local communities and is best placed to ...

FINANCE

Growing public awareness is an important step in galvanising action

By Claire Kober | 25 March 2024

With a General Election later this year, there’s a clear opportunity to build on the growing publ...

SOCIAL CARE

Care satisfaction hits all-time low

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2024

Public satisfaction with social care services has slumped to the lowest level ever recorded, acco...

HEALTH

PAC: Government has 'no roadmap' for fixing social care

By William Eichler | 20 March 2024

The Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing the failing social care system and ‘nothing meaningful...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Mission impassable

By John Cooper | 20 March 2024

After the DfE’s about-turn over its own consultation for councils to end the use of agency social...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Southend-on-Sea says other councils soaking up supported living capacity

By Paul Marinko | 18 March 2024

Southend-on-Sea City Council has revealed a significant amount of its supported living capacity i...

SOCIAL CARE

Children's services commissioner appointed at Tameside

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

A commissioner for children’s services has been appointed at Tameside MBC in the wake of a watchd...

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Group Leader – Estates

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Barnsley Council is seeking a Group Leader – Estates to join the team based in Barnsley. Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Executive Director of Resources

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South Gloucestershire Council