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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted hits back at criticism

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2014

Ofsted has insisted its inspections must continue to sit alongside sector-led improvement despite...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

HRA cap shouldn't stymie housing ambitions, Lyons tells LGA

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Labour Party housing guru Sir Michael Lyons has cautioned council chiefs to be realistic in the s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MPs and Ofsted clash over CSE failures

By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014

Ofsted has criticised council leadership on child sexual exploitation (CSE) hours after MPs deman...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Something wicked this way comes

By Mark Rogers | 11 November 2014

Public accountability is sharpening as the cash gets tighter and tighter, which means 'wicked' is...

WHITEHALL

Fierce reaction to staff salaries plan

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

Government proposals to claw back the salaries of senior council staff who find work within the s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Giving youth a chance

By Alan Wood | 27 October 2014

Alan Wood says this week’s National Children and Adult Services Conference is a chance to celebra...

COUNCILLORS

Viking talk

By Andrew Muter | 27 October 2014

SOLACE could do worse than take inspiration from the ethical code of the Norsemen to embed local ...

SOLACE

Step up to redress your reputations

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2014

Editor Heather Jameson on the City Growth Commission's call for a permanent seat at Cabinet for l...

WHITEHALL

Cabinet seat call for cities

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

The Government should consider giving cities a permanent seat at cabinet, a 12-month inquiry publ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

'Peer reviews are not perfect,' says Sparks

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

The chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has admitted weaknesses with the sector-led i...

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frederica-diamanta

Team Leader – Traffic Network Management

£52,194 – £57,402

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Apply for this job

Hounslow London Borough Council

Director of Young People and Opportunities

£98,994 - £120,507

A defining role for young people in Newham Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Programme Director – Local Government Reorganisation

£Competitive

Lead one of the most significant local government transformation programmes in England! Apply for this job

Staffordshire County Council

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