FINANCE

Council admin costs to come under spotlight in Wales

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2014

Public services minister Leighton Andrews has commissioned an independent review of administrativ...

WHITEHALL

Showdown talks for LEP Network future

By Dominic Browne | 21 November 2014

The central organisation for coordinating the work of England’s 39 local enterprise partnerships ...

WHITEHALL

Portsmouth and Southampton talk combined authorities

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 November 2014

The leaders of Portsmouth and Southampton city councils have said they would support the idea of ...

WHITEHALL

Cameron rules out English fiscal devolution in Betts clash

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2014

Prime minister David Cameron ruled out fiscal devolution for England as he clashed with communiti...

EDUCATION

Tower Hamlets: no 'Trojan Horse' in our borough

By Jonathan Werran | 21 November 2014

Tower Hamlets has sought to rebut accusations its schools were subject to ‘Trojan Horse’ style Is...

WHITEHALL

Core Cities make demands of Hague

By Michael Burton | 20 November 2014

Leaders of the Core Cities have urged ministers to devolve powers to UK urban areas in the same t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

City of York leader Alexander to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2014

The leader of City of York Council Cllr James Alexander has blamed the growth of ‘personalised po...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Birmingham director hails 'groundbreaking' sexual exploitation case

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2014

Birmingham City Council’s strategic director for people has hailed a ‘groundbreaking’ case that l...

HEALTH

Hunt calls on counties to work with him

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

‘Unless we plan our futures together, we will both fail,’ was the stark message health secretary ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Councils system 'needs to be redesigned', says LEP chair

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

The current system of council, combined authorities and LEPs is a ‘whole mess’ and ‘you would hav...

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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North Yorkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council