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ELECTIONS

Changing the culture for our councillors

By Ed Hammond | 07 June 2022

Local authorities need to offer new councillors a welcoming and safe culture that embraces divers...

EDUCATION

We need a national plan for children

By Steve Crocker | 07 June 2022

Steve Crocker says we have a chance to create a more holistic system to achieve a country that wo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Hearing survivors' voices loud and clear

By John O'Brien | 07 June 2022

With the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse due to be published later this year, we must...

EUROPEAN UNION

The clock is ticking on levelling up

By Michael Burton | 07 June 2022

There is no shortage of data to provide evidence of regional inequalities, just a shortage of tim...

INNOVATION

Time to get on with the job of levelling up

By Andrew Carter | 07 June 2022

Andrew Carter says that with the Government more than half way through its term it is time to see...

AUDIT

Examining internal audit's vital role

By Rob Whiteman | 07 June 2022

A new report from CIPFA makes the case for effective and impactful internal audit in the UK publi...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Planning for the Future

By Fiona Howie | 07 June 2022

Paul O’Brien and Fiona Howie outline the key findings from a report that argues the UK will not m...

EDUCATION

International approaches to addressing NEETs

By Anna Round | 06 June 2022

The UK’s NEET (not in education, employment or training) rate of 14% has changed very little in 2...

DEVOLUTION

Districts must be enabled to bring their strengths to the devolution table

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 06 June 2022

As it stands the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill relegates districts to be non-constituent mem...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

We now have a clear evidence base for change to children's social care

By Simon Edwards | 06 June 2022

The Independent Review of Children's Social Care heeds the County Councils Network's calls for a ...

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

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Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

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Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council