Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain people at the top, according to a recruitment specialist.

SOCIAL CARE

Evolution, not revolution

By Lee Peart | 05 September 2024

Lee Peart considers the Fabian Society’s routemap to a National Care Service as a means of addres...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Inspections – the need for balance

By Nik Shah | 08 August 2024

Nik Shah assesses the implications of inspection routines on talent within local government.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Time for a new dawn

By Ewan King | 08 August 2024

A new vision is needed for social care, say Ewan King, Bill Love and Pip Cannons. They emphasise ...

KING'S SPEECH

The Government should see how far the Hillsborough Law can go

By Cllr Elizabeth Campbell | 23 July 2024

The leader of Kensington & Chelsea LBC reflects on what she says was missing from the King’s Spee...

SOCIAL CARE

Discharge rush heaps pressure on councils

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2024

A rush to discharge hospital patients is heaping more pressure on social care services, according...

GENERAL ELECTION

Managing the art of the possible

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024

Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...

HEALTH

Labour plan to reduce delayed discharges

By Paul Marinko | 20 June 2024

Labour is reportedly planning to buy thousands of beds in care homes in an effort to reduce the p...

FINANCE

Avoiding the iceberg

By David Phillips | 18 June 2024

David Phillips suggests steps the next government and councils should take to alleviate the secto...

WHITEHALL

Councils and NHS row over Better Care Fund use

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2024

Some Integrated Care Boards (ICB) are seeking to challenge or repurpose the parts of the Better C...

FINANCE

Cash-strapped Slough BC faces going £11m over budget

By William Eichler | 13 June 2024

Slough BC’s leadership should take ‘immediate action’ as the council is at risk of going £11m ove...

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Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

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We are looking for an experienced professional to lead on delivering the new Local Plan for the Borough. Apply for this job

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Director of City Development

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Glasgow is a city with a proud heritage, that is ambitious for the future. Apply for this job

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