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SEND
Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
By Martin Ford | 23 June 2026
The Government has rejected calls by MPs to boost councils’ powers over health partners to provide Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026
Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...
POLITICS
Reed's policy brace as final whistle threatens to blow
By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2026
The plans outlined this week by communities secretary Steve Reed to crack down on private sector ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government 'stands ready' to rein in private providers' profits
By Ann McGauran | 16 June 2026
The Government is prepared to bring in local profit caps to rein back private providers of childr...
PEOPLE
Reeves among King's birthday honours
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2026
Oxfordshire CC’s chief executive, Martin Reeves, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s birthday h...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026
Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services directors oppose under-16s social media ban
By Joe Lepper | 02 June 2026
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said its members are against a com...
ADCS
Moving away from care hierarchies to better support children and young people
By Dheeraj Chibber | 29 May 2026
Children and young people need a care system that is flexible enough to serve their needs and bes...
WELFARE
Practical steps to prevent poverty
By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026
Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...
REORGANISATION
Children's services: Navigating the challenge of LGR
By Emmet Regan | 27 May 2026
Emmet Regan says that as the next stages of local government reorganisation get underway, the ro...
REORGANISATION
Exclusive: Reorganisation 'heaps further pressure' on children's leadership
By Ann McGauran | 27 May 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) heaps further pressure on the supply of ‘a scarce group of ...
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£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
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Care Provider Quality & Safety Pharmacist
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This is an exciting opportunity to use your medicines management expertise to improve medicines safety Apply for this job
Strategic Lead – Youth, Play and Participation
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Sandwell is committed to ensuring that children and young people live happy, safe, healthy and successful lives. Apply for this job
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