CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Catch them early and save their lives

By Rachel Dickinson | 02 July 2019

A child’s experiences at an early age can make a major difference to their long-term outcomes. Ra...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Giving frontline staff in Norfolk the time to make a difference

By Sara Tough | 26 June 2019

Sara Tough explains how Norfolk CC is transforming services by investing £15m in new projects to ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Committing to youth wellbeing

By Ann McGauran | 24 April 2019

Councils are being ‘forced to divert the limited funding they have left away from preventative wo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors' commitment after culture shift call

By Naomi Larsson | 09 April 2019

Children’s services directors have insisted they are ‘committed’ to protecting face-to-face work ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A system 'that's failing children and young people'

By Ann McGauran | 02 April 2019

What lies behind the upward trend in the number of youngsters being moved to live a long way from...

FINANCE

Sector unites in call for Troubled Families funding

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2019

The local government sector has urged the Treasury to continue funding the Troubled Families prog...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

It's time to act on child poverty

By Stuart Gallimore | 06 March 2019

We are one of the richest countries in the world, yet poverty levels are rising. Councils must ac...

FINANCE

Charities find children's 'cuts hotspots'

By Chris Mahony | 26 February 2019

Per capita funding for children’s services has fallen by more than 30% since 2010, with London bo...

EDUCATION

Chiefs defend councils' role in SEND provision

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2019

Chief executives have defended councils’ roles in special educational needs and disabilities (SEN...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Auditors bid to explain real cause of difference in councils' spend on kids

By Chris Mahony | 23 January 2019

A nine-fold variation in spending on children’s social care could largely be down to ‘differences...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC