CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fostering opinion

By Rachel Dickinson | 08 August 2018

Rachel Dickinson reacts to recent Government activity reviewing fostering activity across the cou...

FINANCE

Funding call to end 'postcode lottery'

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2018

MPs today called for more funds to help end a so-called postcode lottery for children’s services.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted to evaluate inspection framework, ADCS conference told

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

The way children’s services are inspected is itself to come under scrutiny, senior officers have ...

FINANCE

Education secretary appears at ADCS conference for first time in a decade

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

Provision for care leavers and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) do...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting children back into mainstream education

27 February 2018

Little is known about just how many children are missing from mainstream education. Debbie Barnes...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Funding red flags raised

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 February 2018

One in 10 council bosses fear their local authority will not have enough funding to fulfil their ...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care directors in honours list

By Michael Burton | 02 January 2018

Social services directors featured prominently in the New Year’s Honours List.

FINANCE

Child protection inquiry figures double in a decade

By Sam Clayden | 12 December 2017

Councils are undertaking more than double the number of child protection investigations than they...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refuges 'not always right solution'

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2017

A top children’s services director has suggested refuges are ‘not always the right solution’ afte...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Communications & External Affairs

£103,282- £118,236

The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council

Group Manager for Highway Contracts and Service Development

£59,537 progressing to £66,642

Premium jobThis role’s purpose is to manage the suite of highway contracts and continue to develop and improve the Highways Service in all senses Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council