ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
'Not acceptable' to treat age disputed young people as spontaneous arrivals
06 July 2023
It is ‘simply not acceptable’ that age disputed young people from asylum hotels are treated as sp...
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION
ADCS head calls for local funding model for children's mental health
By Ann McGauran | 05 July 2023
The head of England’s children’s services chiefs has called for a new place-based funding model f...
SOCIAL CARE
We need creative solutions for all our children
By Ann McGauran | 04 July 2023
Ann McGauran sets the scene ahead of this week’s Association of Directors of Children’s Services ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We need a national placements strategy
By John Pearce | 19 June 2023
Councils are using non-secure provisions supported by a deprivation of liberty order as necessary...
SCRUTINY
Standing up for the vulnerable
By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ new president John Pearce speaks to Ann McGa...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
New ADCS chief calls for cross-government children's plan
18 April 2023
The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has reiterated hi...
BUSINESS
'Significant concerns' over regional care cooperatives
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) will not resolve the issues around child care placements, counc...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Solving the SEND puzzle
By Steve Crocker | 07 March 2023
We must press Government to not lose sight of the key principles in the Schools White Paper if we...
WHITEHALL
Children's social worker numbers drop for first time since 2017
By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2023
The Government has been urged to act after official figures showed the number of children’s socia...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023
Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...
Senior Finance Business Partner
£55,056 - £61,824 plus benefits and relocation support
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Divisional Director of Adult Social Care -Transformation and Commissioning
£113,417 to £115,863
This role will be working with the statutory DASS role and the Divisional Director of Adult Social Care. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£186,000 - £221,000
Enfield Council is looking for an exceptional Chief Executive to lead one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs. Apply for this job
Senior Finance Business Partner
£55,056 - £61,824 plus benefits and relocation support
Premium jobWe are proud of the track record that South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has achieved over a long period. Apply for this job
Divisional Director of Adult Social Care -Transformation and Commissioning
£113,417 to £115,863
This role will be working with the statutory DASS role and the Divisional Director of Adult Social Care. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£186,000 - £221,000
Enfield Council is looking for an exceptional Chief Executive to lead one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs. Apply for this job
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