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NCASC 24
Facing the future of local authority assessment
By Jon Wilson | 28 November 2024
While the journey towards local authority assurance has brought some welcome benefits, difficult ...
MJ AWARDS
Making services fit for your family
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2024
Bernadette Enright talks to Heather Jameson about turning Manchester City Council’s adults servic...
SOCIAL CARE
Review finds 'poor operational performance' at CQC
By Martin Ford | 15 October 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told it must improve its assessments of local authorit...
REGULATION
Joining up relational regulation
By Jess McGregor | 11 October 2024
The early days of a new government offer a chance to consider what collaborative and purposeful a...
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 p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024
An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
Streeting: CQC not fit for purpose
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2024
England’s social care watchdog is ‘not fit for purpose’, health secretary Wes Streeting has said,...
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
Top tips for handling CQC
By Lucy Rush | 01 July 2024
Hertfordshire CC's adult social care services were recently rated Good by the Care Quality Commis...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND soars ahead in Herts
By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024
Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.
HOUSING
Future Forum North: Questions over sector regulation
By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023
Questions have been raised about the role of regulation in the local government sector at the MJ ...
Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
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Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e
£51,356 to £52,413
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Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e
£51,356 to £52,413
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
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