CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Improvement to suffer if top-slice slashed

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2015

Councils could be forced to cut back on sector-led improvement if the Local Government Associatio...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling gangs together

By Cllr Sophie Linden | 03 December 2015

Hackney LBC’s Integrated Gangs Unit is making inroads to offer support and advice to young people...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Plotting a unified approach to social work

By Louise Tibbert | 03 December 2015

In the East of England, 11 councils decided to tackle the issue of increasing reliance of social ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted slams 'inadequate' children's services

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 December 2015

Children’s services in Lancashire and Doncaster have come back under the spotlight after the publ...

FINANCE

Children's services leader 'not reassured' by Spending Review

By Sam Clayden | 30 November 2015

The president of a children's services leadership organisation has expressed concerns over the 'd...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Fears of postcode lottery over Osborne's social care precept

By Thomas Bridge | 26 November 2015

Council leaders have warned more deprived areas will lose out under a newly announced council tax...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Spending Review: Council-run schools to be consigned to history

By Laura Sharman | 25 November 2015

Local authority-run schools will be a ‘thing of the past,’ the chancellor announced in his Spendi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Director criticised by judge

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2015

Lambeth BC’s assistant director of children’s social care has been criticised by a judge for givi...

FINANCE

Children's services facing 'severe' financial pressures

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 November 2015

Two out of three county councils have warned their children’s services are facing ‘severe’ or ‘cr...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Should Birmingham be broken up?

By Heather Jameson | 20 November 2015

Heather Jameson examines calls for Birmingham City Council to be shrunk into 10 smaller local aut...

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Director of Economic Growth and Innovation

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North East Combined Authority

Director of Children, Young People and Learning

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Five years ago, we took a deep breath and rolled up our sleeves. Apply for this job

West Sussex County Council

Financial Services Divisional Manager (Deputy s151 Officer)

£Competitive

As a forward thinking and resilient council, we take immense pride in the positive feedback we receive from our communities. Apply for this job

Chichester District Council