CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Hopkins to head new council company

25 May 2016

Sunderland City Council has appointed Alex Hopkins as chief executive of a new company being esta...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Oxfordshire faces legal challenge over children's centre cuts

By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2016

Campaigners in Oxfordshire have launched a legal challenge against plans to cut children’s centre...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Rogers: Trust option 'shouldn't be surprising'

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2016

A takeover of Birmingham City Council’s children’s services by a trust was always going to be con...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Somebody's sister, somebody's daughter

By Cllr David Green | 17 May 2016

Cllr David Green explains Bradford MDC’s approach to tackling child sexual exploitation and incre...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Don't cut foster care

By Kevin Williams | 17 May 2016

With adoption taking centre stage at the Queen's Speech, Kevin Williams explains why investment i...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Bad marks for ministers

By Dave Hill | 17 May 2016

Dave Hill explains his concerns about the impact academisation could have on child safeguarding

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils cannot improve public health alone

By Michael Burton | 17 May 2016

Michael Burton asks whether a local or national strategy should tackle the issue of improving pub...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Let's stop this back door manoeuvre towards academisation

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2016

After local government's lobbying success on academies, Heather Jameson explains why councils and...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Authorities must fund social care training

By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2016

Local authorities must fund the development of social care professionals, according to the Govern...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A local response to child sexual exploitation

By Adele Gladman | 10 May 2016

Reflecting on the historic child abuse in Rotherham, Adele Gladman explains how local government ...

frederica-diamanta

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£73,731

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Ashfield District Council

Head of Strategic Housing

£38,447-£42,010 (18.5 hours)

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Crawley Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods

£73,731

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

Ashfield District Council

Head of Strategic Housing

£38,447-£42,010 (18.5 hours)

Over recent years the council has undergone significant transformation to prepare it for the challenges ahead. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Executive Director, Strategy and Communications

£162,000

The GLA plays a role in many areas of London life. Apply for this job

Greater London Authority