Although the focus of social services budgets is on adult care costs, it is children’s services t...
Parents taking their kids out of school to go on holiday is a perennial problem for councils.
Lancashire CC’s auditors have issued a qualified opinion on the county’s value for money work ami...
Rachel Dickinson reacts to recent Government activity reviewing fostering activity across the cou...
Behind talk of crisis and budget pressures are children, families and our workforce. It is time t...
Staffordshire CC is one of eight authorities piloting the Department for Education’s 30 hours sch...
A court ruling that ordered a council to reverse cuts to provisions for pupils with special educa...
‘Satisfactory progress’ is being made by Worcestershire children’s services, but ‘much work remai...
The sector needs to be more open and honest about poor performance, writes Abdool Kara.
An overhaul of Wakefield City Council’s children’s services team is under way weeks after an inad...
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As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job
The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job