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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Torbay improvement of poor children's services 'too slow'

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018

A council’s ‘entrenched culture’ has been blamed for a failure to improve its inadequate-rated ch...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

System has 'given up' on children in care, commissioner claims

By Martin Ford | 01 June 2018

The children’s commissioner for England has said the system has 'given up’ on children in care an...

FINANCE

Council warning after schools cash injection

By Mark Conrad | 29 May 2018

Councils have warned that a £50m investment to create state-of-the-art school places for pupils w...

WHITEHALL

Call for greater council oversight of academies

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018

Ministers need to take control of ‘faltering’ academy finances or let councils oversee them, town...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

More hard work required at Barnet

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2018

Senior leaders at Barnet LBC are ‘fully aware there are still areas of considerable challenge bef...

FINANCE

Overspending forces Manchester to dip into reserves

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2018

Manchester City Council has been forced to dip into its reserves after overspending on its 2017/1...

FINANCE

Council told to 'grip financial situation'

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2018

Somerset CC must ‘grip its financial situation’ and become more focussed on its ‘immediate financ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services blow for new chiefs

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2018

Surrey CC’s children’s services are still inadequate, according to Ofsted – three years after the...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Hull children's services in £4.4m overspend

By Mike Yuille | 15 May 2018

Growing numbers of vulnerable children requiring care and a national shortage of suitable residen...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Affluent parents can 'undermine' abuse investigations

By Mark Conrad | 15 May 2018

City of London Council will train social workers to deal with affluent parents after research sho...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Internal Communications

£59,526 - £74,040 per year

Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job

Southwark Council

Head of Change

£69,537 - £86,766 per yea

Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job

Southwark Council

Head of Data, Performance and Insight

£69,537 - £86,766 per year

Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job

Southwark Council

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