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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
COSLA backs school libraries plan
By Mark Conrad | 10 September 2018
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has endorsed a new school libraries strategy.
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'Radical approach' to improve Surrey's children's services
By Dan Peters | 05 September 2018
Surrey CC will take a ‘radical approach’ to improving its inadequate children’s services in a bid...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils reveal emergency savings plans
By Mark Conrad | 04 September 2018
Two more councils have announced emergency savings plans as counties struggle to balance their bo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Torbay fails to turn around children's services
By Martin Ford | 03 September 2018
Torbay Council’s children’s services remain inadequate following a re-inspection by Ofsted.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils overspend £800m on children's services
By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2018
Councils in England overspent £816m on children’s services in 2017/18, according to official figu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council has taken 'too long' to improve
By Dan Peters | 23 August 2018
Reading Council has improved services for young people leaving care since an inadequate Ofsted in...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Lancashire children's services out of special measures
By Martin Ford | 17 August 2018
Lancashire CC has been taken out of special measures following improvements to its children’s ser...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Merger set to create second biggest care provider
By Martin Ford | 17 August 2018
A care firm would become the second largest provider in the country if it succeeds in taking over...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Getting a grip on children's services costs
By Dan Peters | 15 August 2018
Although the focus of social services budgets is on adult care costs, it is children’s services t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Back to school
13 August 2018
Parents taking their kids out of school to go on holiday is a perennial problem for councils.
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
Head of Compliance, Maintenance and Facilities Management
G 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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