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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's social care faces 'biggest overhaul in a generation'
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2024
The Government has announced a slew of children’s social care reforms, including new responsibili...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Room to thrive
By Martin Purbrick | 14 November 2024
Martin Purbrick explains how an imaginative solution to a growing problem will enable the council...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A 'no magic bullet' plan for improving young people's lives
By Jonathan Rallings | 12 November 2024
Last year councils overspent more on children’s services than on any other area. Dominic Luscombe...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Young people 'biggest losers' from current children's services system, say councils
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2024
Thousands of youngsters were placed in council care more than 20 miles away from their home last ...
PREVENTION
Public services must welcome partnership and prevention
By Emmet Regan | 06 November 2024
Social care is pointing the way towards the use of working in partnership to deliver public servi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Unprecedented interest in council's fostering offer
By Julie Kelly | 28 October 2024
Hillingdon LBC’s new payment and benefits package for foster carers, the most competitive of its ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits
By William Eichler | 24 October 2024
Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sure Start Centres reduced criminal offending, says IFS
By Emily Twinch | 23 October 2024
Young people who had lived near a Sure Start centre between the age of 0 to 4-years-old were 20% ...
POLITICS
Labour intervenes at Tameside
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2024
The leader of Tameside MBC has resigned after Labour took steps to directly intervene over ‘unacc...
WALES
Welsh councils facing £559m budget pressure
By Paul Marinko | 11 October 2024
Welsh councils face budget pressures of around £559m next year, the sector’s umbrella organisatio...
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- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
South-East London Fostering Hub Programme Manager
PO6 (£54,267 - £57,402)
The role will provide strong programme management oversight, ensuring projects are well planned, effectively delivered a Apply for this job
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
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