HUMAN RESOURCES

MJ People 6 November

03 November 2014

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How we tackled child sexual exploitation

By Christine Cassell | 03 November 2014

Derby has substantial recent experience in tackling the exploitation and abuse of a number of gir...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to end B&B scandal

By Javed Khan | 03 November 2014

Barnardo's launched a spoof website 'CareBnB' because 51% of local authorities are still placing ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Wilshaw renews Birmingham City Council attack as he defends Ofsted

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has renewed his attack on Birmingham City Council over...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Alastair Gibbons appointed Birmingham DCS

By Jonathan Werran | 29 October 2014

Birmingham City Council has appointed Alastair Gibbons as the new executive director of the autho...

FINANCE

Are we up to the challenge?

By Cllr David Sparks | 27 October 2014

Councils are delivering on children and young people’s services, but an increased emphasis on loc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Giving youth a chance

By Alan Wood | 27 October 2014

Alan Wood says this week’s National Children and Adult Services Conference is a chance to celebra...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Youngsters being let down by the system

By Kate Mulley | 20 October 2014

Something is going wrong with care system, says Kate Mulley, director of public policy at Action ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Somerset axes controversial interim DCS

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Somerset CC chief execuitve Pat Flahterty explains decision to end tenure of children’s services ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted regime is 'broken', says Donny chief

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2014

Doncaster MBC’s chief executive launched a stinging attack on Ofsted’s ‘broken’ social care inspe...