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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council chief turnover quadruples post-pandemic
By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022
The number of council chief executives leaving their jobs has shot up in the last year, new figur...
WHITEHALL
Councils should be funded to co-design child mental health hubs - report
By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022
Councils across the country should be funded to co-design open-access hubs to support young peopl...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
It is imperative to get the SEND reforms right
By Simon Edwards | 12 April 2022
Proposals to address the future demand pressures in education, health and care plans through a se...
LEGAL
Kinship carers need access to legal aid provision
By Sarah Whitworth | 11 April 2022
It’s time to provide publicly-funded legal aid for relatives in situations where kinship carers a...
OFSTED
Government intervenes over council's 'inadequate' children's services
By Laura Sharman | 11 April 2022
The Government has issued a statutory direction to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council fo...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Call for national review of children's mental health services
By Ann McGauran | 07 April 2022
The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a ...
EDUCATION
The appliance of science
By Dave Wilson | 06 April 2022
Nesta’s behavioural insights team have developed a toolkit to help councils run projects to incre...
EDUCATION
An end to the SEND lottery?
By Chris Mahony | 06 April 2022
The new Green Paper on special educational needs and disability received a generally warm recepti...
IMMIGRATION
Moving at pace and scale to help Ukrainian arrivals
By Cllr James Jamieson | 06 April 2022
The LGA's engagement with Government on the humanitarian crisis facing those fleeing the war in U...
OFSTED
Gloucestershire improvement notice lifted
By Martin Ford | 05 April 2022
An improvement notice issued to Gloucestershire CC’s children’s services has been lifted.
Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
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
Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
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
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