Title
OFSTED
Voyage for improvement
14 September 2021
Blackpool Council’s new model of practice is shifting service culture away from a focus on proces...
HEALTH
Helping care leavers thrive
By Jon Rouse | 10 September 2021
Jon Rouse highlights Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s progress in supporting care leavers. Getting t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Keeping the safety net
By Dez Holmes | 06 September 2021
Local authority leadership is invaluable to Transitional Safeguarding and councils are ideally pl...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Using Match Trading to change local mindsets
By Alastair Wilson | 01 September 2021
Alastair Wilson explains how Match Trading grants can help local authorities grow a sustainable s...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND children being left behind by council
By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021
Children with special educational needs are being left behind by council services across Bournemo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Integrated early years services – the benefits are clear
By Christine Farquharson | 31 August 2021
The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ report on the long-term benefits of Sure Start offers a rare op...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Avoiding another Lambeth
By Richard Scorer | 31 August 2021
Richard Scorer says the obvious question hanging over the report of the Independent Inquiry into ...
OFSTED
Durham told to end unregistered placements
By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021
Durham Council must take decisive action to end unregistered placements for children in care, Ofs...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children outside cities being overlooked
By Martin Ford | 27 August 2021
Young people in rural areas are at risk of being left behind, a new report has warned.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Third of most deprived areas will not benefit from Levelling Up Fund, research finds
By Ann McGauran | 25 August 2021
More than a third of England’s most deprived areas will not benefit from the Government’s £4.8bn ...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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