OFSTED

Intervention at Blackpool to end

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2021

A commissioner has recommended intervention in children’s services at Blackpool Council should co...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Commissioners to step down from Torbay children's services

By Heather Jameson | 08 March 2021

Government-appointed children’s commissioners are set to step down from Torbay Council in April a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

School is the best place for all young people

By Shaninga Marasha | 03 March 2021

Shaninga Marasha says our approach to school exclusions needs to be rethought if we’re serious ab...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lessons from a year of challenges

By Beate Wagner | 02 March 2021

As the first anniversary of ‘lockdown 1.0’ approaches, Beate Wagner reflects on how Wakefield Cou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Keeping Calderdale's children closer to home

By Julie Jenkins | 02 March 2021

Calderdale is committed to developing more local and personalised provision for children and youn...

FINANCE

Children's services face £824m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said the amount was required just ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Long-term funding for local government looks ominous

17 February 2021

In her first column for The MJ, and in her role as the incoming president of the Society of Count...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Flexing practice in response to COVID in Surrey

By Rachael Wardell | 17 February 2021

Rachael Wardell reveals how promoting flexibility in Surrey CC’s usual practice is one of the big...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Reasons to be hopeful

By Tim Aldridge | 17 February 2021

Newham LBC’s children’s services is rising to the demands of the third lockdown, while continuing...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's tsar - Families should be at the centre of MPs' plans

By Ann McGauran | 15 February 2021

Radical reforms in the wake of the pandemic should include rebuilding a government department tha...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

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