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 ...
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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