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OFSTED

Boarding home closures prompt council response

By Mark Conrad | 30 March 2021

Councils have been called on to help accommodate children with special educational needs after tw...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Back from the brink

By Cllr Matt Golby | 23 March 2021

In 2018, Northamptonshire CC became notorious in local government. Yet the council, which is soon...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Coming up for air – what councils need to think about

By John Fowler | 17 March 2021

John Fowler looks at the range of ways in which councils can help children and young people recov...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Support when and where it's needed

By Sally Britton | 17 March 2021

An animation about a young woman on the edge of care gives staff and families an easy explanation...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting to the root of youth violence

By Jenny Coles | 17 March 2021

Jenny Coles urges all parts of the public sector, including Government, to work in a co-ordinated...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Beveridge report for children' launched

By Laura Sharman | 16 March 2021

A ‘once-in-a-generation review’ of the future of childhood has been launched by the Children’s Co...

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...

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Senior Lawyer - Corporate and Governance - WMF2456e

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We are seeking an experienced legal professional to provide advice and support on a range of corporate and governance matters. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

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