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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Off-grid' children at risk from county lines

By Ann McGauran | 09 August 2021

Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield has warned exclusions are likely to rise next month...

FINANCE

Spending Review should provide 'urgent investment' in children's services

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2021

Family help, homes for children in care and mental health support should be priorities for ‘urgen...

PLANNING

Complaints' outcomes are open for all of us to shape

By Michael King | 06 August 2021

This summer’s snapshot of complaints trends paints a ‘fascinating picture’, says local government...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Review finds safeguarding 'gaps' at Wirral

By Martin Ford | 04 August 2021

A serious case review identified ‘gaps’ in Wirral MBC’s protection of children in foster care.

OFSTED

The Lambeth report is a warning to us all

By Michael Burton | 04 August 2021

The historic abuse of looked-after children in Lambeth LBC is about the worst example of what hap...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children 'still at risk'

By Ann McGauran | 04 August 2021

Young people are still being put at risk by an ineffective child safeguarding process, experts ha...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We're in this for the long haul

By Cllr Chris Read | 02 August 2021

Six years on from the Jay report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, council leader Cllr...

SOLACE

Everybody has failed

By Ann McGauran | 02 August 2021

Children were ‘pawns in a toxic power game’, according to the report of the Independent inquiry i...

DIGITAL

The value of licensing tools for councils

By Nicola Ray | 27 July 2021

Nicola Ray offers advice to councils on the best way of collaborating with an external tech suppl...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Birmingham faces intervention on SEND

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

Birmingham City Council faces a further intervention after a damning Ofsted report revealed it wa...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Finance - Children & Young People’s Service

£75,585 - £80,726 (pay award pending)

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Finance and Accountancy (Deputy S151 Officer)

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Chesterfield Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Finance - Children & Young People’s Service

£75,585 - £80,726 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a great place to work for people who want to make a real difference. Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Finance and Accountancy (Deputy S151 Officer)

£72,000 (inclusive of Market Supplement)

In this role, you will provide visible leadership and management across the Finance Service Apply for this job

Chesterfield Borough Council

Director of Digital, HR & Customer Services

£97,017

Reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will lead a diverse directorate, with responsibility for Human Resources Apply for this job

Chesterfield Borough Council

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