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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
NAO: Children's residential care market failing
By William Eichler | 12 September 2025
Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The influence of dual perspectives in children's social care
By Craig White | 11 September 2025
Craig White looks at how dual perspectives can change thinking in children's social care
SEND
Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
A new report has warned that England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system i...
SOCIAL CARE
Two-thirds of councils lack safeguarding policy for gender-questioning children
By William Eichler | 27 August 2025
Nearly two-thirds of councils with care responsibilities could not provide a policy on safeguardi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Back on track for families
By Jeanette Richards | 18 August 2025
When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Counci...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Reshaping the landscape for our children
By Andy Smith | 15 August 2025
As children’s services face a series of overlapping reforms – not least local government reorgani...
FAIR FUNDING
Fix the flawed children's funding formula
By Michael McVicker | 15 August 2025
Michael McVicker explains why the proposed children’s social care funding formula is unfit for pu...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation plans to include social care partnerships
By Martin Ford | 04 August 2025
Councils will have to set out plans for partnership working in social care as part of reorganisat...
FINANCE
'Serious issues' over fair funding formula
By Martin Ford | 01 August 2025
A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues’, London C...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children front and centre
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
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Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Service Manager Residential Children's Homes
£57,457- £58,462
We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and experienced Service Manager Apply for this job
Head of Safeguarding and Prevention
£73,757-£78,488
Wiltshire is a place where strong communities, shared ambition, and a sense of place come together. Apply for this job
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