CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We need a national strategy to tackle knife crime

By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2019

It's not just gangs and knives that need to be addressed when it comes to the basic social issues...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refocusing on the right interventions

By Sara Tough | 06 March 2019

National policy has moved towards the importance of integrated, targeted responses – and Norfolk ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

It's time to act on child poverty

By Stuart Gallimore | 06 March 2019

We are one of the richest countries in the world, yet poverty levels are rising. Councils must ac...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'We have to be a bit audacious'

By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2019

On the first anniversary of taking up the top job at Surrey CC, Joanna Killian says she has a gri...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Local areas must face up to the scale of child criminal exploitation

By Anne Longfield | 04 March 2019

Children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield says her recent report on improving the safegu...

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NHS organisations label social care funding a 'national disgrace'

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2019

The state of social care has been branded a 'national scandal and disgrace’ by a coalition of med...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lessons from Croydon's review into the causes of youth violence and exploitation are also relevant to other areas

By Di Smith | 01 March 2019

The learning points from Croydon's independent in-depth review into the root causes of serious yo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils 'failing' children exploited by gangs, report reveals

By William Eichler | 28 February 2019

The same mistakes that led to child sexual exploitation failings are being repeated with gangs, t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Animal magic

27 February 2019

In these bleak times it’s heartening to see the appointment of a new director of children’s servi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Baby P fallout still having impact, committee hears

By Chris Mahony | 26 February 2019

High turnover rates – and the ongoing risk aversion generated by the Baby P case – are exacerbati...

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Group Leader – Estates

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Barnsley Council is seeking a Group Leader – Estates to join the team based in Barnsley. Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health

£144,162 - £154,535

Premium jobResponsibilities include providing strategic direction and excellent overall leadership and management of Adult Social Care services Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Executive Director of Resources

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