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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Nine in 10 complaints about SEND provision upheld by Ombudsman
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2019
The Ombudsman is receiving more complaints about education, health and care plans (EHCP) than eve...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The war against County Lines
By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019
Paul Marinko looks at how local authorities are tackling the scourge of County Lines – and finds...
OFSTED
Council has more to do to improve children's services
By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019
Ofsted has said there is still more for Gloucestershire CC to do to improve its children’s services.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Croydon facing £9m asylum funding shortfall
By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019
Croydon LBC is heading for another financial hit this year as a result of a funding shortfall to ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Northants commissioner quits
By Martin Ford | 26 September 2019
The commissioner appointed to oversee children’s services at Northamptonshire CC has resigned.
WHITEHALL
70% decrease in youth services funding
By William Eichler | 25 September 2019
Local youth services have been hit by a nearly 70% decrease in funding in a decade, young people'...
LONDON COUNCILS
London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity
By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019
London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...
LEGAL
Named person scheme dropped
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019
A mandatory named person scheme for every child in Scotland – underpinned by law – will not now h...
WHITEHALL
Drive to check council readiness for Brexit
By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019
The Department for Education (DfE) is attempting to gain a better understanding of school sector ...
WELFARE
Beware the 'pandemonium' of UC
By Ann McGauran | 18 September 2019
It’s all change – again – at the top of the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does the ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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