CLIMATE CHANGE

Protecting parks for all

By Helen Griffiths | 13 January 2022

A host of council agendas, including climate change mitigation, depend on future-proofing local g...

FINANCE

Will this year see lift-off for local government?

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2022

If Mr Gove is to deliver the aims of levelling up, to strengthen local leadership, boost civic pr...

COVID

Party people

11 January 2022

Under the rules of nominative determinism, you might expect someone with a name like Adam Wildman...

FINANCE

Looking ahead with trepidation

By Martin Reeves | 11 January 2022

Professor Martin Reeves digests the contents of the provisional local government finance settleme...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

It feels like we're going backwards on 'hybrid' council meetings

By Quentin Baker | 11 January 2022

There appears to be no momentum to urgently provide councillors with the choice to attend meeting...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ready for the resolution

By Ann McGauran | 11 January 2022

At the opening of 2022, Ann McGauran and Heather Jameson look at what the coming year may bring –...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Trust matters

By Claire Kober | 11 January 2022

Claire Kober says that we 'battle the latest phase of a global pandemic, it matters that we have ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting a grip

By Dan Corry | 11 January 2022

The Government is riven with confusion and incoherence, says Dan Corry. Here, he puts forward the...

SOCIAL CARE

Complaints procedures 'marginalised' by councils

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2022

Local government ombudsman Michael King has raised concerns about how councils handle complaints.

FINANCE

Council finances fared better than expected in COVID crisis, says IFS

11 January 2022

The cost of COVID for councils has been far less than expected, research from the Institute for F...

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Team Manager - Social Work in Schools team

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Gloucester City Council

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Wirral Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Social Work in Schools team

ME16 - £54,129 - £57,201 per annum + Plus Golden Hello

We are delighted to announce the continuation of the Social Workers in Schools project within Merton Children's Social Care! Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Head of Place

£79,852 - £88,047 (2023-24 scale).

An ambitious City – fancy a challenge? Apply for this job

Gloucester City Council

Highways Development Control Manager

£50,512 - £53,204 plus benefits.

A permanent opportunity has arisen within the Highways Development Control Team. Apply for this job

Wirral Borough Council