ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give us the chance to plan ahead

By Sheila Oxtoby | 26 January 2022

Chief executive of Great Yarmouth BC Sheila Oxtoby outlines the three key things her council is h...

DEVOLUTION

Throwing off the manacles

By Jonathan Werran | 26 January 2022

Jonathan Werran asks what would an unmasked sense of truly local empowerment look and feel like –...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Amid current political chaos, levelling up cannot be overlooked

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 26 January 2022

Rhetoric about levelling up is high – but the Government has been missing in action and inequalit...

POVERTY

Cost of living crisis needs fixing – fast

By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2022

Local government will have to brace itself for the rising tide of need, going back to offering su...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up transparency call amid funding row

By Dan Peters | 25 January 2022

Whitehall officials were this week facing renewed pressure over how the Levelling Up Fund was dol...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Transport key to post-COVID recovery

By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2022

Improving transport links between towns and cities is key to the post-COVID recovery and could sa...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolve to deliver levelling up?

By Paul McDermott | 24 January 2022

Paul McDermott and Julian Jarrett look at how to best secure local involvement and accountability...

WHITEHALL

Net-zero boost in White Paper

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2022

Next month’s levelling up White Paper will feature measures aimed at helping all areas deliver th...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Our golden chance to improve the lives of children

By Charlotte Ramsden | 19 January 2022

The levelling up agenda provides us with the chance to tackle the rising number of children livin...

WHITEHALL

Will Gove strengthen the DLUHC's role in Whitehall?

By Robert Pollock | 19 January 2022

Levelling up runs through each department’s outcome delivery plans. If Michael Gove is successful...

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Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Strategic Director Economy, Innovation and Growth

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council

Strategic Director Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council