BUSINESS

Councils lack PFI management skills

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 January 2018

Local authorities lack the skills necessary to manage Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts ...

EDUCATION

Corridors of power

05 December 2017

Conservative Party special advisers Simon Fortescue-Smythe and Julian Ponsonby are speculating ab...

EDUCATION

Ofsted to move away from passing judgments

By Hiba Mahamadi | 16 November 2017

Ofsted wants to change its relationship with local authorities by having annual conversations wit...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's commissioner adds to calls for Universal Credit pause

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 November 2017

The children’s commissioner Anne Longfield will ask the Treasury to pause the rollout of Universa...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

£20m for sector-led kids' services

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...

EDUCATION

'Vary funding as required'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 October 2017

Local authorities have been told to vary the Government’s funding formula for schools if they fee...

WHITEHALL

Funding review 'a priority'

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017

The local government fair funding review is a priority and could be implemented by 2020/21, White...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Sector's ethnicity under government scrutiny

By Mark Conrad | 10 October 2017

Councils have been warned they must ‘explain or change’ their record on ethnicity despite fresh d...

EDUCATION

Ministers hand councils new education role

By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2017

Scottish ministers have watered down plans to reduce council influence over schools.

EDUCATION

Brum praised for tackling illegal schools

By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 September 2017

Ofsted’s chief inspector has praised Birmingham City Council for working with the regulator to ta...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

Circa. £230,000

In Camden, we’ve got a proud history of standing up to injustice and tackling inequality together. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Executive Director of Resources

£139,185 - £148,810

Action today for a brighter tomorrow Apply for this job

South Gloucestershire Council

Chief Operating Officer

Circa £95,000 (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Premium jobThe newly created Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) will empower local decision makers to be the leading voice in the region Apply for this job

Lancashire Combined County Authority