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HEALTH

Think-tank: Give councils powers of abolished DWP

By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019

Councils and their health and education partners should be handed responsibility for supporting ‘...

EDUCATION

Norfolk investment after Ombudsman criticisms

By Naomi Larsson | 16 January 2019

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) today said Norfolk CC ‘failed’ two boys with special educati...

FINANCE

Councils receive £250m 'shot in the arm' for SEND services

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2018

The Government has pledged an extra £250m to councils to spend on services for children with Spec...

FINANCE

SEND 'tidal wave' threatens to overwhelm councils, finance chiefs claim

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2018

Council treasurers have made an urgent plea to ministers to tackle soaring special needs costs.

EDUCATION

Who tells the truth about education spending?

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2018

The old adage ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ is never truer than when it comes to education s...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted chief warns councils of county lines complacency

By Martin Ford | 14 November 2018

Some councils are underestimating the extent of the threat posed by county lines operations to ch...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils await outcomes of SEND judicial reviews

By Ann McGauran | 05 November 2018

Councils are awaiting the outcomes of judicial reviews into plans to reduce spending on children ...

EDUCATION

'Significant' rise in council commercialisation deals

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2018

Spending by English councils on trading services has ‘increased significantly’ over the last four...

EDUCATION

Give councils power to intervene over 'zombie academies' - Labour

24 September 2018

The forced academisation of schools would end and councils would be empowered to take over failin...

EDUCATION

Scottish plans to bolster education by involving parents

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2018

Measures to boost education attainment through greater involvement of parents have been unveiled ...

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Strategic Lead Finance

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Team Manager

£51,356 - £55,539 per annum

Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of our Children’s Services, rated Outstanding across all areas by Ofsted. Apply for this job

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