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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Greening: Great social work should not be prescribed or defined by ministers
By Sam Clayden | 04 November 2016
Good social care should not be ‘defined’ by central government, the education secretary insisted ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Re-enfranchising the white working class
By Michael Burton | 01 November 2016
Michael Burton explains how a new report on education in Knowlsey exposes national issues politic...
FINANCE
'£600m financial black hole' as ministers scrap academies Bill
By Jamie Hailstone | 31 October 2016
Council leaders have warned they are facing a £600m financial black hole after the Government aba...
WHITEHALL
Government scraps controversial academies Bill
By Sam Clayden | 27 October 2016
The new education secretary has scrapped controversial education legislation that would have requ...
HEALTH
Poll: Devolution not a priority for the public
By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2016
The public wants to see more investment in transport, health and infrastructure to boost their lo...
EDUCATION
Learning from the school places challenge
By Mark Robinson | 26 October 2016
Government support for grammar schools and rising demand from communities mean councils face a to...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Do councils have a future in education?
By John Tizard | 26 October 2016
Schools form a crucial part of local services and are at the heart of the economic growth agenda ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Troubled Families tsar defends programme amid controversy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2016
Government officials have defended the Troubled Families programme under interrogation, rebutting...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Government soothes children's services privatisation fears
By Sam Clayden | 19 October 2016
The Government has made changes to the Children and Social Work Bill in a bid to soothe fears tha...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
SOLACE Summit: Devolve 'critical' powers for inclusive growth
By Thomas Bridge | 13 October 2016
Local government needs greater powers over education and funding if regions are to deliver inclus...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
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
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
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