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WHITEHALL
Academisation 'fails to address Northern Powerhouse needs'
By Sam Clayden | 31 March 2016
The chancellor’s forced academisation plans could hinder his own vision of a Northern Powerhouse,...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
A spoonful of sugar?
By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 24 March 2016
After Osborne's announcement of a controversial sugar tax, Cllr Izzi Seccombe explains what counc...
WHITEHALL
Social care reform could 'destabilise' children's services
By Sam Clayden | 23 March 2016
The rush to reform social care could destabilise and fragment children’s services, a prominent ac...
FINANCE
Word on the street
By Ben Page | 22 March 2016
Ipsos MORI's Ben Page examines Osborne's Budget announcements in light of public opinion on devol...
WHITEHALL
Osborne's schools pledge 'misleading'
By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016
Council chief executives and experts have hit back at chancellor George Osborne’s drive to free s...
WHITEHALL
Labour: £500m academies black hole
By William Eichler | 18 March 2016
The chancellor’s plan to transform every school into an academy faces a £560m funding shortage, a...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Budget 2016: Academy plan will 'not improve standards'
By Sam Clayden | 16 March 2016
Fixating on giving schools independence will not generate improvement in education standards, cou...
WHITEHALL
Academy trusts manifesting 'same weaknesses' as worst performing councils
By Dan Peters | 11 March 2016
Chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned many multi-academy trusts (MATs) have...
WHITEHALL
Government to cut schools funding for councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 07 March 2016
Local authorities could lose billions of pounds under new plans for a new national schools fundin...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted probes city over unregistered schools
By Thomas Bridge | 04 March 2016
Ofsted’s chief inspector has questioned Bradford MDC’s stance on unregistered schools, after a co...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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