ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making capital gains

By Mayor Jules Pipe | 30 March 2015

Mayor Jules Pipe, chair of London Councils, looks back at 50 years of innovation and modernisatio...

FINANCE

A good record to build on

By Bob Neill | 24 March 2015

Bob Neill argues that the Government should be allowed to finish the job it started.

FINANCE

That's not the way to do it

By Rob Whiteman | 23 March 2015

Last week’s Budget contained too much pre-election Punch and Judy knockabout and too little long-...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Instead of Ofsted?

By Chris Waterman | 23 March 2015

Ofsted took a pounding last week with the publication of two highly critical reports into the Rot...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Matching words with action - setting an agenda for lifelong learning

By Tom Stannard | 19 March 2015

The cross-party consensus now visible on the economic necessity of lifelong learning must be deli...

HUMAN RESOURCES

MJ People 19 March 2016

17 March 2015

Thurrock Council chief executive Graham Farrant is to take up a new post as boss of the Land Regi...

WHITEHALL

Ofsted must learn from Trojan Horse, education committee reports

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Ofsted must restore confidence in its inspection regime in the aftermath of a series of wasteful ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

ADCS demands clarity over safeguarding

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 March 2015

Care bosses have called for clarification around multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Triple alliance

By Alan Wood | 10 March 2015

Child sexual exploitation is a complex problem, and the ADCS is jointly issuing a suite of policy...

FINANCE

Procurement rules offer 'injection of innovation'

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015

New EU rules could help simplify the procurement process for councils, particularly for children’...

frederica-diamanta

Interim Chief Officer

£80,000 - £100,000 per annum dependent on experience

Premium jobWe are seeking an experienced and dynamic Interim Chief Officer to lead Tamar Crossings for a two-year period. Apply for this job

Tamar Crossings

Director of Children & Young People

£120,000 - £130,000

St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support. Apply for this job

St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Commercial and Contracts

Grade J, SCP48-51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

With a large housing stock of c.28,000, Sandwell Council has a very strong commitment to improving the quality of existing stock Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Interim Chief Officer

£80,000 - £100,000 per annum dependent on experience

Premium jobWe are seeking an experienced and dynamic Interim Chief Officer to lead Tamar Crossings for a two-year period. Apply for this job

Tamar Crossings

Director of Children & Young People

£120,000 - £130,000

St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support. Apply for this job

St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Commercial and Contracts

Grade J, SCP48-51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

With a large housing stock of c.28,000, Sandwell Council has a very strong commitment to improving the quality of existing stock Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council