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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Three wishes to transform children's care needs
By John Pearce | 05 March 2026
There are challenges endemic across children’s care nearly four years on from the MacAlister review, says John Pearce. Here, he focuses on three component parts of the system and sets out his prior...
NCASC
NCASC: Children's minister pledges to 'reinvent' fostering
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
The children’s minister has pledged to expand and ‘reinvent’ fostering to reverse the ‘expensive...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for Government to fix 'broken' children's social care
By Ann McGauran | 10 July 2025
Urgent action is needed to fix a ‘broken’ children’s social care system and give all young people...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Fostering success
By Julie Kelly | 12 May 2025
As Foster Care Fortnight begins, Hillingdon LBC is celebrating the successful recruitment of five...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
How to boldly build fostering recruitment
By Jo Baschnonga | 26 February 2025
Buckinghamshire Council’s plan to transform its in-house fostering services has created a proposi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A 'no magic bullet' plan for improving young people's lives
By Jonathan Rallings | 12 November 2024
Last year councils overspent more on children’s services than on any other area. Dominic Luscombe...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Young people 'biggest losers' from current children's services system, say councils
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2024
Thousands of youngsters were placed in council care more than 20 miles away from their home last ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Unprecedented interest in council's fostering offer
By Julie Kelly | 28 October 2024
Hillingdon LBC’s new payment and benefits package for foster carers, the most competitive of its ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Some reel difference-makers
By John Cooper | 26 July 2024
Dozens of local authorities are investing modest sums in a fostering film project that could pote...
FINANCE
Crowdfunding's power to transform
By Frank Kibble | 15 July 2024
Frank Kibble looks at examples of how crowdfunding has been successfully used by local government...
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£59,526 - £74,040 per year
Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job
Head of Change
£69,537 - £86,766 per yea
Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job
Head of Data, Performance and Insight
£69,537 - £86,766 per year
Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job
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