Improvement

14 September 2021

Blackpool Council’s new model of practice is shifting service culture away from a focus on proces...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

SEND children being left behind by council

By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021

Children with special educational needs are being left behind by council services across Bournemo...

FINANCE

Dissecting dysfunction

By Dan Peters | 31 August 2021

Could anything have been done by the sector or the Government to draw Croydon back from downfall?...

OFSTED

Durham told to end unregistered placements

By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021

Durham Council must take decisive action to end unregistered placements for children in care, Ofs...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG defends choice of Croydon improvement panel

By Dan Peters | 27 August 2021

The Government has defended choosing an all-white improvement panel for a council where more than...

Commissioner to be appointed at Bradford

By Martin Ford | 10 August 2021

The Government is to appoint a commissioner to oversee improvements to children’s services at Bra...

BUSINESS

PwC to help Nottingham transformation vision

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2021

Nottingham City Council will pay consultancy PwC £400,000 to help draw up its ‘vision for what it...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Birmingham faces intervention on SEND

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

Birmingham City Council faces a further intervention after a damning Ofsted report revealed it wa...

FINANCE

LGA boosts finance help

By William Eichler | 27 July 2021

Local authority leaders have laid out a raft of changes aimed at helping councils become more fin...

FINANCE

Liverpool's accounts delayed by police investigation

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2021

Liverpool City Council auditors have warned they will not be able to sign off the council’s accou...

Head of Service – Social Care

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Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

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Blackpool Coastal Housing

Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing