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IMPROVEMENT
A mirror to success
By Mark Smith | 20 May 2025
The peer review process shows that Chippenham Town Council should be confident about what it achi...
PREVENTION
Prioritising prevention
By Cllr Beverley Egan | 07 May 2025
Cllr Beverley Egan looks at the actions for radical change emerging from the independent Essex Ca...
SOCIAL SERVICES
Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs
By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025
Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...
FINANCE
'Slow' improvement progress at Nottingham
By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025
Progress towards highly effective financial management capability at Nottingham City Council has ...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement board concludes Liverpool 'well led'
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A question of trust
By James Thomas | 09 April 2025
James Thomas says the children’s trust model can work in the right context. But he believes many ...
SCOTLAND
Council urged to take 'more strategic approach' to transformation
By Emily Twinch | 07 April 2025
A watchdog has urged Argyll and Bute Council to take a more ‘strategic approach’ to transforming ...
INTERVENTION
Future Forum: Commissioner tells chiefs to invite challenge
By Dan Peters | 19 March 2025
The lack of transparency and challenge are common themes in all council failures, a local governm...
LEADERSHIP
Our land of great opportunities
By Dr Helen Paterson | 11 March 2025
Northumberland CC has focused on doing the basics well before going on to embed and refine the pr...
LEADERSHIP
'Leadership churn' blamed for 'inadequate' rating
By Joe Lepper | 10 March 2025
‘Significant leadership churn’ has contributed to Harrow LBC’s children’s services slipping from ...
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Assistant Director of Culture, Growth and Infrastructure
£86,537 – £95,898 plus benefits and relocation support
Premium jobThis is a new, pivotal and exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader to help shape York's future prosperity... Apply for this job
Service Manager - Multi Agency Child Protection Team
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead the future of multi-agency child protection in Cheshire East. Apply for this job
SEND Locality Manager
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Ready to lead and shape the future of SEND services? Apply for this job
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