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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016

Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Trust to run Sandwell MBC's children's services

By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016

Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...

SOCIAL CARE

Norfolk issues apology to carers

05 October 2016

Norfolk CC has apologised to foster carers they have wronged after the publication of an independ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hot property

27 September 2016

Councils are rising to the challenge of boosting their local economies through joint ventures – a...

DCLG

Birmingham's time to shine?

By Paul Wheeler | 27 September 2016

Manchester has taken the limelight in recent years but do political changes mean Birmingham is no...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chief to head Reading turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016

Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...

WHITEHALL

Khan calls for more London powers

By Laura Sharman | 21 September 2016

London’s mayor has called for his city to be given more control over taxes and public services to...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Authority vows to tackle kids' services failures

By Sam Clayden | 21 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged £2m and established an improvement board in a bid to tackle ‘widespread an...

PAY

Calls for fundamental elections rethink

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2016

Electoral administrators have called for a ‘root and branch review’ of the system after back-to-b...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council pledges children's services investment ahead of damning report

By Sam Clayden | 16 September 2016

Wirral MBC has pledged to invest £2m into its children’s services after a watchdog uncovered ‘ser...

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frederica-diamanta

Transformation Director

£100,000 - £105,243 (Grade ED1), with potential market supplement dependent on experience

Premium jobThis is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future direction of the Council Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council

Team Manager

£57,770.00, Grade 13

To play a key role in delivering high quality services and meeting performance targets for field work. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Operational Director - Landlord Services

up to £135k

At Ealing, our mission is clear: we are here to serve our residents, putting their needs and aspirations at the heart of everything we do. Apply for this job

Ealing London Borough Council