CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon facing £9m asylum funding shortfall

By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019

Croydon LBC is heading for another financial hit this year as a result of a funding shortfall to ...

LONDON COUNCILS

London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity

By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019

London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...

ENVIRONMENT

Spend 2.5% of UK's GDP on tackling climate change and air quality, say London's environment and public health directors

By Dr Tamara Djuretic | 18 September 2019

This Sunday, 22 September, is car free day. Stephen Evans and Dr Tamara Djuretic highlight London...

LONDON COUNCILS

London in skills devolution call

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2019

The capital has called on the Government to further devolve powers over skills funding.

WHITEHALL

Pilots testing 75% business rates retention to come to an end

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2019

Pilots testing 75% business rates retention will come to an end, with no new pilots planned for 2...

LONDON COUNCILS

Re-engaging business and boroughs

By Clare Coghill | 04 September 2019

The Charter for Business sets out London boroughs’ commitment to growing the city’s economy for t...

FINANCE

Fixing social care is a crucial mission for all of us

By Ray Puddifoot | 21 August 2019

A new analysis by London Councils shows the capital’s adult social care funding situation is ‘sim...

HEALTH

Improved efficiency saves hundreds of millions

By Naomi Larsson | 21 August 2019

London boroughs have saved almost half a billion pounds in adult social care by improving efficie...

LONDON COUNCILS

He's going by the book

06 August 2019

Based on years of reading council reports, Diary never previously associated local government wit...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No time to waste in boosting early intervention

By Nickie Aiken | 22 July 2019

Cllr Nickie Aiken says early intervention programmes across London are creating higher quality, r...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

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North Yorkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council