CHILDREN'S SERVICES

New funding: A helping hand for care leavers

By Cllr Richard Kemp | 12 March 2024

The Care Leavers’ Programme provides a backbone of support for young adults and the benefits will trickle back into our neighbourhoods, says Cllr Richard Kemp CBE.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The next step for children's services

By Dominic Luscombe | 08 January 2024

Dominic Luscombe asks if the new Data Strategy and Children’s Social Care reform strategy are opp...

FINANCE

National children's placement strategy required to remove 'profiteering'

By Ann McGauran | 13 December 2023

The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has called for a national pl...

SOCIAL CARE

Scots make bumpy start – but will England follow the plan?

By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2023

As the relationship between Scottish councils, unions and Holyrood ministers remains tense as the...

RECRUITMENT

Leadership: reflections from NCAS

05 December 2023

Nik Shah, Helen Alwell and Chris Barrow outline why identifying and supporting good leadership is...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No quick fix as challenges grow

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023

Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination...

SOCIAL CARE

The three keys to delivering intermediate care

By Sarah McClinton | 04 December 2023

Following on from the success of the recent National Children and Adult Services Conference, Sara...

SOCIAL CARE

Stories change the world and social care needs a better story

By Anna Severwright | 01 December 2023

A meeting at NCASC was a start of action to build a better story for social care that will make i...

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE

NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling co...

SOCIAL CARE

Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

NCASC: Sector 'slow in making strong case to Treasury for social care cash'

By Ann McGauran | 29 November 2023

The sector has been slow in making a robust case for social care  funding from the Treasury, says...

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Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

£101,916 & benefits

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Southend-on-Sea City Council

Social Enterprise Manager - WMF1260e

Grade 17 £53,775 - £55,963

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Safe and Strong Communities team. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Service Corporate Parenting

Salary £75,445 & benefits (plus Market Supplement)

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