OFSTED

Commissioner appointed to oversee council's inadequate children's services

By William Eichler | 27 August 2019

The Government has appointed a commissioner to improve Medway Council’s children’s services after...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

New directors add to improvement pace

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2019

Croydon LBC’s new executive director and director of early help and children’s social care have q...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's care in Northamptonshire remains inadequate

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2019

Children’s social care in Northamptonshire has failed to improve on its inadequate Ofsted rating ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Improvements for Worcestershire children's services

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 July 2019

Worcestershire CC’s children’s services have improved since they were rated inadequate three year...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Government: Brum no longer requires children's commissioner

By Naomi Larsson | 23 July 2019

Birmingham City Council no longer requires a Government-appointed commissioner to run its childre...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services progress 'slow and uneven'

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Ofsted has described the progress of Reading BC to improve its children’s services as ‘slow, unev...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

ADCS conference: More councils improve Ofsted ratings after regime change

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2019

A greater number of councils are receiving better Ofsted ratings for their children’s services af...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

High needs kids: which councils are best?

By Leo Jones | 02 July 2019

The system for children with special educational needs is not working. Leo Jones argues that no-o...

NEW LOCAL

Put communities in charge of public service inspection

By Adam Lent | 02 July 2019

Adam Lent considers the merits of ‘replacing inspectors swooping in and out every few years’ with...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Improvement notice handed to Hull children's services

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2019

Hull City Council children’s services have been issued with an improvement notice from the Depart...

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Practice Leader - Care team

£52,584 - £55,620

We are seeking for an experienced social worker who is a dynamic leader and is keen to develop their career in management. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Social Care Team Manager

Band I SCP 44-47 (£53,885 - £57,195 per annum)

If you are an experienced Social Worker registered with Social Work England Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Deputy Monitoring Officer

£53,898 to £54,995 (pay award pending) plus Deputy Returning Officer & optional

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North Warwickshire Borough Council