CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Why early help services are essential

By Nancy Meehan | 29 August 2022

A pioneering improvement plan and focus on early intervention earned Torbay’s children’s services...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Boosting children's future life chances

By Steve Crocker | 29 August 2022

There has been virtually no change in the disadvantage gap at GCSE level over the past 20 years. ...

CENTRE FOR CITIES

New PM must turn levelling up commitments into action

By Andrew Carter | 29 August 2022

Next month’s successful candidate should use their first speech as Prime Minister to recommit to ...

SCOTLAND

Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul

By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022

Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul p...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Ritchie to chair 'critical friend' board

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2022

An ex-Newcastle City Council chief executive has been appointed to chair an independent board tha...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Liz Truss pledges to take £13bn from NHS for social care

24 August 2022

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has vowed to put billions of pounds earmarked for deali...

WHITEHALL

Leadership candidates both pledge to protect green belt

By Chris Mahony | 18 August 2022

The final two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership’s race have pledged to either revie...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Nandy gets Gove-aid

17 August 2022

With the Conservative leadership contest dominating the news, Diary has been thinking about the p...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Oflog bandwagon rolls

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2022

Large-scale drive begins for local government office despite current squeeze on civil service rec...

FINANCE

We need to resist the creep of pork barrel politics

By Jessica Studdert | 16 August 2022

The 'creep of increasingly overt pork barrel politics into our winner-takes-all electoral system ...

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Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Strategic Director Economy, Innovation and Growth

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Gateshead Council

Strategic Director Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

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Gateshead Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Strategic Director Economy, Innovation and Growth

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council

Strategic Director Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council