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FINANCE
Council to review governance failures
By Martin Ford | 19 April 2023
Devon CC is to embark on a governance review in a bid to tackle ‘serious, material, well-evidence...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
New ADCS chief calls for cross-government children's plan
18 April 2023
The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has reiterated hi...
OFSTED
Kent receives improvement notice for SEND failings
By Martin Ford | 06 April 2023
An improvement notice has been issued to Kent CC after it failed to turn around its special educa...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A focus on early and evidence-based SEND provision
By Halit Hulusi | 10 March 2023
Staffordshire CC is set to launch an enhanced Educational, Health Care Needs Assessment pathway t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Solving the SEND puzzle
By Steve Crocker | 07 March 2023
We must press Government to not lose sight of the key principles in the Schools White Paper if we...
EDUCATION
New SEND plan fails on 'fundamental' issues, say council leaders
By William Eichler | 02 March 2023
The Government’s new plan to help support children with special educational needs and disabilitie...
FINANCE
SEND advice service requires 'drastic' overhaul
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2023
A special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) advice service has been savaged in an indepen...
EDUCATION
'Significant weaknesses' in two-thirds of SEND services
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2022
‘Significant weaknesses’ were found in more than two-thirds of services for children with special...
EDUCATION
Leader admits SEND report was 'uncomfortable reading'
By Martin Ford | 10 November 2022
Kent CC is at risk of Government intervention following a damning indictment of its provision for...
NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE
Hope and resilience at NCAS
By Maggie Hennessy | 09 November 2022
It was heartening to see colleagues from across social care get together in Manchester after thre...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
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Director of Public Health & Wellbeing
£108,015 – £118,680 pa
Be the leader who delivers better health for every community in Dudley. Apply for this job
Head of Safeguarding Legal Services
£79,119 – £92,538
And we are reshaping our organisation to be better equipped to have the greatest impact for our community. Apply for this job
- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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