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WELFARE
Counties will continue to deliver
By Simon Edwards | 07 December 2020
Director of the County Councils Network Simon Edwards says the next few months will be 'no easier...
WELFARE
Child vulnerability evaluated
By Deven Ghelani | 25 November 2020
Deven Ghelani looks at what more can be done to stop children from falling into crisis, and exami...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Wide-ranging' government care review 'very imminent'
By Michael Burton | 05 November 2020
Children’s minister Vicky Ford has promised that the long-awaited review into the care system is ...
WELFARE
A radical case for change to employment support
By Pawda Tjoa | 03 November 2020
Let local areas – not the Department for Work and Pensions – provide better support for people fa...
HEALTH
Youth and BAME jobs hit hardest by lockdown
By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2020
Young people, BAME workers and those on insecure contracts have lost out most as a result of the ...
WHITEHALL
£63m hardship fund was not meant to pay for free school meals
By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2020
The £63m ‘hardship fund’ ministers claim should be enough for councils to help hungry schoolkids ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Joint call for increased funding to help rough sleepers
By Martin Ford | 09 October 2020
A host of health and homelessness organisations have implored the Government to take ‘bold action...
COUNCIL TAX
Why councils should support the expansion of Fair for You
By Damon Gibbons | 22 September 2020
As part of their plans to reshape financial support for residents, councils should enter into fo...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Staring into the jobs abyss
By Ann McGauran | 22 September 2020
With the furlough scheme due to finish at the end of next month, can local government support COV...
LONDON COUNCILS
Councils warn of 'avalanche of evictions'
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020
The local government sector is braced for a deluge of homelessness following the end of the evict...
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Service Director - Education and Skills
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A pivotal role at the heart of our improvement journey. Apply for this job
Service Director - Commissioning and Partnerships
£98, 135 - £113,630
A pivotal role at the centre of our ambitions for children, young people and families across Sandwell. Apply for this job
Service Director - Direct Services
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Lead with Purpose. Transform Services. Improve Lives. Apply for this job
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