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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Recruitment and retention: Who will be left to care in the future?
By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2018
Auditors, academics, practitioners and unions are pointing to the recruitment and retention issue...
FINANCE
The MJ/LGiU finance survey: The balancing act continues
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2018
Children's services has emerged as the new biggest risk facing the sector, overtaking adult socia...
PARTNERSHIPS
Richmond and Wandsworth: The power of two
By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2018
Paul Martin speaks to Heather Jameson about Richmond upon Thames RLBC and Wandsworth LBC's shared...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services: Improving under pressure
By Sam Clayden | 06 February 2018
A recent spate of children’s services turnarounds have provided the sector with a boost. Sam Clay...
PAY
Are we being priced out?
By Sam Clayden | 31 January 2018
Public sector workers are experiencing a real-terms pay cut, while senior managers have seen thei...
DIGITAL
How digital innovation can aid new partnerships
By Sam Clayden | 31 January 2018
With council merger, combined authority and joint management plans especially active in the South...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
An alternative commissioning model
By Andrew Rome | 31 January 2018
High cost residential care for children is a major source of financial difficulties for local aut...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Rotherham: a place that needed good news
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2018
Rotherham MBC has finally achieved a positive Ofsted rating. The council is now trying to turn ar...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Norfolk CC is back on the march
By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2018
After five years as an ‘inadequate’ authority, Norfolk CC’s children’s services have seen a turna...
EUROPEAN UNION
Storm clouds gather over the sector
By Michael Burton | 16 January 2018
A wave of reports last month on the impact of Brexit on local government signals its rise on the ...
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
Heads of Service - Cared For/Care Leavers
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Caring For (Regulated Services)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Practice, Workforce and Quality Assurance (Principal Social Worker)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
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