CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Bridging the SEND gap

By Cllr Ian Edwards | 08 August 2022

Cllr Ian Edwards at London Councils welcomes the new SEND Green Paper, but he says challenges rem...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Let's de-CODE the sector

By Rebecca Davis | 03 August 2022

Rebecca Davis introduces a new network supported by employers across the UK, set to launch next m...

EDUCATION

How many hats?

By Martin Samuels | 03 August 2022

Martin Samuels considers the advantages of having one director combining the children’s services ...

FINANCE

Fair cost of care: fix or fudge?

By Natasha Curry | 03 August 2022

With implementation of fair cost of care now delayed, Natasha Curry highlights a gap between the ...

HEALTH

Doncaster's long and winding road

By Damian Allen | 03 August 2022

Mayor Ros Jones and chief executive Damian Allen reflect on Doncaster’s journey from tough town t...

FINANCE

Councils' crossroads between a rock and a hard place

By Heather Jameson | 03 August 2022

A week on from the local government employers’ pay offer and the full impact on hard-up councils ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Waiting for council issues to get an airing

By By Simon Edwards | 03 August 2022

Local government has hardly featured in the initial debates of the Conservative leadership contes...

FINANCE

Wrestling with uncertainty on budget setting

By Adele Taylor | 03 August 2022

Adele Taylor says one key question for the Conservative leadership contenders is: ‘When will you ...

HEALTH

'Cakeism' still seems the solution de jour

By Ben Page | 03 August 2022

Strategic hard choices are ones that most Conservatives – but also many voters at large – are hap...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Empowering communities – what works and why it matters

By Graham Duxbury | 01 August 2022

A report published in Groundwork’s 40th year sets out what works in helping to empower communitie...

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Head of Change

Upto £80,468

This role will Lead and manage large-scale transformation projects across the council. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Repairs & Maintenance

Up to £130,000

We are working with Lampton Services, a company wholly owned by the Borough of Hounslow Apply for this job

Lampton Group

Assistant Director of Operations, Adult Social Care

£95,400 - £106,008

As a highly credible and skilled practitioner, you will have considerable experience of leading and delivering adult services Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Change

Upto £80,468

This role will Lead and manage large-scale transformation projects across the council. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Repairs & Maintenance

Up to £130,000

We are working with Lampton Services, a company wholly owned by the Borough of Hounslow Apply for this job

Lampton Group

Assistant Director of Operations, Adult Social Care

£95,400 - £106,008

As a highly credible and skilled practitioner, you will have considerable experience of leading and delivering adult services Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council