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HOUSING

Balancing need with investment

By Angela Holden | 24 July 2025

Angela Holden previews the findings of a new report from the Regulator of Social Housing and sets...

FINANCE

Central government must ease its grip

By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025

Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting children front and centre

By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025

The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...

REORGANISATION

And those against?

By Cllr Steve Pitt | 23 July 2025

Cllr Steve Pitt makes a firm case for local authorities such as Portsmouth City Council to be lef...

REORGANISATION

The politics of process

By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 July 2025

Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...

REORGANISATION

Change without design is a dangerous thing.

By Catherine Howe | 23 July 2025

If we want to create a more human, prevention-focused state which makes the best use of technolog...

COUNCIL TAX

Labour must bite the bullet on a property tax

By Ben Page | 22 July 2025

Ben Page says that for years, politicians have shied away from the challenge of council tax refor...

HOUSING

Let's start with a housing-first approach to welfare

By Mo Baines | 22 July 2025

Unlike health-related prevention strategies which take decades to materialise, the rapid expansio...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Economic development needs to be a central driver of reorganisation

By Caroline Green | 22 July 2025

Reorganisation is a rare chance to realign governance with how economies actually function, says ...

FINANCE

Getting audit back on track

By Rob Powell | 22 July 2025

The Government's reset and recovery strategy, along with associated backlog dates, have helped ge...

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Director of Education

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Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Education

£111,136 –£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive

£148,775 - £159,480

Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)

£104,196 (plus pay award pending)

You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job

Swindon Borough Council

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