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LEADERSHIP
New branch line shows success of focused local leadership in Oxford
By Caroline Green | 03 November 2025
Oxford's Cowley branch line project is a great example of what focused local leadership and indef...
EDUCATION
Education under strain: navigating systemic pressures and political choices
By Abdool Kara | 03 November 2025
Recent National Audit Office findings reveal deep-rooted challenges across England’s education sy...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sunderland leads UK Smart City revolution and tech growth
By Patrick Melia | 31 October 2025
Embedding connectivity infrastructure into the very fabric of urban life can ignite the condition...
DEVOLUTION
Forging the strategic planning skills that power devo
By Pooja Agrawal | 31 October 2025
The Government expects every regional body and strategic authority to prepare Spatial Development...
POLITICS
Can council working relationships survive an extreme political shift?
By Blair McPherson | 30 October 2025
Blair McPherson looks at what happens to relationships between officers and members when an extr...
FINANCE
CFOs will need to maintain professional courage for the pre-LGR budget round
By Tracy Bingham | 30 October 2025
Finance and governance workstreams will be critical to transitioning to unitary councils, managin...
INTERVENTION
Counting the cost of local government failure
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2025
Reflecting on the bailout figure announced by the Government as it unveiled plans for two new uni...
COMMUNITIES
Reimagining the local state: Power, trust and collaboration in the Community Paradigm
By Jessica Studdert | 30 October 2025
As trust in institutions declines, the local state has a unique opportunity to renew its relation...
DEVOLUTION
Fragmented councils threaten English Devolution Bill success
By Simon Goacher | 30 October 2025
Simon Goacher says the rise of Reform UK and the shortcomings of the Government’s Devolution Bill...
WORKFORCE
Attracting young talent to public sector careers
By Manny Sandhu | 29 October 2025
Manny Sandhu shares how a new pilot campaign – unveiled at the WMJobs Expo 2025 – is energising y...
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Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement
up to £105,680
Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job
Assistant Director, Children and Families
up to £105,680
Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job
Director of Assets, Environment and Economy
Up to £109,000
At Nottinghamshire County Council, we’re more than an organisation, we’re a community, inside and out. Apply for this job
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