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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...

WORKFORCE

Now, supercharge your teams

By Andy Insley | 21 July 2025

Andy Insley says training 7.5 million workers in AI could supercharge local government.

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Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

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Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

up to £105,680

Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

up to £105,680

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

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

Nottinghamshire County Council

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