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Pursuing AI without a large language model
AI

Pursuing AI without a large language model

By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2025

Councils remain eager to grasp the opportunities offered by AI, but a recognised lack of knowledge remains a worry and the sector also remains in need of capturing the collective knowledge authorit...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation, Reform and devolution

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2025

Change is rippling through local government, from structural reform and new combined authorities,...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Navigating place-based decarbonisation

By Paul Marinko | 02 July 2025

In a rapidly changing world and a sector consumed with financial pressures and local government r...

REORGANISATION

Delivering innovative services and reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 30 April 2025

In an epoch-defining moment for local government, will reorganisation turbo charge innovation or ...

REORGANISATION

Reforming and transforming

By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2025

As councils rush towards reorganisation, what are the lessons from past redesigns? Heather Jameso...

LEADERSHIP

The changing face of leadership

By Paul Marinko | 29 January 2025

As local government enters a period which is likely to create great change within the sector, wha...

AI

Fearing to tread but longing to learn

By Paul Marinko | 15 January 2025

A delicate balance between worries over risks and excitement at possibilities is shaping local go...

FINANCE

Local government: a case of Budget blues or burdens?

By Paul Marinko | 18 December 2024

With Labour now over the hurdle of its first Budget, local government has plenty to contemplate a...

SEND

Putting the children first

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

As part of the National Audit Office (NAO)’s study into Governmental support for children with sp...

WHITEHALL

What lies ahead for local government?

By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2024

With council coffers looking decidedly unhealthy, The MJ and Norse Group brought together senior ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

An uplifting social alliance

By Mark Whitehead | 26 March 2024

Young people with learning disabilities want to work, but more supported internships are needed. ...

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Educational Psychologist

£45,586-£61,664

Join Our Values-Driven Psychology Service in Sandwell as an Educational and Child Psychologist Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Newcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Senior Highways Engineer

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