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WHITEHALL
Improvement budget cut 'risks vital work'
By William Eichler | 03 January 2017
Whitehall risks undermining council-maintained schools by dramatically cutting their improvement ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council apologises for historic child abuse
By William Eichler | 16 December 2016
Lambeth LBC has apologised and paid out tens of millions of pounds after a report revealed childr...
FINANCE
Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn
By William Eichler | 16 December 2016
Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Department for Education 'must intervene earlier' in failing child protection
By Laura Sharman | 16 December 2016
The Government has been accused by MPs of being too slow to improve child protection services.
WHITEHALL
Call for earlier intervention in council schools
By William Eichler | 14 December 2016
Central government should intervene earlier and more often in local authorities when it has finan...
FINANCE
Goodbye 2016 and hello to another turbulent year
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
Heather Jameson looks back on one difficult year for local government and forward to another.
FINANCE
Care fears ahead of finance settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...
FINANCE
Joining up the broken places
By Merran McRae | 13 December 2016
Despite reducing numbers, the costs in Calderdale are escalating, with external placement costs b...
FINANCE
Lessons for outsourcing
By Simone Vibert | 13 December 2016
How can local authorities adopt a proactive approach to outsourcing children’s services? Simone V...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Brum hits back at Wilshaw 'rotten borough' attack
By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2016
Birmingham City Council has hit back at outgoing chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw,...
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