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WHITEHALL
Queen's speech 2016: Education Bill could lead to 'backdoor academisation'
By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016
A new Bill unveiled in the Queen’s speech today will legislate for the academisation of all maint...
WHITEHALL
Hampshire chief to take over Torbay's failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016
The Government has assigned Hampshire CC’s chief executive to intervene in Torbay Council’s faili...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Somebody's sister, somebody's daughter
By Cllr David Green | 17 May 2016
Cllr David Green explains Bradford MDC’s approach to tackling child sexual exploitation and incre...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Don't cut foster care
By Kevin Williams | 17 May 2016
With adoption taking centre stage at the Queen's Speech, Kevin Williams explains why investment i...
BUSINESS
'We're not footing PPP bill' says defiant council
By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016
Edinburgh City Council has vowed ‘not to be left footing the bill’ from the public private partne...
WHITEHALL
Ofsted chief's illegal schools warning
By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016
Ofsted’s chief inspector has called on local authorities to ‘show vigilance and share intelligenc...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Authorities must fund social care training
By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2016
Local authorities must fund the development of social care professionals, according to the Govern...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016
An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...
WHITEHALL
Outstanding schools 'still at risk' of forced academisation
By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2016
High-performing local authority schools could still be pushed into academisation despite the educ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
A local response to child sexual exploitation
By Adele Gladman | 10 May 2016
Reflecting on the historic child abuse in Rotherham, Adele Gladman explains how local government ...
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