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EDUCATION
'Let top authorities form MATs'
By Sam Clayden | 21 June 2016
High-performing local authorities should not be cut out of forming multi-academy trusts (MAT), tw...
EDUCATION
Locking out council expertise from schools?
By John O’Brien | 21 June 2016
John O'Brien says local government must ensure improvement in education, no matter who is respons...
FINANCE
A better result for health?
By Sam Clayden | 21 June 2016
With health and social care integration high on the local government agenda, Dan Peters and Sam C...
SOCIAL CARE
A focus on social workers
By Chris Squire | 15 June 2016
After inspectors rated Somerset’s children’s services ‘inadequate’, the county council focused it...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Shift to trusts predicted amid Sandwell move
15 June 2016
The Government is actively encouraging councils to consider alternative delivery models for their...
WHITEHALL
Ofqual chair's move to Ofsted raises 'impartiality' questions
By Sam Clayden | 14 June 2016
Teachers' unions have blasted the appointment of Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman as the next Ofsted ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Proposed law 'could strip councils of children's social care'
By William Eichler | 14 June 2016
Hundreds of local authority duties to young people could be removed as the Government seeks to ‘r...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Missed opportunities' in baby's death
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 June 2016
Newcastle City Council has admitted there were ‘missed opportunities’ in the wake of a review int...
WHITEHALL
Trust option on the table for Sandwell
By William Eichler | 10 June 2016
Children’s social care services at Sandwell MBC could be transferred to a voluntary trust after t...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Tackling FGM on the front line
By Javed Khan | 07 June 2016
Local government is seen as crucial to tackling female genital mutilation. Javed Khan explains ho...
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