CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Bosses pledge to improve education levels

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 September 2015

Bosses at Poole BC have pledged to work with schools to improve standards following the publicati...

BUSINESS

Government rushing exit payment cap

By Abdool Kara | 30 September 2015

Chief executive of Swale BC, Abdool Kara, argues the proposed exit payment cap has all the hallma...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Thurrock's parking mad

30 September 2015

It appears that rumours the silly season is dead – at least for another year – have been greatly ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

More foster carers needed

22 September 2015

One in four foster children move home two or more times a year, according to the charity Action f...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Slough BC cabinet approves contract to relinquish control over children's services

By Tom Bridge | 16 September 2015

Slough BC’s cabinet has signed off on a contract that will see its children’s services taken over...

FINANCE

PM criticised over transformation message

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Private companies will not solve a crisis in children’s social care, prime minister David Cameron...

WHITEHALL

An issue of control

By Mark Whitehead | 03 September 2015

Education is being prised out of the hands of local authorities, but it may have gone too far, sa...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Calls for policy shift over school local authority control

By Mark Whitehead | 03 September 2015

Councils must be given urgent new powers to control the intake of academies and free schools, loc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Don't learn the wrong lessons

By Claire Fox | 18 August 2015

Claire Fox examines the collapse of Kids Company and its impact on councils.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Who's there for the kids?

By Mark Whitehead | 18 August 2015

The closure of two important children’s charities raises questions about the voluntary sector and...

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