Title
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Solving the SEND puzzle
By Steve Crocker | 07 March 2023
We must press Government to not lose sight of the key principles in the Schools White Paper if we...
FINANCE
Councils should become primary provider of childcare, survey finds
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2023
Councils should become the primary provider of state-subsidised childcare designed to get parents...
OFSTED
Herefordshire Council to retain control of children's services
By William Eichler | 02 March 2023
Herefordshire Council will have to demonstrate it can make improvements in order to keep control ...
EDUCATION
New SEND plan fails on 'fundamental' issues, say council leaders
By William Eichler | 02 March 2023
The Government’s new plan to help support children with special educational needs and disabilitie...
WHITEHALL
Braverman lobbied over asylum placement warning
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2023
Sector figures have held talks with the home secretary over Whitehall’s asylum policy weeks after...
WHITEHALL
Children's social worker numbers drop for first time since 2017
By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2023
The Government has been urged to act after official figures showed the number of children’s socia...
FINANCE
Questions raised over social care spending
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023
A report from the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acco...
LEGISLATION
Government rejects levelling up mission on child poverty
21 February 2023
A Lords’ amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill requiring a clear mission on child p...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Councils urged to develop stronger DCS succession planning
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2023
Councils have been urged to develop stronger succession plans for key children’s services roles a...
FINANCE
Warning over reserves at Shropshire
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023
Officers at Shropshire Council have raised concerns about reserve levels if the authority’s predi...
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