Education

By Leo Jones | 26 July 2021

Leo Jones lays out the deeper challenges that need to be recognised and addressed if the SEND rev...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Catching up with lost learning

By Charlotte Ramsden | 21 July 2021

There is no national strategy to help children recover lost learning and promote emotional health...

HEALTH

Hitting the target but missing the point

07 July 2021

A report by the Institute for Government highlights the risks of a target culture - 'prioritising...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Skills devolution key to levelling up

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2021

A panel of experts brought together by the Localis think-tank discussed how to bring about econom...

Scottish council told to improve housing and education services

By Laura Sharman | 24 June 2021

Aberdeen City Council has been warned to improve its housing and education services by the public...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We must stop the Treasury tail wagging the Government dog

By Graeme McDonald | 23 June 2021

Graeme McDonald senses 'much of Whitehall has a greater understanding of our challenges than for ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government must get education right to 'level up'

By Andrew Carter | 16 June 2021

How the Government manages school catch-up policy is closely linked to the levelling up agenda, s...

PLANNING

A flexible future for workspaces and town centres

By Brendon Walsh | 08 June 2021

Brendon Walsh says that - while an increasingly hybrid approach to work will reshape our centres ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Solidarity in a climate of fear

By Claire Fox | 02 June 2021

In the aftermath of a recent religious scandal involving a schoolteacher, Claire Fox salutes the ...

EDUCATION

County to review its SEN services following ombudsman investigation

By Laura Sharman | 20 May 2021

Hampshire County Council has agreed to reviews its SEN services following an investigation by the...

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