Education

By Cllr Roy Perry | 29 June 2016

Cllr Roy Perry explains his concerns about the new national funding system for schools and the dr...

FINANCE

Rush for school formula may result in cuts to funding

By Mark Whitehead | 29 June 2016

Schools are being rushed into planning a new funding formula aimed at distributing support more f...

WHITEHALL

Wilshaw: Poor will suffer under Whitehall's academy plans

By Sam Clayden | 23 June 2016

Schools could ‘wither on the vine’ under Whitehall’s plans to turn them all into academies – and ...

FINANCE

Council to fight Whitehall over school funding cuts

21 June 2016

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC has pledged to fight Whitehall attempts to cut school funding and redist...

'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...

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

Time to alter the image of adoption

By Cllr Roy Perry | 07 June 2016

Cllr Roy Perry says there was much to welcome in the Queen’s Speech surrounding support for child...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Let's stop this back door manoeuvre towards academisation

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2016

After local government's lobbying success on academies, Heather Jameson explains why councils and...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Back to school

By Claire Fox | 17 May 2016

After the High Court’s ruling on unauthorised school abscences, Claire Fox warns against the risi...

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