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SEND

SEND spend warning

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2025

The Government will struggle to address the crisis in special educational needs and disabilities ...

EDUCATION

Education under strain: navigating systemic pressures and political choices

By Abdool Kara | 03 November 2025

Recent National Audit Office findings reveal deep-rooted challenges across England’s education sy...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

NAO: SEND reforms must tackle £2.3bn school transport squeeze

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2025

Upcoming reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system must address gro...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

NAO: Children's residential care market failing

By William Eichler | 12 September 2025

Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...

FINANCE

Council pressures have 'increased significantly', says OBR

By Dan Peters | 09 July 2025

Councils face ‘growing risks to their financial sustainability’, the UK’s official forecaster has...

PLANNING

Call for strengthening oversight of developer contributions system

By William Eichler | 06 June 2025

Weaknesses in the developer contributions system intended to fund affordable housing and local in...

IMMIGRATION

The impacts and risks of immigration and skills policies

By Oliver Lodge | 05 June 2025

Closer collaboration across Government departments and local authorities is vital to securing the...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Auditors call for action on delays to children's care cases

By William Eichler | 21 May 2025

The proportion of children who are subject to care proceedings who have had to wait over a year t...

GOVERNANCE

The importance of ensuring good governance

By Abdool Kara | 11 May 2025

Abdool Kara says: 'It’s worth considering how to achieve good governance in the challenging conte...

HOUSING

Stepping up to the housing challenge

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025

With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infr...

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