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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
No 'clever fix from centre' for failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Wilshaw: Police failings mean Rotherham abuse could be repeated
By Sam Clayden | 18 October 2016
The ‘catastrophic failings’ that put children at harm in Rotherham and Oxfordshire could be repea...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Government children's services reforms unsuccessful
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Auditors have blasted government attempts to rectify failure within children’s services, warning ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trust to run Sandwell MBC's children's services
By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2016
Sandwell MBC’s children’s service department is to be transferred to a trust despite inspectors h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chief to head Reading turnaround
By Sam Clayden | 26 September 2016
Achieving for Children chief executive Nick Whitfield has been assigned to turn around Reading Co...
WHITEHALL
Academisation could cost councils £320m
By Dan Peters | 23 September 2016
The cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies could be as high as £320m, n...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Authority vows to tackle kids' services failures
By Sam Clayden | 21 September 2016
Wirral MBC has pledged £2m and established an improvement board in a bid to tackle ‘widespread an...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council pledges children's services investment ahead of damning report
By Sam Clayden | 16 September 2016
Wirral MBC has pledged to invest £2m into its children’s services after a watchdog uncovered ‘ser...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA calls for beefed up powers on illegal schools
By James Evison | 16 September 2016
Council leaders have called for beefed up powers to enter homes and other premises as part of a c...
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