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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...
WHITEHALL
Grammar schools branded 'palpable tosh and nonsense'
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016
Education experts have called on politicians to heed warnings by Sir Michael Wilshaw about govern...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Liverpool's safeguarding abilities under scrutiny
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016
Liverpool City Council is the latest authority to face questions over its ability to safeguard ch...
WHITEHALL
Wilshaw: Councils must take responsibility for all schools
By Jamie Hailstone | 05 September 2016
The Government’s outgoing chief inspector of schools has called on local authority bosses to ‘sta...
FINANCE
Reading Council hits back at scathing MP letter
By Sam Clayden | 02 September 2016
A senior Reading councillor has hit back after a local MP questioned her ability to turn around t...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Going for Gold in local government
By Heather Jameson | 22 August 2016
Heather Jameson urges local government to harness the spirit of Team GB, and build pride, confide...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call to review home school rules
By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016
Luton Council will call for a review of home education regulations in a letter to the Government ...
WHITEHALL
Swale BC director to step down
27 July 2016
Swale BC director of regeneration Kathryn Carr has stepped down.
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