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PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
Places: a call for more coterminosity
By Dr Catherine Howe | 18 March 2026
Catherine Howe asks: What if, instead of tussles over public sector reform between places and Whitehall, 'we work iteratively and together across place and the centre?'
SEND
Government announces £4bn SEND overhaul
By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026
A £4bn ‘generational’ overhaul of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support has b...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Start as you mean to go on
By Dawn Plimmer | 15 September 2025
Best Start in Life Plans could be a once in generation opportunity, argues Dawn Plimmer of Collab...
FINANCE
IFS: SEND review needs to offer long-term solution
By Joe Lepper | 12 September 2025
The forthcoming Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review needs to offer a long-te...
EDUCATION
Scottish care kids failing to attend school
By Neil Merrick | 27 August 2025
An increasing proportion of children in local authority care in Scotland are failing to attend sc...
AIR QUALITY
Making the school run safer
By Jemima Hartshorn | 11 August 2025
More than three quarters of School Streets in London are either breaking even or generating incom...
POLITICS
Lib Dems call for SEND profits cap
By William Eichler | 01 August 2025
The Lib Dems have called on the Government to cap the ‘exorbitant’ profits of private providers o...
LGA CONFERENCE
Proud to serve the sector
By Louise Gittins | 03 July 2025
Writing in LGA Conference week, newly re-elected chair Cllr Louise Gittins reflects on the Govern...
SPENDING REVIEW
Spending Review: A time for imagination and integration
By Katie Johnston | 12 June 2025
Reflecting on the Spending Review, Katie Johnson says a change of mindset is needed towards a mor...
EDUCATION
A small price to pay for support
By Cllr Anthony Okereke | 24 March 2025
A £1.5m investment in Wellbeing Hubs in schools is proving invaluable for young people in Greenwi...
SCOTLAND
'Challenging future' for Scottish councils
By Emily Twinch | 28 January 2025
Local authorities in Scotland dug into savings to close a budget gap of £759m last financial year...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
Director of Public Health & Wellbeing
£108,015 – £118,680 pa
Be the leader who delivers better health for every community in Dudley. Apply for this job
Head of Safeguarding Legal Services
£79,119 – £92,538
And we are reshaping our organisation to be better equipped to have the greatest impact for our community. Apply for this job
- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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