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SEND

Saving SEND

By Cllr Arooj Shah | 05 February 2025

The root causes of the crisis in SEND are systemic, and any attempts to improve outcomes will fai...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Building a brighter future for our children

By Andy Smith | 16 January 2025

Child poverty, a sector wide recruitment and retention crisis, and a ‘broken’ SEND system could f...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Special educational needs statutory override is 'abomination'

By Martin Ford | 09 January 2025

Accountancy alone will not be enough to end the ‘abomination’ of statutory overrides for special ...

SEND

SEN expansion could be costly - IFS

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025

The Government’s long-term desire to expand special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstre...

SEND

Bumper profits for SEN private providers

By Paul Marinko | 02 January 2025

Revenue at privately-run special schools has reportedly soared as councils continue to battle to ...

POLITICS

Starmer 'acutely aware' of SEND risk

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‘acutely aware’ that demand and market failure across special educ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Stick to the long-term, Sir Keir

By Michael Burton | 11 December 2024

While unforeseen events can knock a new government off course, ministers need to ensure they keep...

FUNDING

A lot more to come from the NAO in 2025

By Abdool Kara | 11 December 2024

Abdool Kara says the National Audit Office continued to perform its public duty of supporting acc...

SEND

No more SEND deficit agreements

By Martin Ford | 10 December 2024

The Government will not strike any more safety valve agreements for councils with financial defic...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Continuing to help young people into adulthood

By Deborah Crossan Managing Director – Children, Families and Education, IMPOWER Consulting | 03 December 2024

'IMPOWER's work with local authorities has led to children and young people being better prepared...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Regulation and Sustainability

LGE02 - £65,211

Could you be the leader shaping the future of regulation and sustainability in North East Lincolnshire? Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Finance & Resources

£108,222 plus £3,500 car allowance and generous benefits package

As Managing Director, I’m delighted that you’re exploring this opportunity at such a pivotal moment in our organisation’s journey. Apply for this job

YPO

Assistant Director – Youth and Communities

£88,225 - £105,726

This is early help in its truest sense, and we’re looking for a leader to shape this vision and make it a reality. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

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