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FINANCE
SEND funding boost of £280m announced
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2021
Councils will receive £280m to create new school places for pupils with special educational needs...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Somerset MP urges county to up SEN spend
By Mark Conrad | 08 April 2021
A Somerset MP has urged the county council to find £2.4m from existing coffers to settle a two-ye...
OFSTED
Boarding home closures prompt council response
By Mark Conrad | 30 March 2021
Councils have been called on to help accommodate children with special educational needs after tw...
WHITEHALL
Five councils strike bailout deals with government over SEND
By Dan Peters | 22 March 2021
Five councils have struck deals worth at least £100m that will allow them to wipe out their massi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Coming up for air – what councils need to think about
By John Fowler | 17 March 2021
John Fowler looks at the range of ways in which councils can help children and young people recov...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts over SEND grant deficit
By EXCLUSIVE By Dan Peters | 17 February 2021
Councils are facing renewed pressure from the Department for Education (DfE) to make cuts to brin...
FINANCE
Government stop-gap on SEND deficits
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020
Treasurers have welcomed a second government attempt to deal with spiralling special educational ...
OFSTED
Ofsted warns of COVID impact on SEND support
By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020
The pandemic has ‘seriously affected’ support for special educational needs an disabilities (SEND...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
If Robin Hood ran our SEND services
By Colin Pettigrew | 06 October 2020
Nottinghamshire CC is one of the 11 local authorities on IMPOWER’s 2020 Index of the best perform...
SKILLS
Supporting young workers with SEND through the crisis
By Claire Cookson | 25 September 2020
Claire Cookson discusses how young people with learning disabilities have stepped into key worker...
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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