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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social workers' status has suffered after 'Baby P' case

08 May 2009

Recruiting and retaining social workers is a national struggle in the wake of the ‘Baby P’ case, ...

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Lib Dems surge ahead in polls

08 May 2009

The Liberal Democrats have made gains over their political opponents ahead of the main local elec...

Councils with failing SENs face clampdown

08 May 2009

The Government is set to clampdown on councils failing to meet legal duties to children with spec...

Federation plan for schools unveiled

08 May 2009

Councils could be forced to create federations of schools to improve education standards, under g...

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Call to publish duties with chiefs' salaries

08 May 2009

Local government chiefs should publish their salary details – but only if breakdowns of their hug...

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Blears plays down rift with Brown

08 May 2009

Communities secretary, Hazel Blears, has played down talk of a rift with prime minister, Gordon B...

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Exeter steps up unitary fight

08 May 2009

Exeter City Council has renewed its battle against the Boundary Committee for England by urging r...

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Yorkshire grit

08 May 2009

Yorkshire’s cities have become more ‘economically resilient’ in the last 10 years, according to n...

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NHS case sparks fears for councils

08 May 2009

Town halls are casting a wary eye over a legal judgement enabling health secretary, Alan Johnson,...

We've two years to change warns Taylor

08 May 2009

Michael Burton reports from last week’s PPMA conference in Manchester