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EDUCATION
Education under strain: navigating systemic pressures and political choices
By Abdool Kara | 03 November 2025
Recent National Audit Office findings reveal deep-rooted challenges across England’s education system, says Abdool Kara. For local government leaders, understanding these national dynamics is key t...
EDUCATION
Minister accuses Reform council of 'Victorian era' policy
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2025
A Reform UK council leader has been accused of ‘taking our children back to the Victorian era’ by...
SEND
SEND needs bold, comprehensive reform
By Rachael Wardell | 20 October 2025
The SEND White Paper represents a critical opportunity to create a system that genuinely serves c...
DEVOLUTION
MPs should back mayors to avoid angry DINO-sores
By Mark Lloyd, RSA | 15 October 2025
Mark Lloyd argues that having promised big on decentralisation through the ‘take back control’ bi...
EDUCATION
Beyond the call of statutory duty
By James Farr | 01 October 2025
James Farr explains why combined authorities should go the extra mile to tackle the post-16 educa...
DEVOLUTION
MPs call for further skills devolution
By Martin Ford | 23 September 2025
The Government has been urged by MPs to devolve education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds to ...
SEND
SEND Reform must not be an afterthought
By Rachael Wardell | 08 September 2025
As the Government prepares to publish its schools white paper, now is the time to deliver bold, i...
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...
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...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for Government to fix 'broken' children's social care
By Ann McGauran | 10 July 2025
Urgent action is needed to fix a ‘broken’ children’s social care system and give all young people...
ANGELA RAYNER
Government set to reveal targets for performance
By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025
Plans for a fresh regime of local government targets are expected to be announced by deputy prime...
Director of Public Health
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- EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation should be last resort, says Unison boss
- Lincolnshire reorganisation poses 'destabilising' risk
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
Director of Public Health
£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses
Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job
Service Director Children’s Quality & Improvement
c.£110,000
Innovation. Community. Impact. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Communications
£80,216 - £89,556 + relocation support
The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation should be last resort, says Unison boss
- Lincolnshire reorganisation poses 'destabilising' risk
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
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