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FUNDING
Review must be beginning rather than end of reform
By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2025
No matter how good the fair funding 2.0 consultation is, and how politically problematic it may be, the failure to reform council tax is a huge omission, says Heather Jameson.
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
A new Government provides the opportunity for long-term reform
By Simon Edwards | 15 January 2024
The SEN system and the broken children’s social care residential market are the main drivers of ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NCASC: Government must make 'some difficult decisions' on children's services
By Ann McGauran | 29 November 2023
The Government must make ‘some difficult decisions’ if it is ‘not able or willing’ to provide fun...
EDUCATION
We're ready for change
By Steve Crocker | 25 January 2023
If we grasp the opportunity of reforms to the education, special educational needs and social car...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEN2: What the 2023 changes mean for local authorities
By Gareth Copeland | 17 January 2023
Moving the Special Educational Needs survey to a more detailed, person level return has significa...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
We need genuine reform of the system and extra funding
By Chris Tambini | 06 September 2022
President of the Society of County Treasurers Chris Tambini says we are not in a perfect storm, '...
EDUCATION
Keeping young people with SEN safe online
By Cllr Anita Cranmer | 17 August 2022
Buckinghamshire Council joined forces to create an educational game that teaches children and you...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Councils face record £2.4bn deficits in SEN this year
By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2022
Local authority deficits in special educational needs (SEN) have reached an ‘unmanageable’ £2.4bn...
FINANCE
'Significant inequities' in SEN funding exposed
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021
Differences of tens of millions in funding were found in areas with similar demographics, a repor...
EDUCATION
County to review its SEN services following ombudsman investigation
By Laura Sharman | 20 May 2021
Hampshire County Council has agreed to reviews its SEN services following an investigation by the...
DIGITAL
Looking at EHC plans in a post-COVID world
By Natalie Kenneison | 13 April 2021
Natalie Kenneison argues that to understand the impact of COVID and whether enough money is avail...
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