CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Bad marks for ministers

By Dave Hill | 17 May 2016

Dave Hill explains his concerns about the impact academisation could have on child safeguarding

WHITEHALL

Queen's speech 2016: Education Bill could lead to 'backdoor academisation'

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016

A new Bill unveiled in the Queen’s speech today will legislate for the academisation of all maint...

WHITEHALL

Hampshire chief to take over Torbay's failing children's services

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2016

The Government has assigned Hampshire CC’s chief executive to intervene in Torbay Council’s faili...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Somebody's sister, somebody's daughter

By Cllr David Green | 17 May 2016

Cllr David Green explains Bradford MDC’s approach to tackling child sexual exploitation and incre...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Don't cut foster care

By Kevin Williams | 17 May 2016

With adoption taking centre stage at the Queen's Speech, Kevin Williams explains why investment i...

BUSINESS

Council keeps cash as Serco fails to pay wages

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Lincolnshire CC has held back more than £1m after outsourcing giant Serco failed to pay staff wag...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Let's stop this back door manoeuvre towards academisation

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2016

After local government's lobbying success on academies, Heather Jameson explains why councils and...

BUSINESS

'We're not footing PPP bill' says defiant council

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

Edinburgh City Council has vowed ‘not to be left footing the bill’ from the public private partne...

WHITEHALL

Ofsted chief's illegal schools warning

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

Ofsted’s chief inspector has called on local authorities to ‘show vigilance and share intelligenc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Authorities must fund social care training

By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2016

Local authorities must fund the development of social care professionals, according to the Govern...

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