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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
High Court rejects call for judicial review on SEND spending
By Paul Marinko | 08 October 2019
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from families seeking a judicial review to the Gov...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Louise Goldsmith quits as leader of West Sussex
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2019
She said her nine-year term in office had been ‘a huge honour, privilege, responsibility and comm...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Nine in 10 complaints about SEND provision upheld by Ombudsman
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2019
The Ombudsman is receiving more complaints about education, health and care plans (EHCP) than eve...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The war against County Lines
By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019
Paul Marinko looks at how local authorities are tackling the scourge of County Lines – and finds...
OFSTED
Council has more to do to improve children's services
By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019
Ofsted has said there is still more for Gloucestershire CC to do to improve its children’s services.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Croydon facing £9m asylum funding shortfall
By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019
Croydon LBC is heading for another financial hit this year as a result of a funding shortfall to ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Northants commissioner quits
By Martin Ford | 26 September 2019
The commissioner appointed to oversee children’s services at Northamptonshire CC has resigned.
WHITEHALL
70% decrease in youth services funding
By William Eichler | 25 September 2019
Local youth services have been hit by a nearly 70% decrease in funding in a decade, young people'...
LONDON COUNCILS
London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity
By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019
London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...
LEGAL
Named person scheme dropped
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019
A mandatory named person scheme for every child in Scotland – underpinned by law – will not now h...
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