SEND
SEN expansion could be costly - IFS
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
The Government’s long-term desire to expand special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstream schools ‘could be costly in the short run’, a report has warned.
SEND
No more SEND deficit agreements
By Martin Ford | 10 December 2024
The Government will not strike any more safety valve agreements for councils with financial defic...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Future Forum North - North West heads list for unregulated placements
By Paul Marinko | 05 December 2024
Cheshire East Council’s interim executive director of children’s services has revealed that the N...
SEND
SEND policy is a major failure
By Cllr Kate Gregory | 18 November 2024
The present SEND system is unsustainable across the country and immediate and comprehensive refor...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits
By William Eichler | 24 October 2024
Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...
WALES
Welsh councils facing £559m budget pressure
By Paul Marinko | 11 October 2024
Welsh councils face budget pressures of around £559m next year, the sector’s umbrella organisatio...
REGENERATION
Councils work to manage impact from collapse of major contractor
By Paul Marinko | 23 September 2024
Councils across England and Wales are working to manage the impact to a string of major infrastru...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024
An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...
CLIMATE CHANGE
School sustainability: a vision to protect the planet
By Cllr John Howson | 09 July 2024
Cllr John Howson outlines the action schools in Oxfordshire, working in partnership, are taking ...
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Liverpool's free school meals success story
By Jose Bachoir | 09 July 2024
Jose Bachoir looks at a successful scheme in Liverpool for the swift delivery of funds for the fr...
EDUCATION
Levelling up progress 'glacial', think-tank says
By William Eichler | 19 June 2024
Progress on levelling up in England has been ‘glacial’ and – according to some metrics – inequali...
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£55,056 - £61,824 plus benefits and relocation support
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£113,417 to £115,863
This role will be working with the statutory DASS role and the Divisional Director of Adult Social Care. Apply for this job
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