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EDUCATION
Strike threat lifted after COSLA agrees to raise teachers' pay
By Martin Ford | 29 March 2019
The possibility of strike action by teachers has been averted after Scotland’s council leaders ba...
EDUCATION
Northamptonshire to request early years budget deadline extension
By Martin Ford | 20 March 2019
Northamptonshire CC is to miss the deadline for setting its early years block budget after U-turn...
EDUCATION
Surrey parents lose SEND budget legal battle
By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019
Surrey CC has fended off a legal challenge to its budget for children with special educational ne...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Worcestershire to transfer education services to company
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2019
Worcestershire CC is expected to give the green light to widen the scope of its children’s servic...
FINANCE
Nottinghamshire to lobby Government on SEND funding
By Martin Ford | 22 February 2019
Nottinghamshire CC is to take ‘significant concerns’ over funding for children with Special Educa...
EDUCATION
Chiefs defend councils' role in SEND provision
By Martin Ford | 12 February 2019
Chief executives have defended councils’ roles in special educational needs and disabilities (SEN...
SOCIAL CARE
Let's move away from these short-term patches to funding
By John O’ Brien | 23 January 2019
The decision in the provisional local government finance settlement to allocate the social care s...
HEALTH
Think-tank: Give councils powers of abolished DWP
By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019
Councils and their health and education partners should be handed responsibility for supporting ‘...
EDUCATION
Norfolk investment after Ombudsman criticisms
By Naomi Larsson | 16 January 2019
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) today said Norfolk CC ‘failed’ two boys with special educati...
FINANCE
Councils receive £250m 'shot in the arm' for SEND services
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2018
The Government has pledged an extra £250m to councils to spend on services for children with Spec...
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