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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's commissioner adds to calls for Universal Credit pause
By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 November 2017
The children’s commissioner Anne Longfield will ask the Treasury to pause the rollout of Universa...
EDUCATION
'Vary funding as required'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 October 2017
Local authorities have been told to vary the Government’s funding formula for schools if they fee...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
£20m for sector-led kids' services
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017
The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sector's ethnicity under government scrutiny
By Mark Conrad | 10 October 2017
Councils have been warned they must ‘explain or change’ their record on ethnicity despite fresh d...
WHITEHALL
Funding review 'a priority'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017
The local government fair funding review is a priority and could be implemented by 2020/21, White...
EDUCATION
Ministers hand councils new education role
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2017
Scottish ministers have watered down plans to reduce council influence over schools.
EDUCATION
Brum praised for tackling illegal schools
By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 September 2017
Ofsted’s chief inspector has praised Birmingham City Council for working with the regulator to ta...
EDUCATION
Back to school: Give councils the powers they need
By Michael Bracey | 13 September 2017
Place-based school planning and decision-making powers are currently not strong enough, argues Mi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council slams multi-academy trusts' lack of accountability
By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 September 2017
Wakefield City Council has criticised the lack of accountability of academy trusts after an organ...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs face £94m funding gap for SEN pupils
By Sam Clayden | 01 September 2017
London boroughs are facing a ‘growing crisis’ as funding shortfalls meet increases in the numbers...
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