Education

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

More than 60 workers at 4Children have been made redundant, after the charity closed suddenly las...

WHITEHALL

Wilshaw: Councils must take responsibility for all schools

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 September 2016

The Government’s outgoing chief inspector of schools has called on local authority bosses to ‘sta...

FINANCE

LGA demands academy auditing powers

By Sam Clayden | 25 August 2016

Councils want to claw back control of school auditing responsibilities as leaders challenge White...

The scarf's the limit

10 August 2016

Education does not stop at the school gate, but one council might be taking this missive a little...

EDUCATION

'Hugely-talented' council director dies in cycling accident

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2016

A ‘hugely-talented’ council director has died after missing a turn in fog while on a cycling holi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call to review home school rules

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Luton Council will call for a review of home education regulations in a letter to the Government ...

FINANCE

Invest to save on sector-led improvement

By Heather Jameson | 26 July 2016

The Institute for Government’s report this week on public service failures raises some interestin...

WHITEHALL

Concerns raised after school funding delay confirmed

By Thomas Bridge | 26 July 2016

A long-trailed overhaul of school funding has been delayed until 2018, prompting ‘disappointment’...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

All change please

By Thomas Bridge | 20 July 2016

HS2 is not the only change hitting Birmingham in the coming years. Mark Rogers and Cllr John Clan...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Morgan's education review 'business as usual'

By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016

A new government consultation into the role of councils in education and child safeguarding has b...

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