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Increasing number of Coventry children not in school 17/04/2024 A growing number of children in Coventry are not going to primary school due to their parents' reluctance to accept places that have been offered.
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IFS: £2.5bn Sure Start delivered ‘substantial benefits’ 09/04/2024 Children eligible for free school meals who grew up near a Sure Start centre performed up to three grades better at GCSEs than those further away, IFS finds.
Essex council agrees to rethink alternative education changes 04/04/2024 Essex CC agrees to investigate why changes to its alternative education provision for children who are unable to attend school have not improved the service.
Union criticises Government’s ‘shameful’ SEND support 04/04/2024 Teachers and support staff are ‘losing faith’ in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system due to inadequate resources, a union has warned.
Bristol SEND services get £54m bailout 25/03/2024 Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in Bristol are to receive a nearly £54m bailout, the Government has confirmed.
Young carers penalised by unfair ‘21 hour rule’ 18/03/2024 Young carers who are dependent on Government support are unfairly penalised by the benefits system, a coalition of civil society organisations says.
Budget: Boost for preventative services 06/03/2024 Funding for preventative services has been announced as part of the Spring Budget in an attempt to relieve local government’s demand pressures.
Absence fines without tackling causes 'will not work' 29/02/2024 Plans to boost school attendance do not address the wider factors that contribute to persistent absence, a think-tank and council bosses have warned.
Over 10,000 children missing from education system 22/02/2024 Local authorities in England have no idea what has happened to over 10,000 children who have left state education.
Sharp increase in home schooling, survey shows 16/02/2024 A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home.
School leaders call for Ofsted exemption due to RAAC 07/02/2024 School leaders have called for all schools impacted by the dangerous concrete scandal to be exempt from Ofsted inspections until they are ‘fully operational’.
New £4.9m bonus scheme amid childcare expansion concerns 02/02/2024 The Government has launched a recruitment drive ahead of its free childcare expansion, but a major early years organisation has warned it will do little to boost staff numbers before rollout.
Children with SEND impacted by psychologist shortage 31/01/2024 The lives of children with SEND are being negatively affected by the shortage of educational psychologists, the local government ombudsman has warned.
Divided education system ‘unsustainable’, think tank warns 30/01/2024 An education system divided between academies and council-maintained schools has become ‘undesirable and unsustainable’, according to an education think tank.
Schools face ‘impossible choices’ as demand drops 29/01/2024 Falling demand for school places across London will have major implications for the future of education provision in the capital, a new report says.
North Northants fined £1,500 after girl misses school 26/01/2024 The leader of North Northamptonshire Council has apologised to the family of a girl who missed part of her education because of her health.
Devon and Torbay devolution deal announced 25/01/2024 Devon County Council and Torbay Council are set to enter a level 2 devolution deal with the Government.
Pupils leaving RAAC schools, heads warn 25/01/2024 Students are increasingly being taken out of schools that are affected by a crumbly form of concrete, headteachers have warned.
Council concerned about Dyson’s £6m school donation 23/01/2024 Wiltshire Council has raised concerns about the impact of a £6m donation to a local school by billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson.
Schools blunder to cost council £60m 18/01/2024 A report has found that Renfrewshire Council, whose ‘gross incompetence’ left a community short of hundreds of school places, has again failed to be transparent with residents on school provision.
New £1.5m package to support school leaders launched 15/01/2024 The Government has announced a new £1.5m package to help support the mental health and wellbeing of school and college leaders.
Council slammed over complaints response 11/01/2024 A watchdog has been ‘compelled’ to publicly highlight Bury Council’s failures after the authority took too long to remedy complaints.
Labour outlines plans to boost attendance 09/01/2024 Local authorities would be required to keep a register of all children not in school under a Labour government, the shadow education secretary announced today.
Nine million adults lack essential skills 03/01/2024 Nine million adults lack essential skills with skill level disparities within local areas far exceeding those between local and combined authorities.
Half of teachers work with homeless children 22/12/2023 The ‘nightmare of child homelessness’ is damaging children’s education as they suffer exhaustion, hunger and poor mental health, Shelter has warned.
Unions call for school inspections to be suspended 21/12/2023 School inspections must be suspended until Ofsted implements recommendations to reform the system following the death of head teacher Ruth Perry, unions say.
Oxfordshire publishes SEND ‘action plan’ 19/12/2023 Oxfordshire County Council has published an ‘action plan’ for improving care for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
£450k to kick-start library transformation 30/11/2023 A Manchester library has been awarded £453,964 to transform its Grade II Listed building and preserve its historic collections.
'Critical' to maintain progress, Dundee told 30/11/2023 A finance watchdog has said Dundee City Council is ‘well-run’ but ‘long-standing difficulties remain’ to be tackled in its improvement journey.
Blackpool Council welcomes new £65m campus plan 29/11/2023 A plan for a multi-million-pound campus in Blackpool has been submitted, in what the council has described as a ‘game changing’ addition to the town centre.
Plan for schools needs local government ‘at its heart’ 29/11/2023 England’s children’s services chiefs have set out a future vision to fix an ‘incoherent and fragmented’ education system.
School support staff paying for pupils’ essentials 24/11/2023 The cost-of-living crisis is forcing school support staff to use their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, union reveals.
MPs slam ‘beyond unacceptable’ condition of schools 20/11/2023 Thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildings, with MPs ‘extremely concerned’ about the Department for Education’s understanding of the risks, a new report says.
Councils hit by improvement notices 20/11/2023 Oldham MBC and Oxfordshire CC have received improvement notices for their services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Public support more focus on poor health causes 02/10/2023 The Government should invest more in public health to address the roots of poor health, according to a poll for the charity Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
One in 20 children sleeping on the floor, survey finds 29/09/2023 More than a million British children may be sleeping on the floor or having to share beds, a children’s charity has found.
MPs call for SEND support to tackle school absences 27/09/2023 MPs have called for more support for pupils with special educational needs (SEND) to tackle school absences and a consistent approach to the issuing of fines.
Unions call for £4bn investment in school estate 26/09/2023 In response to the RAAC crisis, trade unions have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him to invest £4.4bn per year to improve the school estate.
Councils ‘wasted’ £46m on SEND tribunals 26/09/2023 Councils ‘wasted’ £46m on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunals in 2021-22, economists have reported.
Over 900 children in Stockport receive free school meals 20/09/2023 Over 900 children in Stockport are being provided with free school meals thanks to a council-run scheme.
Ministers fear public building disruption after school closures 07/09/2023 Some ministers fear disruption and huge costs if public buildings with RAAC are held to the standards the Department for Education set by closing schools.
Why we should be concerned with the SEN2 survey 05/09/2023 Gareth Copeland, education consultant, OLM Systems, looks at the SEN2 survey and argues there is a disconnect with what really counts.
Surge in upheld SEND complaints 04/09/2023 A growing number of complaints involving special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision and education, health and care (EHC) plans are being upheld by the local government ombudsman.
County leaders call for ‘adult education revolution’ 04/09/2023 County council leaders have urged the Government to ‘fast track’ devolution deals to help boost the number of people taking part in adult education.
Council to compensate family over missed schooling 24/08/2023 Leeds City Council has been ordered to pay £1,500 to a mother whose child could not attend school for 18 months because of delays to an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan.
Three schools closed over safety concerns 24/08/2023 Three schools in England built by the same contractors have been advised not to reopen their buildings ahead of the new school year because of ‘structural irregularities’.
Seven new special free schools announced 23/08/2023 Seven new special free schools are set to open amid a critical shortage of places for pupils with special educational needs, the Government has announced.
Children referred to social services twice as likely to fail GCSEs 22/08/2023 Children who have been referred to social care are twice as likely to fail an English or Maths GCSE than their classmates, a children’s charity has found.
Government to install 100 chess tables 22/08/2023 One hundred new chess tables are set to be installed in public spaces across England as part of a £1m package, the Government has announced.
New ‘Brit School for the north’ gets go-ahead 21/08/2023 The Government has approved plans for a new Brit School in Bradford, based on the renowned creative college in south London.
Virtual school service risks becoming ‘victim of own success’ 15/08/2023 County council leaders have praised virtual schools as ‘education’s hidden asset’ but called on the Government to provide them with additional resources.
Thousands of education workers vote to strike in Scotland 07/08/2023 Thousands of workers in education and early years services across 10 local authority areas in Scotland have voted to go on strike.
20,000 vulnerable children taught in unregistered settings 07/08/2023 Tens of thousands of children are being taught in unregistered settings, some of which do not meet safeguarding standards and one which had a firearm on site.
LGA: council-maintained schools outperforming academies 03/08/2023 Schools that are still maintained by local authorities receive better Ofsted outcomes than schools that have become academies, according to new research.
Third of children in care face exclusion 27/07/2023 Pupils who have a history of receiving social care or support from special educational needs services are much more likely to be excluded, UCL study reveals.
Education and children's services top complaints to Ombudsman 26/07/2023 The Ombudsman’s annual complaints statistics have revealed education and children’s services as the key areas of concern, making up a quarter of the workload.
Free childcare funding formula published 21/07/2023 The expansion of free childcare in England is set to be backed by ‘fair funding for all age groups’, the Government has announced.
London boroughs call for more powers to oversee in-year school admissions 19/07/2023 Pupils who change schools during term-time run the risk of missing out on education because of a complex in-year admissions system, London boroughs warn.
Government backtracks on ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes 17/07/2023 The Department for Education (DfE) has scrapped its plans to end funding for adult education courses that are not directly linked to employment outcomes.
Investigation reveals complaints backlog in Kent 06/07/2023 Kent County Council has a backlog of 170 unanswered children’s services and education complaints, an investigation has revealed.
Children with special needs support plan has more than doubled 21/06/2023 The number of children with a special needs support plan has more than doubled in the last eight, according to council leaders.
Nine councils to receive £10m for traveller sites 16/06/2023 The Government has announced a £10m cash package to improve sites for travellers and give the communities easier access to healthcare and education.
Water shortages in East Sussex force school closures 14/06/2023 Water shortages caused by the hot weather have forced two schools in East Sussex to close.
MPs warn of 'lost decade' for disadvantaged pupils 07/06/2023 The educational gap between disadvantaged pupils and others could take a decade to return to pre-pandemic levels, MPs warn.
COVID impacted GCSE success rate for poorer children 26/05/2023 Children whose families used food banks during the COVID pandemic did worse at their GCSEs than expected, according to a study.
Bristol council faces bankruptcy 25/05/2023 Bristol City Council has been warned it must take urgent action to avoid bankruptcy over the spiralling cost of special educational needs and disabilities.
Hundreds of children in care missing school 25/05/2023 Hundreds of children in care are missing school and not receiving any kind of education, according to new research.
Council chiefs welcome £165m skills fund 25/05/2023 Local authority leaders have welcomed the launch of a £165m skills fund but say councils should be given more powers to help people into employment.
Union calls for information on state of school buildings 23/05/2023 Local government union Unison has backed a Labour demand that information on the state of school buildings must be published.
Over £450m to improve school estate announced 22/05/2023 School buildings across the country are set to receive a share of over £450m of funding to help improve their condition.
Embracing the local library 17/05/2023 Libraries play an important role in communities. Isobel Hunter, chief executive, Libraries Connected, argues that councils should promote their benefits more.
MP calls for home schooled children to be registered 16/05/2023 Parliament is facing a call for a new law saying councils must log information on home-schooled children in their areas.
Greater Manchester unveils skills devolution plan 15/05/2023 The shape of skills devolution in the trailblazer devolution deals has been outlined by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
Poor quality housing barrier to school attendance 15/05/2023 A rising number of children are absent from school because of the poor quality housing they live in, according to an educational charity.
Students offered £5,000 to study planning 12/05/2023 The Government is encouraging students to pursue a career in planning with a bursary that will cover half of their university fees.
School cuts cost pupils £5,000 each 04/05/2023 Cuts to school funding over the last decade and a half have cost pupils £5,000 each in lost education, new research reveals.
School support cuts impacting attendance, council chiefs warn 24/04/2023 Cuts in pastoral support in schools are making it harder to encourage children to return after the COVID pandemic, council leaders have told MPs.
Schools report 60% increase in safeguarding referrals 18/04/2023 Schools in England saw a 59% increase in safeguarding referrals and re-referrals made to children's services between 2020-21 and 2021-22, according to survey.
Islington Council scraps library fines 17/04/2023 Islington residents who have an overdue library book can now return it without fear of being penalized, the local authority has said.
Number of ‘severely absent’ pupils up 50% 23/03/2023 The number of children absent from school for long periods has continued to rise to record levels, according to the latest figures.
Teacher vacancies nearly double 23/03/2023 Vacancies for teachers have nearly doubled this year compared to before the COVID pandemic, according to the latest figures.
Head teacher’s death prompts call for Ofsted inspection pause 21/03/2023 Education unions have called for Ofsted inspections to be paused following the death of a head teacher who was waiting for a report on her school.
Cambridgeshire receives £49m to improve SEND provision 17/03/2023 Almost 600 school places for children with additional needs will be created in Cambridgeshire after an agreement between the council and Government.
Suffolk CC warned again about poor alternative education provision 16/03/2023 The local government ombudsman has issued another warning to Suffolk County Council to improve provision for children who can’t go to school.
Government accused of eroding local support services for children 10/03/2023 The leader of the school and college leaders’ union has accused the Government of eroding local support services for children.
Welsh council chiefs welcome free school meal extension 10/03/2023 Councils in Wales have welcomed the Welsh government’s announcement that free school meals will continue for children from lower income families over holidays.
Projects to tackle drug use given £5m boost 09/03/2023 New projects aimed at reducing drug use have been given a cash boost in the first allocation of a £5m Government grant.
Westminster City Council offers free school meals to 14,000 more children 09/03/2023 Children aged three to 14 in Westminster will be given free school meals in what the council is claiming as the most ambitious scheme of its kind in London.
Half of homeless children forced to move schools 09/03/2023 Almost half of school age children who have become homeless have been forced to move schools as a result of living in temporary homes, charity reveals.
Third of parents worried about losing their home, charity warns 08/03/2023 A third of parents are worried about losing their home because of the cost-of-living crisis, according to campaigners.
Autistic children face discrimination in care system 03/03/2023 Marginalised families with autistic children face serious problems in the health, care, and education systems, according to new research.
New SEND plan fails on ‘fundamental’ issues, council chiefs say 02/03/2023 New plan to support children with special educational needs and disabilities fails to address ‘fundamental cost and demand issues’, council chiefs say.
Council chiefs call for devolution of skills powers 24/02/2023 Local authority leaders have called for the devolution of skills budgets and powers to help them support young people into education, employment or training.
Over 200,000 children missing out on free school meals 17/02/2023 Local authority leaders have called for the introduction of an automated sign-up system in order to expand access to free school meals to 215,000 children.
Surrey council agrees to review SEND support 16/02/2023 Surrey CC has agreed to review its SEND support for children and young people following an investigation by the local government and social care ombudsman.
Teaching unions’ rejection of pay offer ‘disappointing' 16/02/2023 Local government leaders in Scotland have described the teaching unions’ rejection of their latest pay offer as ‘very disappointing’.
Scottish councils take legal advice over teacher cuts 30/01/2023 Scottish councils are taking legal advice on the SNP government’s threat to penalise them if they cut teacher numbers.

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£76,594 - £84,443 per annum

We have a unique opportunity for you to shape, influence and create a better future for Warwickshire Warwickshire

Recuriter: Warwickshire County Council

Head of Trading Standards & Community Safety

£76,594 - £84,443 per annum

It’s an exciting time to join our Trading Standards & Community Safety team. Warwickshire

Recuriter: Warwickshire County Council

Transport Development Officer OCC615931

£35,745 - £38,223 per annum

You will support senior colleagues in providing the highways and transport input to strategic development proposals. Oxfordshire

Recuriter: Oxfordshire County Council

Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager

£52194 - £55943

West Northamptonshire Council is currently seeking to appoint theProperty Strategy and Major Projects Manager into its Property Strategy and Estates team. The Property Strategy and Major Projects Manager will have the opportunity to work on an extremely d Northampton

Recuriter: West Northamptonshire Council

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