Youth carers feeling lonely and stressed over the Christmas period
LGA RESPONDS TO ACTION FOR CHILDREN REPORT ON YOUTH CARERS Responding to an Action for Children report on youth carers feeling lonely and stressed over…
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THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE MISSING OUT ON VITAL CAREERS SUPPORT
School pupils and college students will miss out on a government programme designed to prepare children for life after school or higher education, councils warn…
Ofsted voice concerns that an increasing number of families of children with complex needs are being encouraged to educate their children at home
LGA RESPONDS TO OFSTED REPORT ON HOME EDUCATION Responding to a report by Ofsted on their concerns families of children with special educational needs are…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN REPORT ON EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLANS
Today, Friday 4 October, the local government ombudsman published a report on the quality of services for #SEND (special educational needs and disabilities). The coverage…
Children’s Commissioner launches children’s manifesto
Responding to the Children’s Commissioner launching a children’s manifesto calling on political parties to back six pledges to transform life chances for kids, Cllr Judith…
Children’s Commissioner launches children’s manifesto calling on political parties to back six pledges to transform life chances for kids
LGA RESPONDS TO CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER’S MANIFESTO Responding to the Children’s Commissioner launching a children’s manifesto calling on political parties to back six pledges to transform…
GIVE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT PUPILS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Mainstream schools should be incentivised to take in more children with special needs, to ensure the country offers a more inclusive education system, say councils.…
With two-thirds of secondary schools now academies councils have no powers to open more secondary schools or direct academies to expand
COUNCILS BOOST SCHOOL PLACES BUT SECONDARY CRISIS LOOMS NEXT YEAR Thousands of desperately needed new secondary school places have now been created by councils but parents…
DEVOLVE POWERS AND FUNDING TO GET MORE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO WORK, LGA SAYS AS NEET NUMBERS RISE
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK has risen by almost 30,000 over the last three months, new…
#BleakHouses CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN
LGA RESPONDS TO CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN Responding to a report by the Children’s Commissioner, “Bleak Houses”, the Local Government Association’s Housing spokesman,…