FE special needs system ‘requires shake-up’
The ‘high needs’ system for further education is not working and requires a radical shake-up, council and college leaders have said in a new report.
The ‘high needs’ system for further education is not working and requires a radical shake-up, council and college leaders have said in a new report.
Millions more people could safely and swiftly be protected against coronavirus if councils are able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution of vaccines, the LGA has said.
The LGA is urging the Government to appoint a youth minister and take emergency measures to prevent a ‘lost’ generation of young people missing out on training and jobs
A cross-party committee of MPs has called on ministers to publish a 10-year plan for social care, with detailed costings.
Reducing food waste, installing electric vehicle charge points and protecting communities against flooding are among the many ways councils are leading the national response to climate change.
Inequalities such as deprivation, low income and poor housing have always meant poorer health, reduced quality of life and early death for many people
An extra £80 million is to be invested in drug treatment services across England to give more support to offenders with drink and drug addictions, as part of an overall £148 million package to cut crime and protect people from the menace of illegal drugs.
Employers will have a greater say in the development of skills training as part of reforms to post-16 technical education set out in a new White Paper, ‘Skills for jobs’.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has urged councils to scrutinise services for children in care.
Extra funding has been announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review to help councils support people at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping during COVID-19.