Children’s Minister Vicky Ford has written to councils and other partners, setting out the Government’s plans to ensure support can continue to be provided to children and young people with SEND following the closure of the UK’s schools.
One of my most memorable experiences as Leader of Telford & Wrekin Council happened just a few weeks ago.
Six million people in England risk being without a job or in work they are over-qualified for by 2030, new research for the LGA suggests.
Unsustainable costs and demand pressures are set to push councils’ bill for providing free home-to-school transport to £1.2 billion a year by 2024, new analysis reveals.
Thousands of young people are missing out on vital careers support, the LGA has warned.
This comes after the Government announced an extra £700 million for supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Spending Round, and launched a …
Thousands of desperately needed new secondary school places have now been created by councils but parents and children still face the prospect of missing out on a place as early as next year, analysis by the LGA warns.