Skills mismatch ‘costs billions’
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.
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Home-to-school transport costs rising
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.
Young missing out on careers advice
Thousands of young people are missing out on vital careers support, the LGA has warned.
‘Make mainstream schools more inclusive’
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 …
Secondary school places crisis ‘just one year away’
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.
‘Grant entry powers to protect home educated’
The Government’s plans to introduce a compulsory register for home-educated children risk failing to protect them unless councils are given the powers to enter premises to check on them, the LGA has warned.
New measures to help vulnerable pupils
The Government has announced plans to improve the education of disadvantaged children after a report found they are falling behind at school.