Fewer pupils ‘creating financial risk’
Falling pupil numbers have “significant implications for the value for money of the school system”, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Improving early years education
When I first became a cabinet member, I attended the LGA’s enhanced children’s services training at Warwick and learned just how important the early years are.
Ofsted proposes fairer education inspections
Ofsted has announced proposals for fairer education inspections and new, more detailed report cards.
Part of the solution
While eagerly awaiting the local government settlement at the end of 2024, Welsh councils were yet again called on to respond to widespread damage and disruption wrought by appalling weather conditions.
Reducing inequalities in early education
Improving take-up of the early education entitlement among disadvantaged children is key to meeting the government target of 75 per cent of five-year-olds being ‘ready to learn’ by 2028.
Home schooling register confirmed
The Government has announced it will introduce a register for children not in school, following years of lobbying by the LGA.
Learning on your doorstep
Councillors have a vital advocacy role in making their local adult and community education services the best they can be.
Young people ‘missing out on full-time education’
More than a million young people in England could be missing formal full-time education, fuelled by significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding, according to a new LGA report.