Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
02/06/2016 - 15:09
A study by The Key has found that delays to assessments, insufficient budgets and cuts to local authorities is hampering schools’ ability to support special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils.
01/06/2016 - 12:10
According to an investigation by the BBC, around two thousand council-run public toilets have closed in the last decade, leaving a number of regions with sparse facilities.
01/06/2016 - 12:07
Gosport Borough Council and Portsmouth City Council have requested to share senior management in a bid to make financial savings.
01/06/2016 - 12:06
A report by Centre of Cities has advised that the Northern Powerhouse will only succeed if more resources are spent on underperforming cities in the region.
31/05/2016 - 12:11
Two in three councils across England are failing to embrace the Social Value Act and consider social value in their procurement and commissioning, according to Social Enterprise UK.
31/05/2016 - 12:07
Some mental health services across England are failing children with life-threatening conditions, according to data collected by the Children’s Commissioner.
31/05/2016 - 12:05
The criminal justice system is overstretched and ‘close to breaking point’, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
31/05/2016 - 12:03
The Cabinet Office has launched a consultation to identify and boost social mobility in workplaces across the UK.
27/05/2016 - 16:19
New figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have reported that hospital admissions from smoking are increasing.
27/05/2016 - 16:12
Experts in the field of council recycling have rejected recent reports recommending changes to the way waste is collected.
27/05/2016 - 09:14
80 per cent of local authorities have cut funding for school and college transport programmes since 2010, a new report claims.
27/05/2016 - 09:13
56 per cent of local authority chief executives are anticipating that some authorities will face a financial crisis inside the next 12 months.
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