More than 50 per cent of pupils in state-funded schools in England are now studying in an academy or free school.

The County Councils Network has rejected claims that the fair funding review unfairly favours county areas.

MPs have warned over a succession of high-profile academy failures that have been costly to the taxpayer and damaging to children’s education.

The first cross-government suicide prevention plan has been published, with a focus on how social media can identify those at risk of suicide.

Leeds City Council has been given more than £29 million in funding from the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone in the city.

The government has published its draft Domestic Abuse Bill to help support victims and their families and pursuing offenders.

An Ofsted inspection has judged children’s social care services in Birmingham as ‘requires improvement to be good’.

A proposed new inspection framework is seeking to rebalance the process to make sure that young people receive the best teaching possible.

The government must improve its oversight of the local governance system to help councils cope with increasing pressures, says NAO.

The GMB has launched a Go Public campaign to end drive to outsource public services as it warns that the government hasn’t learned its lesson.

The number of affordable homes built across the North West since 2015 is 70 per cent off target.

Outdated energy and infrastructure policies must urgently be modernised if the government's zero-emission vehicle target is to be met.

MPs have said that the government should appoint a Minister for Hunger to ensure action on malnutrition and hunger.

The government has proposede that public sector workers will receive increased pensions protections in the event their job is outsourced.

Thérèse Coffey has announced new financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping, with offenders facing penalties of up to £400.

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