Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
08/05/2018 - 10:24
The government has announced that ten projects across England that support disadvantaged children and young people will receive over £28 million.
04/05/2018 - 11:29
Operating a single ‘trigger’ point to indicate when struggling schools require intervention would help to create a more simple education system.
01/05/2018 - 12:36
The Welsh Local Government Association has warned that children's services in Wales are nearly ‘at crisis point’.
30/04/2018 - 11:47
Leicestershire County Council has confirmed that up to 14 libraries in the region will be converted to ‘Smart Libraries’.
30/04/2018 - 10:26
An £8.5 million programme has opened for local authorities to fund projects to improve early language and literacy development for disadvantaged children.
27/04/2018 - 09:45
A growing funding gap is developing in Nottingham, caused by the high proportion of students in Nottingham leaving the city council short of council tax.
17/04/2018 - 10:37
An estimated 90 per cent of pupils were offered a place at their first choice of primary school this year.
06/04/2018 - 08:44
New Public Health England data has revealed that a child in England has a tooth removed in hospital every 10 minutes due to preventable tooth decay.
05/04/2018 - 09:18
New research by the Sutton Trust has revealed that as many as 1,000 Sure Start centres across the country have closed since 2009.
04/04/2018 - 10:25
Worcestershire County Council has agreed to develop a wholly owned council company to deliver children's social care services in the region.
04/04/2018 - 10:05
Liverpool City Council will receive early access to almost £7 million of funding to support struggling families to turn their lives around.
26/03/2018 - 11:32
Derby City Council has signed agreements with DHA confirming the local charity’s plans to run all ten proposed Community Managed Libraries.
22/03/2018 - 14:09
Five new Regional Adoption Agencies have been granted £3.4 million as part of the government’s ambition to create a world-leading adoption system.
22/03/2018 - 10:38
The LGA has expressed concern over an initiative for children leaving care only having enough funding to support one in five young people.
19/03/2018 - 09:57
The Department for Education has announced a £26 million investment to run morning clubs in schools in the most disadvantaged areas.
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