Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
01/12/2016 - 15:00
Local authorities are being urged to consider how they can best use libraries when delivering vital public services.
28/11/2016 - 09:37
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has called on MPs to support plans to ensure all children from poor backgrounds are automatically registered fro free school meals.
25/11/2016 - 14:18
Birmingham City Council's children's services have been rated as ‘inadequate’, marking no change in rating since 2008.
24/11/2016 - 12:13
County Durham Council has claimed that resolving a dispute over teaching assistants pay would cost millions of pounds and ‘hundreds of jobs’.
15/11/2016 - 10:35
The £600 million reduction proposed to the Education Services Grant should be reversed, the LGA has argued.
14/11/2016 - 12:55
Swindon Council has responded to an open Ofsted letter which criticised the ‘poor performance’ of the city’s schools, claiming it did not recognise the claims.
14/11/2016 - 12:42
A report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that over 20 per cent of UK business leaders believe their employees had been forced to reduce their hours as a result of the high costs of childcare.
02/11/2016 - 11:13
The government’s plans to cut the Education Services Grant is the equivalent to 'academisation by the back door’, the CNN has said.
27/10/2016 - 10:48
The Commons Justice Committee has said that more attention should be paid towards measures to prevent offenders aged 18-25 from reoffending.
27/10/2016 - 10:27
The Sixth Form Colleges Association's (SFCA) annual survey has suggested that two thirds of colleges have been forced to drop courses due to funding pressures.
26/10/2016 - 14:10
The Tinder Foundation has argued that libraries should not receive an automatic ‘get out of austerity free’ card in the face of closures.
26/10/2016 - 11:01
The NSPCC has joined forces with three London boroughs to raise awareness of the signs of child neglect and where to find help.
26/10/2016 - 09:40
Nursery providers have warned that increased demand for a new free 30-hour childcare scheme will mean many nurseries are likely to ‘go bust’.
20/10/2016 - 11:25
A ‘pro-active approach’ to the outsourcing of children’s services is required, argues the Demos think tank.
19/10/2016 - 10:58
Councils in England have slammed government plans to remove their role in boosting school standards.
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