Councils need to be at heart of Levelling Up ambitions
@LGAcomms: Councils need to be at heart of #LevellingUp ambitions Placing councils at the heart of the Government’s levelling up ambitions would help create job…
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LGA survey: £118m for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets this year
A total of £118 million for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets in England this year due to a government change in how…
2021 Local Government Apprentice of the Year announced
@LGAcomms – 2021 Local Government Apprentice of the Year announced Karla Overington, Business Administration Apprentice at West Sussex County Council has been named as the 2021…
‘Catch-up’ education programme needs rethink to solve soaring inequalities and poverty exposed by pandemic
Existing vulnerabilities and learning gaps have been exacerbated by the pandemic to such an extent that they are unlikely to be solved by a quick…
LGA: Frontline funding for public health teams crucial to post-pandemic recovery
Greater frontline funding for local public health teams is essential if we are to build back fairer from the devastating coronavirus pandemic and better protect…
Addressing post-pandemic long-term unemployment needs targeted local solutions
Addressing long-term unemployment as a result of the pandemic will require a joint endeavour between national and local government, the Local Government Association (@LGAcomms) sets…
LGA: Suspend resumption of school inspections
Speaking ahead of Ofsted’s planned resumption of some inspection activity of schools, which could restart this month, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government…
It is important that schools have the local flexibility to take decisions about reopening – in consultation with their councils
Chair of the Local Government Association’s (@LGAcomms) Children and Young People Board comments on the issue of schools reopening next week On the issue of…
Radical re-working needed for the high needs further education system
The high needs system for further education is not working and requires a radical shake-up, council and college leaders say today (3 Dec) in a…
Councils Respond To PM’s Covid Winter Plan
Responding to the COVID-19 Winter Plan announced today, Cllr Ian Hudspeth (@ianhudspeth), Chairman of the Local Government Association’s (@LGAcomms) Community Wellbeing Board, said;…