Almost one-third of council funding is being spent on children’s social care, new analysis has revealed; with rising need putting local authorities at risk of filing for bankruptcy.
Thousands more vulnerable children have been referred to local authorities following the pandemic and councils have been spending more to keep up with the surge in need.
A group of 47 urban local authorities in England, the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (Sigoma), have warned that some councils are spending close to half their funding on children’s social care services.
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New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published
The government will introduce a new national curriculum from 2028, scrap the EBacc league table measure, make citizenship compulsory in primary schools and force all
Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England
Nearly half a million under-16s in England use taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities to get to school, according to government
All schools in England with removal grants to be Raac-free by 2029, says Phillipson
Education secretary promises ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concrete Read the full article in the Guardian here.
