15 new councils to take responsibility for social care from 8 existing authorities in 2028 Council leaders sound alarm over financial sustainability of new authorities and supply of senior social care leaders, as government unve...
Ofsted drops overall rating of council children’s social care services Inspectorate also increases scrutiny of councils’ use of unregistered accommodation in changes to the inspecting local authority ch...
Updated Working Together to Safeguard Children (UK Government, March 2026) An updated Working Together to Safeguard Children was published last week, building on the 2023 revision and introducing significant chan...
Annual childcare survey highlights SEND provision gap “Serious gaps” in access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those from poor...
Government signals tougher approach to enforcing SEND service standards Local authorities will be stripped of their responsibility for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services where they are ...
Ofsted calls for action to close education gaps for children in care Inconsistent support from local authorities is creating barriers to academic progress for some children in care, despite strong efforts b...
