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There are moments in this role that genuinely stop you in your tracks. Last week was one of them.Wiltshire Council's Bik...
Some weeks this blog writes itself around something that happened in the diary. This week I want to write about somethin...
I'm going to say something that probably won't surprise anyone working in children's services right now: it is almost im...
This morning, Cabinet agreed a revised Post-16 Travel Assistance Policy for young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan. It was a difficult decision, taken after a consult...
A practical guide for Lead Members for Children's Services on the most significant piece of children's legislation in a generation — and what it means for your council.The headline...
Welcome to The Lead Member, a resource dedicated to supporting those serving as Cabinet Members for Children's Services across local government in England....
I welcome the Government’s commitment to strengthening the National Protocol to prevent the unnecessary criminalisation of children in care. This is a vital move to ensure that vul...
As Cabinet Member for Children's Services, SEND, Education and Skills at Wiltshire Council, I read today's reports about potential Labour MP rebellion over SEND reforms with both u...
AI-curated updates from across children's services, education, and social care.
Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.
Liz Kendall has pledged that Labour will ensure artificial intelligence benefits workers rather than displacing them, am...
More than 300 providers will receive grants next month, with FE colleges getting £64m The post New post-16 SEND inclusio...
Claims of discrimination at UCLA and Yale show how laws meant to foster inclusion are being used for the oppositeThe Department of Justice’s civil rights division was once known as...
Ofsted will now consider safe sleep practices as a routine part of inspection, alongside an update to safe sleep requirements in the early years curriculum from September.
The government has published guidance for councils on developing schemes to provide time-limited SEND expert support in mainstream schools. The approach aims to embed specialist kn...
I have been thinking about politics a great deal as I travel the length of England promoting my survey of children The Big Future. I don’t mean what happens in Westmins...
Take The Independent’s challenging maths test to find out if you’re on par with an A-level student
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