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English councils are increasingly funding private online school places, providing a lifeline for some students but also raising concerns due to a lack of regulatory oversight in the rapidly expanding virtual learning sector.
A new report indicates that English councils must hire an additional 1,400 educational psychologists, at an estimated cost of £140m, to address the growing demand from children with special educational needs.
A thinktank proposes that English councils should train their own workers to install home insulation and offer upgrades street by street, moving away from private contractors to improve quality and spending.
Two local authorities in England are still without a clear leader, two months after the May 7 local elections resulted in 64 councils failing to secure a single party majority.
English councils will for the first time receive guidance on how to design streets that are safer for women and girls, an initiative described by a local transport minister as fundamental to fairness.
English councils are facing an 'unnecessary race against time' to organize elections after the government dropped plans to delay May 7 ballots for 30 councils undergoing reorganisation.
Local councils in England are set to pilot a Google AI tool designed to accelerate planning decisions by providing recommendations on whether to grant or refuse development projects.
Councils in England are required to outline their plans for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provisions to access the first tranche of an £860 million funding pot, part of a larger £3 billion fund aimed at creating 50,000 new SEND places.
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented his book 'Ithaki' in Larissa, where he also met with young people to discuss their concerns and current affairs.