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Report highlights urgent need for better support for children in care
Ofsted’s latest annual report reveals both inspiring work across early years, schools, children’s social care and further education, and stark...
Dan Benn Wed, 12/03/2025 - 10:09Ofsted to remove overall effectiveness judgement on local authority children’s services
From April 2026, Ofsted will remove the overall effectiveness judgement in its Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services framework. The...
Dan Benn Fri, 11/28/2025 - 10:27Council approves Children’s Services Improvement Plan
Buckinghamshire Council has formally approved a comprehensive Improvement Plan to strengthen services for vulnerable children and young people...
Dan Benn Wed, 09/10/2025 - 09:48School improvement teams to support more pupils in struggling schools
Nearly 100,000 more children in underperforming schools will benefit from targeted support as the Department for Education rolls out the next phase of...
Dan Benn Tue, 09/09/2025 - 10:28Government plans to improve education
Thousands more children are set to benefit from the government’s flagship new school improvement teams as the programme significantly ramps up this...
Dan Benn Tue, 04/29/2025 - 09:44Ofsted Annual Report Highlights Strain on Education and Social Care Sectors Amid Workforce Challenges
Most children are well-served by the education sector and, in social care, life-changing work is being done for children and young people every day...
jonathand@cogn… Fri, 12/06/2024 - 05:00Call for scrapping of single word social care ratings
The Local Government Association has called for single word ratings in council adult social care service ratings to be scrapped.
This comes after...
Dan Benn Wed, 09/11/2024 - 09:24Improving school standards through Ofsted reform
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The Department for Education has confirmed that it is scrapping single headline Ofsted grades for schools, as part of a move to improve standards and...
Dan Benn Mon, 09/02/2024 - 09:33
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2025 Online Conferences
In partnership with our community of public sector leaders responsible for procurement and strategy across local authorities and the wider public sector, we’ve devised a collaborative calendar of conferences and events for leaders of industry to listen, learn and collaborate through engaging and immersive conversation.
All our conferences are CPD accredited, which means you can gain points to advance your career by attending our online conferences. Also, the contents are available on demand so you can re-watch at your convenience.
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Webinar - EV charging maintenance and future-proofing: delivering for current and future demand 2025
The panel of experts and local authorities discuss everything you need to know about the EV charging infrastructure process after rollout: maintenance, operations, availability and uptime, and futureproofing and learn more about making sure the EV charge points in your local authority are serving the community to the highest standards.
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Digitalisation of the Public Sector 2025
The UK tech sector is projected to grow by £41.5 billion by 2025, creating 678,000 jobs. Councils spend £1-2 billion on IT annually, much of it on outdated systems. How can these funds drive real transformation and ensure staff are equipped for new tech?
