Whole-system solutions to supporting children with SEND
The national system of support for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is in crisis.
School transport costs driving councils to bankruptcy
Education is the passport to the future, so said Malcolm X. But why is it costing local authorities so much more to transport children to that education? And what can they do about it?
The Perfect Storm
As councils prepare for a new budget-setting period, across the country they are grappling with longstanding but mounting pressures in children’s services.
New School Year, Same Home to School Problems?
With another school year set to start, it isn’t just concrete causing councils headaches. With a new term beginning post-summer holidays, councils are confronted with the escalating cost pressures of home to school transport.