LGA | Schools Week

Educational psychologists to ballot for strikes over ‘real-terms pay cut’

‘Poor pay and conditions have resulted in an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis, as workloads spiral’

Councils offer school support staff pay rise worth almost £2,000 each

It leaves schools facing another unfunded cost increase that will further stretch budgets

Ofsted: Councils won’t get heads-up on ‘inadequate’ judgements

Ofsted will no longer notify local authorities of provisional inadequate judgements of their maintained schools and academies. But the decision has been met with opposition from the Local Government Association (LGA), which warns schools need immediate support. The schools watchdog released updated guidance for schools and early education today. Ofsted provides early notification of provisional […]

Coronavirus: Put academy conversions on hold, says councils’ body

Academy conversions should be put on hold so that councils can focus on supporting schools to stay open, according to the body representing local authorities. The Local Government Association believes council time spent on dealing with conversions of maintained schools into academies is “undermining council efforts to coordinate sufficient school places for vulnerable children and […]