Proposals to strengthen the role of local authorities in relation to academies and free schools are to be considered by the executive committee of London Councils next month. The range of suggestions include plans to enable local authorities to monitor and issue early warning notices to academies, in the same way they can with maintained schools. The proposals also say that government should share information on free school applications with councils.
Latest figures show that numbers of children in care have fallen in Suffolk. The BBC reports that numbers of children with a child protection plan in Suffolk fell from 649 in August 2011 to 401 in August 2012, while the number of children in care fell from 820 in October 2011 to 772 in August 2012. The council also revealed that more than two thirds of its social workers have less than two years' experience. Lead member for children's services Graham Newman said the situation is a result of a decision to recruit more social workers to cut caseloads, which has reduced the proportion of more experienced staff.
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