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School teachers' pay 2026/27 and 2027/28

This page brings together all the information you will need in relation to school teachers’ pay in 2026/27, 27/28 and 28/29. The LGA provides the secretariat for NEOST (National Employers Organisation for School Teachers).

HICM: Intermediate Care: Croydon

Overview

In 2017, Croydon Council, the local NHS Commissioning body, local health providers and voluntary organisations formed the One Croydon Alliance. They signed a legally binding 10 year agreement to work as one system, with shared goals and shared responsibility for local people’s wellbeing. The Alliance began by focusing on residents aged 65+, aiming to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and help older people remain independent for as long as possible.

To guide the work, the partners committed to principles such as:

Case Study

HICM: Intermediate Care: Halton

Overview

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Halton’s intermediate care provision was delivered through several separate services. These included the Rapid Access Rehabilitation Service, a Capacity and Demand Team, falls prevention team, hospital discharge teams and a Frailty team. While each service provided valuable support, they operated largely independently.

Case Study

HICM: Intermediate Care: Stoke and Staffordshire

Overview

Demand pressures and increasing costs were putting strain on the system, making it difficult to maintain service quality and meet the needs of service users efficiently. There was recognition that no single partner could deliver systemic improvement alone; effective collaboration across Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire County Council and Midlands Partnership Foundation was essential for meaningful change. 

Action

Case Study

HICM: Intermediate Care: South Tyneside

Overview

The ‘Guiding You Home’ programme was established in 2025 as a collaboration between South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; and North East and North Cumbria ICB. 
The programme sees multi-agency teams working collaboratively with ward staff, care homes and home-based care services to find more effective ways of working – with the focus on helping patients get discharged faster, or stay out of hospital altogether, with more help provided at home.  

Action

Case Study

Discriminatory abuse self-assessment tool: safeguarding adults

The discriminatory abuse self-assessment tool is intended to support councils, Safeguarding Adult Boards (SABs), practitioners from all sectors, staff responsible for reporting adult social care (ASC) performance; safeguarding leads and commissioners to: better identify, report and analyse activity; be aware of any bias and challenge discriminatory abuse in their practice; develop processes and policies on tackling discriminatory abuse; and embed good practice to deliver good equality outcomes for people who have care and support needs. In attempting to understand discriminatory abuse, all partners and professionals also need to understand the underlying principles and practice of equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Licensing committees: Why join?

Councillors who are part of their council's licensing committee have an opportunity to play a more active role in operational decisions that affect their local area. From community safety to place shaping it's a chance to make a real difference to the local community.

Transitional safeguarding resources

This resource is a one-stop-shop in response to a request from the attendees to the Transitional Safeguarding webinars run by Partners in Care and Health (PCH). It has been developed by the Transitional Safeguarding Reference Group, hosted by PCH. 

UK Government Resilience Framework

In December 2022, the UK Government Resilience Framework (UKGRF/framework) was published, following a consultation. The framework is intended to bolster our national resilience.

Housing Advisers Programme 2022/23 project summaries

Twenty-one successful projects received money from the programme to promote, facilitate and enhance their role and capacity to meet their local housing need. These projects aren't likely to complete until 2024/25.