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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: West Sussex

Colleagues in West Sussex were experiencing high demand for long-term adult social care services, needs becoming more complex, and continued financial pressures. Action was taken to strengthen reablement as a core intervention, promoting independence and managing long term care demand. The Community Reablement Service was recommissioned, with approximately £0.72m additional investment. 

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2. Quick self evaluation

The initial prioritisation process

Undertaking a full self-assessment covering all six domains in the Outcomes and Improvement framework is a

Cyber, digital and technology

This hub brings together an overview of our support offer, and information on upcoming events, relevant publications and notable examples of practice, to improve the secure use of digital technology by councils and communities.

Podcast transcript (Nudges for Social Good) – north east London councils using behavioural insights to address local health inequalities

Transcript of episode 14 of our behavioural insights podcast – Nudges for Social Good – in which Vickie Rowland (former public health practitioner at the London Borough of Havering) and Stéphanie Renucci (managing director and founder of insight and innovation agency UNPITCHD) discuss how they have been using behavioural insights to address local health inequalities by increasing the uptake of health checks offered by the NHS.

Save local services: Council reserves are not the solution

Councils hold financial reserves so they can plan for the future. They often come under pressure to use reserves to plug ongoing budget gaps but using reserves is not the solution to the financial pressures councils are facing.