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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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Levelling Up Locally Inquiry

The LGA has launched the findings from its inquiry into how the Government’s levelling up agenda might better strengthen local communities.

Levelling Up Locally Inquiry: Leadership

The aim of the session was to explore the role of local leadership in binding communities and anchor institutions together to strengthen resilience, align national priorities, and articulate policy interventions necessary to support balanced economic growth and reduce inequality.

Future Foundations

Councils share the collective national ambition to tackle their local housing crisis, and create great places for current and future generations. This will only be achieved through strong national and local leadership working together.

Salary sacrifice schemes in schools

Q1. Can a maintained school employer offer an electric vehicle as part of their salary sacrifice scheme to teachers? A: An employer in the maintained

Cost of living

Councils want a collaborative approach between national and local government to address the impact of the rising cost of living, with the right powers and resources to deliver positive outcomes.