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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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Equality and community cohesion

At the heart of the Equality Act is the Public Sector Equality Duty, which aims to tackle discrimination and inequality by embedding equality considerations in the day-to-day work of all public bodies.

The constitution and meetings

As a new councillor you will receive a copy of your council’s constitution, which sets out how the council conducts its business.

Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme

Delivered by the LGA it is a peer-led review of a council’s performance to help identify radical transformational opportunities and potential for improvements in operating efficiency.

Bright Futures: Anne's story

"If I think back to when I was 11 and started getting ill, I really didn’t have anywhere I could turn to for help."

Bright Futures: Hannah's story

"I was 14 when my mum took me to the GP for the first time. She was worried as I was self-harming, but the doctor assured her the cuts were just superficial and that I wasn’t distressed enough to need help."