Flexi-apprenticeships and skills announcements
Applications have opened to pilot new Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) in eight local ‘trailblazer’ areas.
Local leadership ‘key’ to climate change challenge
Councils have a significant role to play in supporting and advancing the UK’s net zero ambitions in partnership with government, industry and communities, the LGA has said.
Developing hybrid working
Councils are considering different ways of working in light of the pandemic.
A covenant of support
Every council in Britain has an Armed Forces Covenant setting out how it will support former and serving members of the armed forces and their families locally.
A rollercoaster ride
When I was approached towards the end of my time in the civil service to take on the role of President of the LGA, it was an easy decision to say ‘yes’.
Steering a path to net zero
The LGA has published a new workbook to help councillors tackle climate change.
Forget what you think you know… about vaccine rollout
The fight against coronavirus is taking place on a hyperlocal level.
Forget what you think you know…about councils
The LGA’s podcasts aim to improve public understanding of what councils do.
Planting trees to capture carbon
Our climate is changing. Across the country, local authorities are grappling with how to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.