Scotland’s colleges are vital to learners and local communities. Risks to the college sector’s financial sustainability have increased since we reported in...
Scotland’s Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) face considerable financial challenges and immense pressures on their workforce. IJBs have reached the point where...
Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives.
The Scottish Government is facing...
Longer-term joint planning is needed to address child poverty in Scotland, which has increased since targets were set in 2017.
The Scottish Government's...
Councils have a critical role in helping Scotland achieve its national climate change goals, in particular reducing CO2 emissions and adapting and transforming...
Scotland's colleges responded well to Covid-19, but changes are needed to ensure they are financially sustainable in the long term and more students graduate...
Funding of Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) in 2020/21 increased by nearly 10 per cent in real terms, bringing total funding to £10.6 billion. This was mainly...