Children's secretary Ed Balls, speaking at the National College of School Leadership's annual conference in Birmingham, said the 'co-location fund' will finance projects ranging from education and health to housing, play facilities and careers advice (News, 11 December 2008).
He added that the schools White Paper to be published later this month will feature early intervention and the importance of schools working closely with outside organisations and services as a key theme.
Councillor Sheila Roden, portfolio holder for Children's Social Care at Luton Borough Council, which was awarded more than £5m for a new centre where children with disabilities can meet, learn and receive treatment, said, 'Families of disabled children have been telling us for a while now that while local teams work effectively together, the current facilities are of a poor standard and too far away from each other.
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