The Cabinet of Staffordshire Council approved the Skills for Growth Plan on 17 June 2026. The plan aims to secure £150 million to invest in skills, training, and employment support. It includes plans to improve access to good work, expand careers education, promote lifelong learning, and build the right learning infrastructure.

The Cabinet of Staffordshire Council approved the submission of Staffordshire's Local Area SEND Reform Plan to the Department for Education and NHS England on 17 June 2026. The plan sets out how the local area will work together to reform the SEND system, focusing on earlier intervention and education closer to home. It delegates authority for the allocation of grant funding and the appointment of external suppliers for 'Experts at Hand' to the Director for Children and Families in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and SEND.