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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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A new report published by the Prison Reform Trust says that tough sentencing by judges rather than a rise in crime, has led to a record prison population. The report, ‘The Decision to Imprison: Sentencing and The Prison Population’, funded by the Esm e Fairbairn Foundation under its Rethinking Crime and Punishment initiative, concludes that… Read more »
MPs are warning that the lack of affordable, good quality childcare is the main barrier to work for parents and may mean the Government will not be able to achieve its target of halving child poverty by the end of the decade. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee warned that despite the introduction… Read more »
