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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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Gordon Brown’s new ‘war Cabinet’, the National Economic Council, has met this morning for the first time. The meeting came as the FTSE 100 fell more than 200 points following a weekend of financial turmoil across Europe. The council meeting, which will take place twice a week in future, comes as MPs return to Westminster… Read more »
Fewer than half the number of homes needed for the government to hit its target will be built next year. Government targets require 100,000 new homes to be built, but they will be lucky to see half that. The Royal Institution of Charter Surveyors (Rics) found the downturn in the construction industry means the government… Read more »
