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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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By Alex Stevenson A boost for childcare funding and scrapping higher education fees are among the spending priorities announced by the Liberal Democrats today. Party leader Nick Clegg said the proposals centred around Lib Dems’ commitment to social mobility and were a “direct challenge” to Gordon Brown’s “arrogant” dismissal of public spending criticisms. Today’s funding… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has promised there would be “no rewards for failure” in the banking industry today, despite claims from economic analysts that the UK government is going easy on bankers. The prime minister called for “rewards only for long term sustainable success” at a speech in central London today, and promised a… Read more »
