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 parliamentary inquiry is taking placed into the government’s decision to grant approval for genetically modified crops to be grown commercially in Britain The House of Commons environment select committee will look at the implications of the move to allow the first GM crop to be grown commercially for animal feed. The committee of MPs… Read more »
A science teacher was yesterday cleared of assaulting a pupil. Hazel Dick had been accused of forcibly removing an Islamic headscarf from one of her students. A jury at Peterborough Crown Court took just an hour to decide on a unanimous not guilty verdict. Mrs Dick, head of science at Bretton Woods Community School, denied… Read more »
