Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
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 »
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Trevor Phillips, the chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, has expressed grave concerns about the effects of police usage of anti terrorism stop and search powers. Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Mr Phillips said that the disproportionate usage of stop and search powers on ethnic minority communities was causing difficulties in… Read more »
In a key note speech on education, the Liberal Democrat leader has warned that children and young people are being left out of the debate on education. Charles Kennedy said that the Liberal Democrats would give a “Pupils’ Guarantee” – a five point promise of quality education to every child . Contrasting his plans with… Read more »