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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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The rail regulator, Tom Windsor has called on Network Rail to significantly reduce the amount of money it spends over the next five years. Mr Windsor argued that the operator of the tracks should cut its spending by £2 billion a year and has suggested delaying major improvement works, including the upgrades to the West… Read more »
Talks between British Airways and unions representing check in staff at Heathrow airport broke off last night but are expected to resume again this evening. The talks, being brokered by the conciliation and arbitration service Acas, lasted 13 hours yesterday without agreement. There are now fears of industrial action taking place over the August bank… Read more »
