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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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The Government is spending more than £200million each year on testing secondary pupils. Official figures for the cost of examinations have been obtained by the Liberal Democrats through a Parliamentary written answer. This indicates a rise of nearly two thirds since Labour came to power, and is likely to add to criticism over the growth… Read more »
NHS patients are being asked to volunteer for trials of cannabis as a painkiller. The Medical Research Council is planning to find out if cannabis can be used as a post operation painkiller, and has called for patients waiting for an operation to come forward to take part in the experiment. Of those willing, 400… Read more »
