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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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Scrapping GCSEs and A-levels in favour of a diploma could still take place, despite being rejected by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly. The House of Commons Education and Skills committee has suggested that the diploma system, proposed by Sir Mike Tomlinson, could be in place within ten years. MPs said they were disappointed that Ms Kelly… Read more »
A joint committee of MPs is today calling for reforms to increase the number of people registered to vote in the UK. Among the options for reform identified by the committee is the introduction of a new system, similar to that used in Northern Ireland, whereby individuals rather than households have to register to vote…. Read more »
