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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 Metropolitan police commissioner is coming under increasing pressure over the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes by his officers last month. Lawyers acting for the 27-year-old have demanded a full public inquiry after leaked witness statements from the incident on July 22nd suggest wide discrepancies with the official version of his death. The… Read more »
This year’s A-level results have seen a modest rise in the pass rate with 96.2 per cent now achieving grades A to E, up from 96 per cent last summer. Schools minister Andrew Adonis welcomed the results, in particular highlighting the increase in uptake of Maths, English, Science and Languages. Among the more than 265,000… Read more »
