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A new poll of headteachers has once again shown that there is widespread opposition to the current law mandating schools to hold a daily act of collective Christian worship. Almost 2,000 school leaders were surveyed, with 70% of them opposed to the legal requirement. Humanists UK has long campaigned for the replacement of compulsory Christian worship in… Read more »
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
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A further £50 million will be made available for stem cell research into illnesses for which there is currently no cure, the government announced today. It doubles the funding made available over the next two years to £100 million, and will go towards supporting research facilities, the UK stem cell bank, cell production facilities and… Read more »
Primary schools have scored their best results ever in English and mathematics, according to official figures released today. Government tables reveal that primary school performance has risen again in 2005, with the number of children achieving the required standard – known as national curriculum level four – in English and maths increasing by one percentage… Read more »
