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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 first national knife amnesty for more than ten years begins today in England and Wales, with young people in particular called upon to give up their weapons. Scotland is running its own amnesty at the same time, as police and the government try to take knives off the streets and improve community safety. The… Read more »
The government fought off a backbench rebellion of 69 MPs last night when the Conservatives helped them get through the report stage of the education bill. The Labour rebels broke the party line to support an amendment forcing schools who hoped to become self-governing trusts to first gain approval of parents through a ballot. However,… Read more »
