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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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By politics.co.uk staff Staff at Job Centres were forced to take on more back-to-work schemes than they could deal with, the Conservatives have claimed. The party said a new report written for ministers reveals a disastrous and under-prepared response to the slew of government initiatives which followed the start of the recession. Staff were unprepared… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Unemployment fell at the tail end of 2009 but the number of people seeking jobseeker’s allowance shot up by 20,000. Official figures released this morning showed unemployment now stands at 2.46 million, after falling by 3,000. But the number of ‘underemployed workers’ – those working less than they wish to – has… Read more »
