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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 Sasjkia Otto Labour’s Gwyn Prosser has lost Dover to the Conservatives with a surprise ten per cent swing. Mr Prosser lost nearly 5,000 votes to the Conservatives this year and saw its 45% share of the vote in 2005 reduced to 33%. Labour shed 11.8% of voters. The Conservatives gained a 44% share of… Read more »
By Sam Dale The Conservatives have won a key seat in Carlisle, which has been held by Labour since 1964. The victory represents a huge success for the Conservatives who made the seat target number 136. There was a 7.7% swing to the Tories which would lead to a Conservative majority if repeated nationally. Incoming… Read more »