

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
Speaking at an event today, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the expected arrival of a dual system of regulation at the GMC next year could introduce confusion to an already outdated system of healthcare professional regulation. While speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event today on Next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK,… Read more »
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that wages, excluding the effects of bonuses, were up 7.8 per cent compared to the same month a year ago. It means that salaries appear to be outpacing the rate of price growth in the economy for the first time in over a year. The increase… Read more »
The energy regulator Ofgem has this morning confirmed a cut to its price cap which will see average household bills come down this autumn. Ofgem said the typical household paying by direct debit for gas and electricity faced an annual charge of £1,923 from October to December. This is down from the £2,074 level set… Read more »