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MDU warns Chancellor clinical negligence system ‘not fit for purpose’

Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has issued an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging her to take decisive action to tackle the soaring legal costs of clinical negligence claims. In the last year alone, the NHS spent more than £800 million on legal fees relating to clinical negligence… Read more »

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Northern Ireland RE curriculum is ‘indoctrination’ – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland are ‘indoctrination’. Alongside mandatory Christian collective worship and a ‘stigmatising’ right of withdrawal, this is therefore discriminatory under human rights law. This ruling will have wide-ranging… Read more »

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Balls ‘humbled’ to be leading schools reforms

The new schools and children secretary has spoken of his “honour and responsibility” at his promotion. Ed Balls will head up the newly created Department for Children and Families, which has been crafted from the now defunct Department for Education and Skills. As secretary of state for children, schools and families, Mr Balls will be… Read more »

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Teachers’ union calls for powers against malicious pupils

The teacher’s union NASUWT has called for greater powers against pupils who make malicious allegations against their teachers, despite the government confirming comprehensive new powers for teachers today. The union has called for pupils who falsely claim abuse to be excluded from school with no right of appeal and wants parents to be liable for… Read more »