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Humanists UK is proud to announce the launch of the only UK-based dedicated helpline for so-called ‘apostates’ – people who leave high-control religions or cults. Reflecting a growing need in the UK, the move marks a significant expansion of Humanists UK’s long-standing ‘Faith to Faithless’ support programme. Recognising the highly specific and often harrowing issues… Read more »
Responding to recently announced proposals by the Department of Health and Social Care on provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), said: “It’s important that the GDC makes the process of registration for colleagues who qualified overseas as smooth as possible while discharging its key duty, that of ensuring patient… Read more »
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The government has pledged nearly half a million pounds to expand a pupil mentoring scheme as new research finds up to 20,000 children skip school every day to avoid bullies. Today marks the start anti-bullying week, and education secretary Alan Johnson said the £480,000 funding would allow 60,000 children to report bullying to older pupils,… Read more »
Catchment areas should be scrapped to give poorer children a chance to go to better schools, a Conservative policy group has proposed. It warned that by only allowing pupils to attend local schools, problems in poor areas were made worse and the ‘cycle of deprivation’ was repeated across generations. “If you’re living on a rather… Read more »
