Schools
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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It’s difficult to be critical when there’s a new baby in the family – but one of the toughest problems facing modern Britain remains the dramatically high figures for teenage pregnancy. By Chris Bryant The UK figures are the highest in Europe, five times higher than in the Netherlands, twice that in France and three… Read more »
by Peter Wozniak The education secretary has expressed optimism over the progress of his ‘free school’ reforms, despite only a small number of proposals likely to come to come to fruition by September 2011. Just 16 proposals have progressed to the next stage of development with a view to starting up at the beginning of… Read more »
