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Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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 »
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By politics.co.uk staff Teachers are to be given the freedom to physically restrain pupils to keep school pupils in check, ministers are expected to announce. The move is the latest in a series of steps by the new coalition government to reduce centralised interference in the running of Britain’s schools. The government is adopting a… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Research undermining the value of ‘free schools’ backed by the new coalition government has brought Michael Gove’s policy into question. The education secretary announced plans to follow the Swedish model for schools which are publicly funded but operate independently from their local authority last week. According to a paper published in the… Read more »
