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Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »

MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Those who have lost their jobs because of the recession could be teaching in schools within six months under a fast-track training scheme announced today. The initiative, unveiled as part of the government’s public services reform agenda, will help the highest-performing mid-career candidates who have lost jobs to become qualified teachers within… Read more »

By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have expressed concern over the number of teachers off sick, which they claim reaches 15,000 every day. The Tories” target=”_blank”>text claim that last year, over 300,000 teachers – more than half the workforce – accounted for the loss of almost three million working days due to sick leave. They claim… Read more »










