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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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The government’s plans to deport foreign nationals involved in the promotion of terrorism could be hampered by a new EU directive. Home secretary Charles Clarke intends to begin removal proceedings against as many as ten extremist clerics and supporters of terrorism this week. But the European Commission will bring forward plans on Thursday to bar… Read more »
London mayor Ken Livingstone will face a disciplinary hearing for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. The Board of Deputies of British Jews filed a complaint to the Standards Board for England, the local government watchdog, in February after Mr Livingstone compared Evening Standard journalist Oliver Finegold to a Nazi concentration… Read more »
