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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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Parents and students still need to be convinced about the credibility of diplomas, a committee of MPs has found. The public accounts committee (PAC) wants the government to improve collaboration between consortia of schools and colleges to improve the diplomas’ rollout. Shadow children’s secretary Michael Gove said: “Not only are there problems with patchy provision,… Read more »
The relationship between banks and government will never be the same following the current financial crisis, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said. Speaking exclusively to politics.co.uk just before Alistair Darling’s Commons statement yesterday, Mr Clegg said wholesale reform of the banking sector had become inevitable. “We will no longer regard banks as just another… Read more »
