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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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Nurses and other workers were today offered a three-year pay deal guaranteeing salary increases until 2011. The government deal is worth 2.75 per cent from April 1st 2008, rising by 2.4 per cent in 2009/10 and 2.25 per cent in 2010/11. This is worth 7.99 per cent in total over the three years. Changes to… Read more »
Ken Livingstone’s Labour colleagues have reportedly been barred from calling his opponent “Boris” in a bid to prevent the Tory candidate appearing as the light-hearted choice for London. London minister Tessa Jowell has urged ministers and MPs to refer to him by his full name or the “Conservative candidate”. She revealed she had instigated a… Read more »
