UK Schools News
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Misconduct guidelines for teachers tightened
Any teacher who receives a criminal conviction or caution involving indecent images of children should be banned from teaching,... -
Labour would 'reverse downgrading of teaching standards'
In a speech to the North of England Education Conference, Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt MP will today...
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Drive to improve quality of school governors
School governors will in future only be appointed if they have the skills and experience to drive school improvement, under plans... -
£30m for special educational needs 'champions'
More than 1,800 champions will be on hand from this September to help parents navigate the new special educational needs process...
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New funding to put neuroscience in the classroom
Neuroscience has the potential to improve education, but its use in the classroom must be based on robust evidence, the Wellcome... -
Performance pay could see top teachers earn £70,000
The best performing teachers could be paid as much as £70,000 a year within a much quicker time frame and without leaving...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
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Editor's Feature
Karen Grewcock Head of Category Food and CateringESPO
Serving up practical advice ahead of the provision of free school meals for under 8s
A lack of catering staff, not enough dining room space and sourcing enough ingredients to triple the number of meals served per day are just some of the concerns currently...
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