UK Schools News
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Ofsted sets bar higher for teacher training partnerships
Plans to revise the ways in which initial teacher education partnerships are inspected will help to raise standards... -
Teachers to strike over pay and pensions dispute
Responsibility for strike action that will affect schools in England and Wales lies "fairly and squarely" with education...
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Teachers encouraged to use traditional punishments
Teachers are being encouraged to enforce discipline in classrooms by using traditional punishments – such as writing lines,... -
School funding agency at risk of being 'overloaded'
The Education Funding Agency, responsible for distributing some £51bn a year to fund the education of over 10 million...
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Young teachers criticise coalition education policy
The overwhelming majority of young teachers believe that the coalition government's education policies are having a negative... -
More schools meet government GCSE target
Performance tables published today show that the government's education reforms are raising standards in secondary schools - with...
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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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- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
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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