by Chris Rogers | 13 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Sir Martin Narey’s report on children’s social work education has found that trainee social workers are spending too much time on theory and are unprepared for frontline. The review, commissioned by Michael Gove, has called for an overhaul of widespread...
by Chris Rogers | 13 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Education minister Liz Truss has announced that all schools will be able to offer out-of-hours childcare. The move means all teachers and support staff will be free to supervise children, meaning schools no longer have to hire specialist staff. Mail...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has confirmed that millions more people should be prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins to protect them against heart attacks and strokes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for around 180,000 deaths per year...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Feb 2014 | Politics
Labour leader Ed Miliband made his first foray into the world of public services policy this week, giving the Hugo Young lecture on the subject. Key among the principles set out by Miliband was that public service users must be empowered to make changes to local...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Feb 2014 | Welfare
The Minister for Disabled People, Mike Penning MP, has said that new figures showing that 37% of claims for the Government’s new disability benefit have been awarded demonstrate that “those that need support receive it”. The Minister also argued that the...
