by Sam | 31 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
The General Medical Council (GMC) has called on the Government to take a “once in a generation opportunity” to change the law to prevent dangerous doctors returning to practising medicine. The regulator is calling for new arrangements that would see a mutual agreement...
by Sam | 28 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
BBC News has reported that Ofsted has warned E-Act that it is failing to take effective action to improve standards in many of its schools. DfE also said the performance of the schools was “extremely disappointing”. Ofsted inspectors had previously...
by Sam | 28 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Employment
Research by the Higher Education Funding Council for England has shown students from state schools obtain better degrees than private pupils who achieved the same A-level grades. The study tracked 130,000 students beginning degrees in 2007, looking at schooling,...
by Sam | 28 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has had a number of rows with NHS leaders amid accusations from senior NHS figures that he is an interfering ‘control freak’. Senior NHS figures have expressed concern that Hunt has torn up the Government’s pledges...
by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government has issued its response to the consultation on primary school assessment and accountability. The majority of respondents disagreed with the Department for Education’s (DfE) initial proposals to transform how primary school are held to account and how...
