by Chris Rogers | 3 Feb 2014 | Third Sector
There has been fresh criticism over the level of chief executive pay at Save the Children International and Marie Stopes International. It’s been claimed that highest earner at Save the Children, Chief Executive Jasmine Whitbread, earns £234,000 a year, while the...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Feb 2014 | Local Government
Council leaders in Wales are calling for urgent talks with First Minister Carwyn Jones to put forward alternative proposals for reorganisation. Earlier this year a Welsh Government backed inquiry into public services concluded that the 22 Welsh county councils must be...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Feb 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Speaking at the London Academy of Excellence today, the Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that he wants to break down the “Berlin Wall” between state and independent sectors. He commented that state schools are associated with “poor...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Feb 2014 | Education & Children's Services
This time last week PSI were sharing reports that Education Secretary Michael Gove and HM Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw were at loggerheads over suggestions the Government may look to reform the schools inspectorate Ofsted. This week the Chair of Ofsted,...
by Chris Rogers | 31 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that NSL Kent employed people without making necessary legal checks in a surprise visit in November 2013. The CQC’s report revealed criminal background checks, known as Disclosure and Barring Service certificates, were...
