by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
A report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), has called on the wealthiest parents to pay the same fees to send their children to a top state school as they would to an independent school. In the report Anthony Seldon, the headteacher at Wellington College, calls...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Children and Families
Children’s Minister Edward Timpson has announced new rules so every child who goes missing from home or care will have an independent return interview. The new rules will see all children who return, having run away, receive an independent return interview...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Economy, Employment, Politics
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves is due to deliver a speech this morning in which she will outline the Labour Party’s plans to make young Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants undertake skills training courses, or face losing their benefits,...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Nick Clegg is set to launch a new drive to improve standards of care for people suffering from mental health problems. Recent reports have highlighted hospital beds being reduced and budget cuts for mental health trusts. A poll from the charity, Time To Change,...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Employment
The provisional recommendations of the Competition Commission’s investigation into the private healthcare market have concluded the HCA must put up two of its six London hospitals for auction. As part of a series of ‘remedies’ for the market, BMI have also been...
