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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »

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Council sifted through peoples' bins
Council caught sifting through peoples’ bins

Islington council is being accused of a massive invasion of privacy after it admitted sifting through the rubbish of around 1,000 homes to find out how much people were recycling. The council says permission was not required and therefore not sought, but the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, Emily Thornberry, said it was… Read more »

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Today's strike is the boggest for years
Massive council strike begins

Hundreds of thousands of council workers have begun a two day strike in the largest industrial action in the UK for years. Up to half a million people from three unions are taking part in the walkout in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hundreds of schools and libraries are set to be closed for the… Read more »