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Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »
Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »
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Education watchdog Ofsted has raised concerns about declining levels of interest in geography. A report published today says too much teaching and learning of the subject is mediocre, leading many pupils to view geography as “boring” and “irrelevant”. Lower achievement in the subject is a worrying result given the growing importance of issues like climate… Read more »
Some schools are continuing to covertly exclude poorer pupils by flouting the government’s admissions codes, the schools minister has confirmed. Some breaches were so flagrant Jim Knight has now been moved to write to every local authority reminding them of their obligation to ensure schools are not operating covert admissions practices. Since a strengthened admissions… Read more »