Project Search graduates celebrated at Queen’s Hospital

The graduation celebration recognised the achievements of the students who have spent the past year developing the confidence, skills and workplace experience needed to take their next steps towards employment. Project…

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Bad Apples review – Saoirse Ronan’s suffering teacher best thing about school horror-satire

He seriously injures another pupil, the nerdy teacher's-pet Pauline (Nia Brown) whom Maria privately considers a bit annoying. After a chaotic visit to Danny's home, Maria winds up causing the boy to lose consciousness…

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Hannah’s Welsh language journey helping other blind and partially sighted learners

After the Covid-19 pandemic affected her independence and confidence, adult learning helped her reconnect with others, rediscover her determination and realise what she was still capable of achieving. Now, Hannah is…

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Never Stop Learning: The skills you need might already be in your organisation

Not because every employee needs another qualification. But because businesses are increasingly asking a more important question: How do we make sure our people have the skills we need next? In my role at Educ8, I spend…

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Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS

About 1,000 women a year with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will be able to obtain Enhertu from Thursday after ministers and the drug's makers struck a deal on its price. About one in seven of the 60,000 new cases of…

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What Works to Improve Young People’s Essential Employment Skills?

The Nuffield Foundation has launched a new fund to evaluate interventions and build evidence about what works to support young people to develop these skills and access good jobs. Ask employers what young people need to…

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Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Cassidy, a Louisiana physician who chairs the panel, said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles, with a fourth death under review, because ​of misinformation and misguided policies. His remarks come as the US…

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Schools in England get extra £500m in bid to avoid teachers' pay strike

Schools had been expected to fund some of the 3.5% teachers pay increase for the current school year out of their existing budgets, which National Education Union (NEU) leaders had strongly objected to. Daniel Kebede…

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Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death

Attorneys representing Walker's family filed the lawsuit in Bexar county district court, alleging that Paxton, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, several doctors and other defendants were…

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Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’

A review of global research found that for several health problems, including cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and Parkinson's, women were less likely to receive the same treatment as men, revealing the extent…

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