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Schools turn to flexible staff as pay rise bites budgets

Teachers were awarded a 3.5% pay rise this year, but schools have been required to fund the first 1% from existing budgets. Affinity says the pressures are reflected in what it is seeing across its own education…

Where Is the Love? A start-of-term challenge to Further Education

As another academic year begins, I find myself wondering how much has really changed. We have lived through Brexit, George Floyd , Covid, political turbulence, war, the rise of polarisation and increasingly angry public…

The young and healthy Dutchman who moved into a care home - podcast

He entered, he remembers, "the closed ward", where residents were locked inside. It illustrated perfectly, he thought, "how we have lost the plot" when it comes to treating dementia. Teun – together with filmmaker…

UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates all medical devices and licenses treatment drugs in the UK, has published 44 recommendations to update its policies as the use of AI in the…

Migraines and acne among five more conditions pharmacists can treat

Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions - sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections. Five more - migraines, acne, scabies, ear infections…

Patients to get quicker treatment for migraines, acne and 3 other everyday conditions at pharmacies

People will be able to walk into their participating high street pharmacy and get on-the-spot treatment for acne, migraines, scabies, ear infections and rhinitis from participating pharmacies, helping make people’s…

Local Mayors, Industry and Educators Come Together At No10 North Summit To Rewire Vocational Education

It comes following the PISA international education rankings earlier in the week – which showed England improved or remained stable against an international backdrop of declining scores and continues to perform…

"Relationships tend to develop a sense of equilibrium and predictability over time," says Dr Lindsey Berisha, a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked with clients using GLP-1s for over 10 years. "When one partner…

Adult learning sets award winner Daniel on path to a brighter future

Losing his mother set the 29-year-old’s mental health on a downward spiral leading to debilitating depression. Daniel was referred to the Compass Community Hub in Merthyr Tydfil by Adferiad, who provide local support…

Hospitality talent gain skills through GLA-backed bootcamps delivered by Learnmore

To help address the shortage of trained hospitality managers in the capital Learnmore has supported 36 learners to complete the Skills Bootcamps for Londoners, launched by the GLA as part of the Government’s Skills for…