Children are being forced to leave foster care and residential homes before they are ready, according to a report from the children’s commissioner, who has called for a legal leaving age of 25.
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July 8th, 2015
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July 7th, 2015Teenage pregnancy rates in Scotland have fallen to their lowest ever level, new figures have revealed.But the number of young women who become mothers is still much higher in deprived areas - with 1,507 under-20s in the poorest communities having a baby in 2013 compared to just 131 in the most affluent areas.
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July 7th, 2015
Using Bible stories as a departure point for exploring a vaguely linked modern social issue disrupts any sense of biblical narrative and misrepresents both the Bible, by presenting it as merely an ethical handbook for modern day living, and also Christians as those who simply cherry pick Bible passages, in order to find answers to complex moral questions. Furthermore, by making a religious story or idea the route into a moral issue, or lens through which a moral issue is looked at, there is a danger that pupils are subtly directed towards specific attitudes, values or ideas about it. This use of religion as part of a character formation agenda understandably leaves RE vulnerable to serious criticisms.
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July 7th, 2015Shops in England and Wales could be allowed to open for longer on Sundays, under plans to be unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne.
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July 6th, 2015Saying prayers with colleagues would feel a bit uncomfortable, too intimate an activity in the workplace for many people.Yet at Chinese real estate giant Tentimes Group, that is exactly what they do in the boardroom before making important decisions.
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July 6th, 2015An Australian euthanasia advocate had his medical licence suspended after allegedly counselling a depressed man to kill himself.
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July 6th, 2015MPs are to debate whether abortion law should be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
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July 5th, 2015The number of non-religious baby naming ceremonies taking place in Scotland has more than trebled in a decade.
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July 4th, 2015Theresa May has been forced into a U-turn on key counter-extremism proposals designed to ban “hate preachers” from university campuses, the Observer understands.
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July 3rd, 2015Around one in five patients who choose euthanasia in the Netherlands may be influenced by family circumstances, according to a leading expert on the ethics of assisted dying.