Online porn pushes children to have risky sex, says report
Exposure to internet pornography, which is “potentially just a few clicks away,” is linked to more sexually permissive attitudes and risky provocative…
Military-style free school given green light
A chain of state funded free schools run by former armed forces personnel are to be launched, following ministerial approval of the opening of Britain’s first…
National register will guard against 'maverick' police commissioners
A national register recording the interests of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should be created, as apportioning so much power to individual commissioners…
Birmingham businesses undecided over HS2
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCG) believe that the high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will provide a stimulus for economic recovery,…
Schools failing to teach swimming due to budget restraints, warns ASA
More than 1.1 million primary school children will break up this half term unable to be safe in and around water, a survey has found.
Keidel on the restorative powers of German-style savings banks
What drives the financial crisis, and what model is necessary to deal with it? Asks Dr Thomas Keidel, Director of Financial Market Relations at German Savings Banks…
Impact of iodine deficiency on babies is "important health issue"
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may lower the cognitive ability of some babies, researchers publishing in medical journal The Lancet have found.
Adult social services make strides in the provision of personal budgets
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) President Sandie Keene has praised the sector for widening and improving the spread of personal budgets…
Public dependent on banks unless new system found, says Prof Werner
We are entirely dependent on the actions of banks because they are the ones who create and allocate the money supply, shaping the economic landscape.
TUC: government is destroying disabled people's living standards
The move towards Universal Credit, cuts to the NHS, and the new Personal Independence Payments (PIP)will take millions from disabled people's pockets, say the Trades…
A Panel of experts paint a positive picture for public sector cloud adoption, confident that it is growing and will continue to do so.
Classrooms of the future will support the use of multiple devices as they are developed and enhanced, believes Robert Donelan, the Head of Learning Services at AAT.
Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector UK and Ireland at EMC.
Embrace the growth of eLearning across the corporate landscape to set yourself at a competitive advantage, says Kevin Young, GM EMEA at SkillSoft.
Can the concept of gamification provide an effective solution to aid learning and development in business, asks Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Unicorn Training.
Distance learning is not a new phenomenon... but technology is giving us many new possibilities, says David Williams, CEO and Founder of Impact International.
Chris Wade, CEO of Action for Market Towns, sets out the strategic steps that councils, community groups and businesses need to take together to deliver the long-term revitalisation of their town centres.
Knowledge experts should stop focussing on how technical they are and instead focus on what they can do and do it well, says Ian Ross, Learning Technologies Manager for the Charity Learning Consortium.
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Exposure to internet pornography, which is “potentially just a few clicks away,” is linked to more sexually permissive attitudes and risky provocative behaviour in children, a report has found.
A chain of state funded free schools run by former armed forces personnel are to be launched, following ministerial approval of the opening of Britain’s first military style academy.
A national register recording the interests of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should be created, as apportioning so much power to individual commissioners brings “risks of maverick behaviour”, a parliamentary report has said.
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