Health, education and family related news
Offenders apply for teacher posts
More than 4,000 offenders, including paedophiles, drug dealers and rapists, had applications to become teachers rejected last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17508324
Four million families ‘fighting’
Four million families in the UK experience regular conflict and violence in the home, a report for a charity suggests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17491842
Half secondary heads ‘may quit’
BBC – More than half of secondary heads are considering leaving the profession over toxic government rhetoric, a survey suggests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17478828
People ‘delay child abuse calls’
BBC – Most people wait over a month to report concerns over suspected child abuse, figures from the NSPCC suggest, as it launches a new campaign.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17482485
Abortion clinics get spot-checks
BBC – Inspectors have been ordered into abortion clinics across England to carry out spot-checks on how they work.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-1747419
Minimum price for alcohol planned
BBC – The government is proposing a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol in England and Wales in an effort to end a culture of binge drinking.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17482035