The greatest domestic rebellion of Tony Blair’s leadership came over his university top-up fee plan. Labour MPs thought it would throttle the hopes of poor youngsters, and they came close to destroying their boss – in the end, however, he was saved by “a nod and a wink”. The rebels’ leader, Nick Brown, used the [...]
Posts on ‘July 28th, 2009’
Government publishes Social Work Task Force Interim Report
- Driving forward change for social workers … (2009/0143)
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Number of NHS apprenticeships to treble
New apprenticeships in NHS and social care will be in place by March 2010
The number of NHS apprenticeships is set to treble to more than 5,000 after the government announced £25m for NHS organisations to help create them.
The funding injection for 5,318 apprenticeships, announced today by the health secretary, Andy Burnham, follows a government commitment [...]
£5.5 million fund allocated across 12 projects to help close widening generation gap through volunteering
Twelve projects across England have been awarded grants as part of a £5.5 million cross-Government scheme to promote intergenerational volunteering and encourage meaningful interaction between young and old … (2009/0140)
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