Home Office staff to have migration and race training after Windrush scandal

All Home Office staff will be trained on the UK’s ‘history of migration and race’ in efforts to address failings which led to the Windrush scandal. The move is part of a series of measures set out in an improvement plan which seeks to overhaul the culture of the department so staff are ‘focused on... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Home Office, migration, race, scandal, training, Windrush

August 21, 2020

Virus could reverse fall in number of young people not in education, employment or training

A fall in the number of young people not in education, employment or training could be reversed because of the virus crisis, union leaders are warning. Official figures showed there were an estimated 765,000 young people aged 16 to 24, who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the three months to June,... Read More

Education

education, employment, pandemic, training, young, young people

September 22, 2019

Teachers transform students into global citizens and invite others to get involved

A new programme that is championing the teaching of global issues and exploring Catholic Social Teaching has inspired teachers around the country – and recent participants are urging other Catholic schools to get involved. Teachers from across the country have taken part in special training days, run by international development charity CAFOD, and supported by... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

CAFOD, global, global citizens, teachers, teaching, training

October 4, 2018

Dusk walkers take steps to end homelessness

Dusk walks across the country will raise funds for homelessness charity Depaul UK next week – and highlight the plight of young people with nowhere to go when night falls. Hundreds of walkers in London, Manchester and Newcastle will walk through their cities as the sun sets to raise thousands of pounds for the young... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

September 12, 2018

African bishops want action on priests who remain in Europe

Catholic bishops in Africa have voiced concern about a growing number of priests who fail to return home after training or ministering in Europe, in violation of Church norms. “Many priests respect agreements by coming back after working in Europe, but we’re concerned about those who don’t,” said Fr Emmanuel Wohi Nin, general secretary of... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – Vatican, News – World

March 20, 2017

MPs call for action over ‘unacceptable’ rate of suicide

The current rate of suicide is ‘unacceptable’, leading MPs have said, as they called for GPs to receive better training in assessing a patient’s risk. The Health Select Committee said that it had heard evidence that clinicians sometimes fail to recognise patients who are suicidal. It called on the General Medical Council, Royal College of... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

GPs, mental health, MPs, rate, suicide, training, unacceptable

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