Day: March 13, 2025

NFER says pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices contributing to exodus from workforce

Teachers in England are abandoning the classroom over worsening pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices, leaving vacancies at their highest rate on record, according to a report.

It warned that this month’s spending review was the government’s “last chance” to meet its manifesto pledge of hiring 6,500 additional teachers in state schools, as younger teachers continue to abandon the profession since the Covid pandemic and fewer graduates sign up as trainees. Continue reading…
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Minicab drivers say Uber’s bid to apply tax to all rides would put many out of business and leave people stranded

Two British taxi companies have launched a crowdfunding drive for the last leg of a lengthy legal battle with Uber that could result in higher cab fares.

Uber will seek, at a supreme court hearing in July, a ruling on contractual models that affect whether VAT applies to private-hire companies outside London, which it has argued would level the playing field across the UK. Continue reading…
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The two leaders are exploring the strengthening of relations, with an emphasis on trade and economy.
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Canada’s new tariffs are in addition to its 25% counter tariffs on $30 billion Canadian of imports from the US that were put in place on 4 March in response to other Trump import taxes that he’s partially delayed by a month.
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The Hague-based court has been investigating the mass killings linked to Duterte’s so-called war on drugs.
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