A campaign has begun to tackle what the Training and Development Agency for Schools sees as the barriers to effective continuing professional development. It will be led by Tim Brighouse, the former London Schools Commissioner and one-time Director of Education at Birmingham City Council.

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For the first time social housing tenants will have a voice at the centre of housing policy. Two tenants, Julie Fawcett and Dennis Rees, have been appointed to join experts on the new Tenant Services Authority.

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Neighbourhood watch programmes have been operating in the UK for more than a quarter of a century and this report assesses their effectiveness. Neighbourhood Watch is based on the principle that encouraging neighbours to look out for and report suspicious behavior to the police will bring about a reduction in crime. This in turn will deter potential offenders from committing a crime if they believe that areas where the programmes operate are too risky and improved police investigation and enforcement will incapacitate offenders.

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