Independent faith schools are teaching their pupils the importance of good citizenship according to an Ofsted report today. Inspectors who visited Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu schools found however, more clarity was needed in the regulations the schools have to meet and there should be more opportunities for teachers’ professional development.

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More than half of social workers believe that parents’ drinking puts children at risk of harm in most child protection cases. Figures released today by Alcohol Concern, also show the majority feel their social work qualification training was inadequate in terms of alcohol abuse in families.

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By Mark Earls

The central principle of HERD is based on challenging our assumption that ‘the individual’ is the starting point from which to understand human behaviour.

By focusing on group behaviour, or ‘the herd’ rather than the individual, Mark Earls implies that we will have the key to a better understanding of human behaviour and better business and social policy initiatives to change it.

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