The number of people thinking of moving from business into the public sector has fallen sharply since last year. A survey by the recruitment company, Hays, has found fewer than 38 per cent of respondents considering working for either local or central government, or the NHS.

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A group of MPs say today that the performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government has suffered because of excessive rates of ministerial and staff turnover. Theirs is one of two reports this week that have concluded independently that major government departments have been affected because senior Ministers have not held their posts long enough to oversee the development and delivery of effective policy.

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By Wendy Woodcock

The behaviour of pupils in schools is not improving. The traditional response to bad behaviour is exclusion, but the number of exclusions remains constant each year and many pupils are excluded more than once. The author describes an alternative restorative approach which has proved effective in resolving conflict and improving behaviour.

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