We hope everyone enjoyed a break during the Easter holidays.
Here is our next briefing.
The election is heating up yet still education remains somewhat in the background. Whatever the outcome of the election, people in the PSHE education field will have to continue to campaign for statutory PSHE and funding/time for training.
Election Manifestos
Labour
http://www.labouremail.org.uk/files/uploads/c8f4ed8c-059f-8a04-597a-c472f3801cba.pdf
or the briefer version – http://www.labour.org.uk/manifesto/education
The Green Party
https://www.greenparty.org.uk/assets/files/manifesto/Green_Party_2015_General_Election_Manifesto.pdf (Page 36)
or the briefer version – http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ed.html
The Conservative Party
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/manifesto2015/ConservativeManifesto2015.pdf (page 34)
or headlines – https://www.conservatives.com/Plan/BestSchoolsAndSkills.aspx
The Liberal Democrats
or the briefer version – http://www.libdems.org.uk/education and http://www.libdems.org.uk/education_children#
UKIP
or the briefer version – http://www.ukip.org/ukip_manifesto_summary (need to scroll down for education)
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Finally on the election, here’s a round-up from the BBC on the main education policies for all parties including those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/manifesto-guide
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Other news in the realm of PSHE Education…..
MENTOR- ADEPIS has received government funding for 2015-16 to continue their excellent work in prevention and education.
See more here.
Sexual abuse: The importance of talking to primary school children.
More on promoting good mental health and wellbeing demonstrates the importance of appropriately trained teachers of PSHE education.
See more here.
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