The number of fixed term and permanent exclusions in Bristol schools has been significantly reduced according to statistics released today (Thursday, 30 July). For the academic year 2007/08 fixed term exclusions fell by well over a third from 4310 in the previous year to 2710 – and, most importantly, those of more than five days ...
NewsMP for Bristol South and Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo has today backed extra Government support to help young people during the recession. Bristol City Council has been successful in its bid to the Future Jobs Fund, a programme designed to create 150,000 jobs across the country. The jobs will be primarily aimed at young people ...
NewsA recent study conducted by The Independent has found that Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy is the most influential MP on the social media network, Twitter. The study, which used a combination of number of followers, mentions and outgoing links to stories to come to this result, was performed using The Independent’s new live Twitter politics ...
NewsBristol City Council has just celebrated its 100th webcast in an e-democracy pilot designed to bring greater openness and transparency to local democracy in the city. The council has joined nine councils from across Europe in webcasting democratic meetings and debates in a European Union (EU) funded project called E-participate. Cllr Barbara Janke, Leader of the ...
NewsTelecare, which uses IT to monitor vulnerable people in their own homes, will play a big part in helping older and disabled people to continue living independently at home, according to a recent Government Green Paper. But in Bristol, the use of telecare equipment and services, which are linked to a call centre, is already well ...
NewsThe Department for International Development White Paper published by Labour’s International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander unveiled today (Thursday 7th July 2007), commits the UK Government to meeting the UN goal of 0.7% in aid spending and on achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals on poverty, hunger, disease, maternal health, and schools. It also sets out new priorities, including: ...
NewsThe MP for Bristol, Kerry McCarthy MP, has lent their support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign, urging...
Bristol schools, youth groups & businesses share ideas to realise youth talent A major development is underway in Bristol...
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