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16,640 London pupils excluded for assault or verbal abuse

16,640 London pupils excluded for assault or verbal abuse

August 2, 2011 No Comments

Protect school staff says union Shock figures from the Department of Education reveal that there were over sixteen and half thousand cases of assault or verbal abuse against adults in London schools in the school year 2009/10. Commenting on the figures and the DoE advice on “Use of Reasonable Force”, giant trade union GMB said ...

National Gallery in historic collaboration with Louvre, Paris

National Gallery in historic collaboration with Louvre, Paris

July 29, 2011 No Comments

The National Gallery and the Louvre announce a unique collaboration which brings both versions of the ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ together for the very first time (see pics below). The two pictures will be shown at The National Gallery’s exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci: Painter of the Court of Milan from 9 November 2011 – 5 ...

Companies fined after Arsenal stadium injury

Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his...

New pensions research undermines government’s ‘fairness’ myth

New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to...