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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Adoption system: action plan sets out radical overhaul

    The government today published its Action Plan for Adoption to overhaul the system for prospective adopters and strengthen the performance regime for local authorities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government sets out measures to speed up adoptions and give vulnerable children loving homes

    New legislation will impose duties on local authorities to reduce delays for adoptions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • GCSE early entry: Ofsted asked to discourage a “damaging trend”

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today warns of the dangers of entering pupils early for GCSEs before they are ready.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Response to the Observer article

    Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove speech on adoption

    Michael Gove at the Isaac Newton Centre for Continuing Professional Development speaks about the forthcoming reforms to the adoption system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Radical new approach to defuse 'ticking time bomb' of NEETs

    Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New data shows that pupils miss out on core academic subjects

    Thousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major overhaul to reform family justice system

    Children and families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tim Loughton at the National Youth Agency / LGG conference

    Tim Loughton speaks at the National Youth Agency/LGG conference on youth and children's services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New data reveals the truth about school performance

    Press notice setting out the secondary school performance tables for GCSE and A level exams.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove speech on academies

    The Education Secretary's speech on academies at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Assessment process for adopters to be reformed

    Expert group to draw up new process to recruit, train and assess people as adoptive parents.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government sets out strategy to be Positive for Youth

    Children’s Minister Tim Loughton publishes the government's new vision for youth services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Primary schools’ test results released

    The results of more than 16,000 schools’ key stage 2 tests – taken by 11-year-olds this May – were published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written ministerial statement by Michael Gove on education funding

    The Education Secretary sets out education funding for 2012-13.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Disadvantaged school children to benefit from £1.25 billion funding from April 2012

    England’s most disadvantaged pupils, including looked after children, are set to benefit from £600 each after the Department for Education announced next year’s Pupil Premium will increase by £112 for each pupil.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A third of children reach expected level in pilot of phonics check

    Gibb: “Phonics is the proven method that will drive up reading standards.”

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written ministerial statement by Michael Gove on industrial action 30 November 2011

    The Education Secretary announces the number of school closures due to industrial action.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove to Cambridge University

    The Secretary of State's speech to Cambridge University on a liberal education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove: improving the standard of education in England

    Education Secretary Michael Gove speech to the Ofqual Standards Summit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government