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  • Partnerships for Schools Board member appointments extended until closure

    Education Secretary Michael Gove has extended the appointments for three Board Members of the Government’s delivery agency, Partnerships for Schools.

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

  • Nick Gibb responds to the 'TES' on teacher misconduct

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb writes to the 'Times Educational Supplement' about teacher misconduct.

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

  • Phonics funding: thousands of schools sign up

    Thousands of primary schools have already signed up to spend more than £7.7 million on new phonics products and training to drive up their pupils’ standards of reading, new Department for Education figures show today.

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

  • Michael Gove welcomes commitment from Barclays to academies and Free Schools

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today welcomed a commitment from Barclays to offer their expertise and support to schools across England.

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

  • Ofsted scraps ‘satisfactory’ judgement to help improve education

    Removing satisfactory judgement will help tackle coasting schools that have remained satisfactory over a number of inspections.

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  • Michael Gove speech at the BETT Show 2012

    Michael Gove gives a speech at the BETT Show 2012 on ICT in the National Curriculum.

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

  • Schools get more freedom to manage teacher performance

    Schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities.

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

  • ‘Harmful’ ICT curriculum set to be dropped to make way for rigorous computer science

    Gove announces the scrapping the existing ICT curriculum to introduce new courses of study in computer science.

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

  • Michael Gove speaks to the Schools Network

    The Secretary of State talks about the importance of technology and digital networks.

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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

  • Written ministerial statement by Michael Gove on information and communication technology (ICT)

    The Education Secretary announces a consultation on his proposal to remove ICT from the national curriculum.

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

  • Nick Gibb speech on school improvement

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s speech to the North of England Education Conference.

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

  • New powers for schools to beat the takeaways

    Schools will now be able to take on the takeaways with special meal deals to boost uptake of school lunches and tackle obesity.

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

  • Lord Hill responds to 'The Guardian' on academies

    Schools Minister Lord Hill writes to 'The Guardian' on underperforming schools and academies.

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

  • Free school capital funding confirmed for 7 schools

    The Department for Education has today published details of the capital funding for 7 free schools, opened in September 2011, where the cost of building works has been finalised and contracts signed.

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

  • Michael Gove letter to Ofqual

    The Education Secretary has today written to the Chief Executive of Ofqual, Glenys Stacey.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement by Michael Gove on teachers' pensions

    Education Secretary Michael Gove has issued a Written Ministerial Statement on teachers' pensions

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

  • Sarah Teather on reforming Early Years

    Children’s Minister Sarah Teather confirms plans for a reformed Early Years Foundation Stage.

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

  • National curriculum review: initial findings

    Education Secretary Michael Gove on early recommendations from the national curriculum review.

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

  • Teacher pension scheme member contribution changes for 2012-13

    DfE has today published the outcome of the consultation for members’ contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) in financial year 2012-13. This is the first year of savings, which are being phased-in over a three ye…

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