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  • Letter to local authorities on cross-government savings

    Access to Michael Gove's letter to local authorities on cost-cutting measures and a series of relevant questions and answers.

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

  • Queen's Birthday Honours 2010

    Details of the list of recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2010 from the Department for Education.

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

  • Response to reports in TES about future Academies programme roll-out

    Details of the Department for Education's response to reports in TES regarding schools applying for academy status.

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

  • Schools Minister Lord Hill responds to 'The Times' story concerning the General Teaching Council for England (GTC)

    Lord Hill rebuffs 'The Times' criticisms on closing down the GTC and sets out the Department for Education's plans to transfer specific GTC functions to other bodies.

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

  • A strategy for skills

    Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes has set out the Government's plans to reform the further education system.

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

  • Queen’s Speech Forum: Skills Strategy

    Thank you Elinor and good afternoon everyone. What I have to say this morning sits comfortably between the points that Francis Maude has already…

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

  • Response to admission appeals data for maintained primary and secondary schools in England: 2008 to 2009

    Details of Nick Gibb’s response to statistics on admission appeals for maintained primary and secondary schools.

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

  • Free school meals continue but costly expansion plans shelved

    Information on the government's plans for free school meals in the year 2010 to 2011.

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

  • Government announces changes to qualifications and the curriculum

    Details of the announcement that state schools can now offer iGCSEs in key subjects, and that phase 4 diplomas will be scrapped.

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

  • Changes to qualifications and curriculum: iGCSEs get go-ahead and Rose review is scrapped

    Details on changes to iGCSE qualifications in key subjects, with results set to be included in school performance tables.

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

  • Over 1,000 schools apply for academy freedoms

    Information on the number of schools to have applied for academy status.

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

  • General Teaching Council for England to be scrapped

    Michael Gove comments on the decision to abolish the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE).

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

  • Response to figures showing fall in overall absence rate

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb comments on recently published data on school absences.

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

  • Gove: 'Teachers, not politicians, know how best to run schools’

    Information on Michael Gove’s invitation to all schools to convert to academies, including details of what academy freedoms consist of.

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

  • Michael Gove invites all schools to become academies

    Information on Michael Gove's letters to all headteachers inviting them to convert their school to academy status.

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

  • Legislation to give more schools opportunity to become academies

    Information on the legislation that will enable more schools to convert to academy status.

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

  • Queen's Speech: Academies Bill

    Notes on: "Legislation will be introduced to enable more schools to achieve academy status and give them greater freedoms over the curriculum."

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

  • Queen's Speech: Education and Children’s Bill

    Notes on: "Legislation will be introduced to…give teachers greater freedom over the curriculum and allow new providers to run state schools."

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

  • Schools, Sure Start and 16 to 19 will be protected in government savings

    Information on the government's intention to protect spending for schools, Sure Start and 16 to 19 education in the year 2010 to 2011.

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

  • NIACE Policy Conference

    Thank you Alan and good morning everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here today; in my first week as Minister for Further Education, Lifelong…

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