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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.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
An independent report found that children with special educational needs and disabilities have made good progress in attainment, behaviour and attendance.
The first ever national plan for music education – “The Importance of Music” – will enable every child to have the chance to learn to play a musical instrument for at least a term and ideally for a year by transforming the w…
The DfE has written to schools encouraging them to make sure pupils are registered for the pupil premium entitlement to claim free school meals.
Free early education will be extended to 140,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds, and parents will be able to access the free entitlement more flexibly, under plans published by the Government today.
Government funding announced to encourage people to train as educational psychologists.
Voluntary and community organisations will help deliver key reforms to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, and their parents.
An independent review to strengthen training, qualifications and career opportunities of people working in early education and childcare is launched.
The Children's Minister talks to the National Children and Adult Services conference.
Family organisations, including Relate, Netmums and Gingerbread, will receive Government funding to deliver national online and telephone support services.
Speech by Sarah Teather that says this government is determined to do as much as it can to support families.
Children’s Minister Sarah Teather will tomorrow announce that the Government will trial free parenting classes in three areas of the country, aiming to reach over 50,000 parents.
The annual increase in the pupil premium for schools will benefit England’s most disadvantaged pupils.
The Children's Minister comments on concerns raised by the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 24th September.
20 pathfinders will test the main proposals in the special educational needs and disabilities green paper.
Information on a new scheme to help prevent pupil behaviour problems.
News of changes to the running of local children's centres.
Details of how disadvantaged children will be entitled to an extra year's education, without having to pay for it.
Details about a rise in the pupil premium fund.
Children's Minister Sarah Teather responds to the UNICEF report on Children's Wellbeing.
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