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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Further additional GCSE and A level subject content consultation

    Written ministerial statement on revised subject content for AS and A levels in geology and politics, and GCSE short course in PE.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Nicky Morgan: no tolerance of areas where majority of pupils fail

    Plans for a National Teaching Service to provide elite teachers to struggling areas announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM unveils drive to increase adoptions and cut unacceptable delays

    David Cameron announces measures to increase the number of children adopted and speed up the process.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Nicky Morgan: Lord Davies review on women on boards

    Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities speaks about the importance of improving the gender balance on British boards.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Lord Davies: FTSE 350 boards should be 33% female by 2020

    Lord Davies’ final report includes a target for more female board members in the UK's 350 largest companies.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Children’s residential care review to transform lives

    Prime Minister and Education Secretary announce root-and-branch review of children’s residential care.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Women of the future summit

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan speaks about government priorities for achieving gender equality and removing barriers to women’s success.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Delivering real equality

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan speaks about government priorities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality at PinkNews Awards.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • National teacher recruitment drive gets underway

    New TV ad launches to inspire more people to teach.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM announces new measures to eradicate gender pay inequality

    David Cameron says "Opportunity is nothing without equality" as he announces steps to remove barriers to success in the workplace.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • China’s First Lady visits London school

    Madame Peng Liyuan visits Fortismere School to observe a Mandarin class and hear about its student exchange programme with China.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • DfE commitment to information management assessment

    Statement affirming the Department for Education’s (DfE) commitment to The National Archives Information Management Assessment programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Have your say on measures to transform failing schools

    We’re launching a consultation on proposals to allow the government to intervene quickly in failing schools.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK welcomes President Xi Jinping for China State visit

    From 20–23 October the UK welcomes President Xi Jinping to London for the first State Visit from China in 10 years

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Thousands more young people working or learning after 16

    New figures show rise in young people at GCSE and A level stages continuing in education, training or employment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Suffolk pupils open outstanding new school after rebuild

    Thomas Gainsborough School rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Help for parents to navigate childcare options online

    childcare.co.uk announced as the winner of a DfE competition to find innovative ways to help parents choose the right childcare.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Record number of families helped by adoption support fund

    More than 2,000 families being helped through life-changing government fund worth over £7 million in the past 6 months.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Academic standards continue to rise under the academies programme

    Provisional school-level results published for the first time to help parents make secondary school choices.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Arts Council England’s ‘cultural education challenge’

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes an initiative to further increase cultural education in our schools.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government