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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Michael Gove speaks about securing our children’s future

    Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, speaks at the London Academy of Excellence about securing our children’s future.

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

  • Michael Gove joins the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission

    Education Secretary Michael Gove joins Commission to investigate commemorative activity, educational and research resources.

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

  • The Skills Summit: importance of technical and vocational training

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock's marks the 70th anniversary of the Butler Reform Act, highlighting the importance of technical and vocational training.

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

  • Department for Education awards grant to New Schools Network

    New Schools Network will provide pre-application support to those hoping to open free schools.

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

  • Matthew Hancock speech on education technology at BETT show

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock says technology is changing everything.

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

  • School maintenance allocations

    Details of capital investment for 2014 to 2015 to maintain and repair the school estate announced.

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

  • 250,000 fewer pupils in underperforming secondary schools

    Number of pupils taught in underperforming secondary schools falls by almost 250,000 in 4 years.

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

  • Successful free school proposals announced

    Six new university technical colleges and 5 new studio schools also approved.

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

  • Michael Gove speaks about computing and education technology

    Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to the BETT conference about how technology and computing are changing education.

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

  • Misconduct guidelines for teachers tightened

    Strict new guidelines say any sexual misconduct should lead to teachers being banned from teaching.

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

  • Viral video helps boost students’ physics knowledge

    New project helping to raise standards in physics, maths and engineering.

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

  • Launch of AAT's skills massive open online course

    Matthew Hancock talks about the contribution of technology to skills development in India.

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

  • Tougher rules to support missing children

    Minister Edward Timpson announces new rules so every child who goes missing from home or care will have an independent return interview.

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

  • David Laws speech to the North of England Education Conference

    Schools Minister David Laws sets out more detail on the Talented Leaders programme.

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

  • Child protection trials: local authority direction letters

    Direction letters to local authorities extending trial periods for testing new approaches to assessing children in need.

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  • Advice on trade union facility time in schools published

    Government sets out new expectations about paid time off for trade union duties in schools.

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

  • 2013 Lord Glenamara Memorial prize winner announced

    La’ali Imam-Gutierrez from Heaton Manor School in Newcastle wins the 2013 prize.

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

  • Adoption scorecards and thresholds published

    The Department for Education publishes the adoption scorecards for 2010 to 2013 and the annual uprating of the thresholds to 2016.

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

  • New government drive to improve standards of school governance

    Governors will need skills and experience to drive school improvement.

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

  • £30 million for new special educational needs champions

    New £30 million fund for more than 1,800 independent supporters to help parents navigate the new special educational needs process.

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