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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Education Minister Elizabeth Truss gives speech on international evidence

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss gives an international evidence speech following today's publication of the PIRLS and TIMSS test results.

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

  • International tests results published

    The results for English pupils taking part in a major international educational test show marks down in science, up in English, and plateauing in maths.

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

  • More teenagers free to enrol at further education colleges to study vocational qualifications

    Details about a new scheme to allow 14- to 16-year-olds into further education (FE) colleges.

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

  • Ex-military personnel to drive up standards among disengaged pupils

    Details about new projects which will employ former armed forces personnel to inspire disengaged pupils.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speech to the Daycare Trust conference

    A speech given by Elizabeth Truss at the Daycare Trust conference on 4 December 2012.

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

  • Pioneering national poetry competition to inspire teens

    Pupils will be encouraged to learn poems by heart by taking part in a new national competition.

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

  • All schools to get freedom to pay good teachers more

    The School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) has called on the government to link teachers’ pay more closely to their performance.

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

  • School Teachers’ Review Body: 21st report

    Written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State for Education on the School Teachers' Review Body's 21st report of 5 December 2012.

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

  • Councils must drive out delays in adoptions

    Information on the government's call for councils to cut adoption waiting times.

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

  • Working smarter to improve child protection

    Information on how Ofsted will be allowed to share the names and addresses of children’s homes with organisations such as the police.

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

  • Top providers urged to get ready for two-year-old education offer

    Local authority allocations to deliver 15 hours a week early education for 130,000 two-year-olds have been published.

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

  • Richard Review into future of apprenticeships published

    Government and industry figures give their reaction to an independent review into the future of apprenticeships.

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

  • Encouraging strong relationships

    Edward Timpson, Minister for Families, visited a parenting class in High Peak, Derbyshire.

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

  • Teach First to recruit more top graduates

    Education Secretary Michael Gove announced plans to support the expansion of Teach First.

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

  • The failure of child protection and the need for a fresh start

    Education Secretary speech on child protection on 19th November at the Institute of Public Policy Research.

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

  • Special educational needs trial extended

    Information on an extension to trials helping children and young adults with special educational needs.

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

  • Only highest-quality vocational qualifications to count post-16

    Education Minister Matthew Hancock announces that only the highest-quality vocational qualifications will continue to count in college and school sixth form performance tables.

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

  • Highest quality of graduates going into teacher training

    Details of an increase in the number of teachers with high-quality degrees, including highest number of physics graduates recruited since 1979 and more men than ever opting for career as a primary teacher.

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

  • Overwhelming support for foreign languages plan

    News on the reaction to the Department for Education’s proposal to make foreign languages compulsory for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

  • Lord Carlile submits review of the Edlington Case

    Today (16 November 2012) Lord Carlile has submitted his review of the Edlington Case to Education Secretary Michael Gove.

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