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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Matthew Hancock speaks to the Edge Foundation

    Matthew Hancock spoke to the Edge Foundation about the importance of vocational education.

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

  • Lord Nash calls for more academy sponsors

    Minister issues call for more academy sponsors to come forward to raise standards in education in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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

  • Persistent pupil absence falls by a third

    The number of schoolchildren regularly missing school has fallen by almost 140,000 over the past 2 years.

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

  • Reforming the accountability system for secondary schools

    Minister of State for Schools David Laws makes an announcement on school accountability.

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

  • Further education: learning difficulties and disabilities reforms

    One year to go for further education colleges and independent specialist providers to prepare for changes set out in the Children and Families Bill.

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

  • Thousands of students drop English and maths after GCSE

    New statistics show the number of college and sixth-form students who stop taking English and maths after GCSE.

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

  • Skills Minister writes to councils over teen participation concerns

    Matthew Hancock has written to 12 local authorities who are failing to properly track 16- to 18-year-olds' education or training involvement.

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

  • New maths qualifications to boost numbers studying maths to age 18

    The 16 to 18 core maths package is the latest part in the government’s top-to-bottom overhaul of maths in schools.

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

  • Letter from Lord Nash to Al-Madinah Education Trust

    Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, wrote to the Al-Madinah Education Trust on 8 October.

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

  • Young carers to receive more support than ever before

    The government has tabled an amendment to the Children and Families Bill to help improve services for young carers.

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

  • Children and Families Bill: young carers

    A statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, about changes to young carers legislation.

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

  • New guidance on work experience published

    Work experience guidance for colleges and school sixth forms has been published.

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

  • More detail on special educational needs reforms

    A consultation with more detail on plans to overhaul the special educational needs (SEN) system has been published.

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

  • New schools commissioner appointed

    The government announces the appointment of successful academy chief executive and former headteacher Frank Green as schools commissioner.

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

  • Phonics check and key stage 1 results

    National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 results have been published.

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

  • New funding for traineeship scheme announced

    An extra £20m is being made available to the government’s new Traineeships programme to support even more young people into Apprenticeships

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

  • £100 million to support the education of children in care

    Funding to support the education of children in care is to more than double from April 2014, announces Children’s Minister Edward Timpson.

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

  • More children adopted than ever before

    New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted in 2012 - an increase of 15% and the highest ever since records began.

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

  • Special educational needs reforms: letter from Edward Timpson to directors of children's services

    A letter from Children's Minister Edward Timpson to directors of children's services about special educational needs reforms.

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

  • New school uniform guidance published

    The Department for Education has published new guidance to help schools which may be developing or changing their pupil uniform policy.

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