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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Phonics reading check and key stage 1 results published

    National, regional and local authority results for the year 1 phonics reading check and key stage 1 results are published today.

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

  • Adoption statistics: statement from Edward Timpson

    Edward Timpson, Children and Families Minister, speaks about the adoption statistics released today.

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

  • Cash boost for disadvantaged school children

    Detail of a 50% rise in the pupil premium.

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

  • Key stage 2 test results published

    Find out the results of tests in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school in summer 2012.

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

  • Measures to improve adoption and fostering

    A consultation into how the process for assessing prospective adoptors and foster carers can be speeded up, and how the bureaucracy that currently makes the process more difficult can be removed.

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

  • Boost for vocational education as 14 new business-backed schools open

    Details about the recent opening of studio schools and university technical colleges in England.

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

  • Huge increase in academies takes total to more than 2,300

    Details about a significant increase in academies.

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

  • Scholarships continue as physics teacher recruitment rises

    Details of continued investment in physics teaching.

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

  • Special educational needs reform: Sarah Teather letter

    Sarah Teather writes to the Education Select Committee with draft proposals to improve support for young people with SEND.

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

  • Free schools: 55 to open this month – twice as many as this time last year

    Fifty-five new free schools will open in September 2012. They will raise standards and increase choice for parents.

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

  • Special educational needs reform: draft legislation published

    Sarah Teather proposes increased support to young people with special needs, including new duties for local authorities and FE colleges.

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

  • Government announces hundreds of new teacher scholarships

    Information about the National Scholarship Fund and its inclusion of special education needs (SEN) support staff for the first time.

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

  • Department for Education comment on GCSE results

    The government's reaction to the fall in GCSE pass rates at grades A* to C, and news of changes in the marking of the new English GCSE.

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

  • Schools Minister Nick Gibb comments on GCSE results

    Nick Gibb praises the efforts of teachers and students in achieving this year's GCSE results.

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

  • Nick Gibb congratulates students on their A level results

    The schools minister praises students and teachers for their hard work.

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

  • Michael Gove comment piece on A level results

    A comment from the Education Secretary on A levels.

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

  • Major milestone for early education

    Nafeesah Rafiq of Bright Bees nursery in Leicester is the 10,000th person to achieve early years professional status.

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

  • Action plan to stop child abuse in the name of faith or belief

    Ritual child abuse and neglect is being hidden, misunderstood and going unreported. The Department for Education and many stakeholders have drawn up an action plan to identify children at risk and protect them.

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

  • Quality maths graduates flock to teaching

    Latest figures released from the Teaching Agency show that almost 1 in 5 maths graduates are becoming teachers.

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

  • Tim Loughton writes to 'The Guardian' about school playing fields

    Tim Loughton writes to 'The Guardian' on 9 August 2012 in response to an article about the sale of school playing fields.

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