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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Appointment of the Family Justice Board chair

    Details of the government's plans to strengthen the family justice system.

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

  • New summer schools to give pupils a flying start

    Information on how summer schools will benefit children making the transition from primary to secondary school.

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

  • Call for views: birth-parent contact and siblings in care

    Details of a proposed change in the law to help place children at the heart of the care and adoption system.

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

  • Radical scheme to rescue NEETs

    Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) stand to benefit from a new scheme.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the accessibility and affordability of childcare.

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

  • Big business backs new studio schools

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced he had approved the opening of 15 new studio schools - backed by big employers including Hilton Hotels, Michelin and Aston Villa Football Club.

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

  • Repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England

    Information about the repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England.

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

  • Government publishes destination data for the first time

    Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England.

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

  • Minister responds to Telegraph on military in schools

    Nick Gibb responds to a Telegraph comment piece on the benefit of cadet force units within schools.

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

  • Tim Loughton on promoting PE in schools

    Children's Minister Tim Loughton talks to the Association for Physical Education about the importance of sports in schools.

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

  • Record numbers of men teaching in primary schools - but more still needed

    Latest data from the Teaching Agency (TA) shows more men are becoming primary school teachers.

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

  • Prime Minister: more new free schools than ever before to raise standards and increase choice

    The Prime Minister and Education Secretary Michael Gove will today announce that 102 new free schools have been approved to open in 2013 and beyond.

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

  • Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies

    Dr Liz Sidwell encourages poorly performing primary schools to become academies.

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

  • Nick Gibb on the importance of studying languages in school

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb on the benefits of learning languages. Speech delivered at the German Embassy.

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

  • Tim Loughton sets challenge at ADCS conference

    The Children's Minister challenges Directors of Children's Services to improve standards of residential care for vulnerable children.

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

  • Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the ACME annual conference

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) annual conference.

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

  • £10 million literacy catch-up programme for disadvantaged pupils

    Projects to be set up across England to help disadvantaged pupils who are below the expected level of English by the end of primary school.

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

  • More babies in care to receive a stable home more swiftly

    The prime minister today announces plans to speed up the transition from fostering to adoption.

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

  • Michael Gove on FASNA's first twenty years

    Secretary of State Michael Gove speaks at the FASNA (Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association) conference, July 2012.

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

  • Views sought on which 2-year-olds should get free early education

    A consultation is announced about which 2-year-olds should be entitled to a free early education.

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