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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • Reforming teachers’ pay: government sets out case

    Details on the case put by Michael Gove for reform of teachers' pay.

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

  • Hundreds of employers bid for £250m skills training pilot

    Information on the government's employer ownership pilot for investment in skills and training.

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

  • Parents given power of veto on schools’ use of biometric information

    New advice to schools will make clear that they will no longer be able to use pupils’ biometric data without parental consent. The advice, launched today for consultation, comes into effect from September 2013.

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

  • Special educational needs support: families to be given personal budgets

    Parents will have a new right to buy in specialist special educational needs (SEN) and disabled care for children from 2014, the biggest change to SEN for 30 years.

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

  • Adoption delays: scorecards show extent across England

    Details of official figures which show long waiting times for children moving from care into adoption.

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

  • Education Secretary Michael Gove's speech to Brighton College

    Michael Gove speaks at Brighton College about the government's initiatives to address the educational attainment gap.

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

  • Ending the Ofsted annual children’s services assessment

    If passed, new legislation will mean that local authority children’s services will no longer have to be assessed by Ofsted.

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

  • Protecting children from commercialisation and sexualisation: next steps on Bailey review

    Details of new measures to protect children from commercialisation and sexualisation in society.

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

  • Children and Families Bill to give families support when they need it most

    Information about how the Children and Families Bill will help parents, families and children and young people with SEN.

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

  • Nick Gibb at the Diana Award

    Nick Gibb speaks at the Diana Award ceremony about bullying.

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

  • Minister Tim Loughton writes to 'The Independent'

    Letter from Minister Tim Loughton in response to an article by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the care system published in 'The Independent' on Monday 30 April 2012.

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

  • Media statement about the Priory Federation of Academies Trust

    The Department for Education has made a statement on the Priory Federation of Academies Trust.

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

  • Sarah Teather speaks to the Daycare Trust

    Sarah Teather, Children's Minister, addresses the Daycare Trust.

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

  • Opening speech by Lord Hill of Oareford on the second reading of the Academies Bill

    Lord Hill of Oareford's speech to the House of Lords concerning the proposed greater freedoms and responsibilities afforded to schools and teachers by the bill.

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

  • Michael Gove to the Education World Forum

    The Education Secretary refers to the PISA survey of international education performance to outline how whole-system reform is needed to build a world-class education system.

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

  • Tim Loughton to the BETT Education Leaders’ Conference

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families stresses the importance of technology in education at the BETT Education Leaders’ Conference and exhibition at Olympia.

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

  • Education Secretary writes for the 'Times Educational Supplement'

    Following the publication of the PISA report, the Education Secretary wrote an article for the 'Times Educational Supplement' on the need for educational reform.

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

  • Written ministerial statement by Michael Gove on school funding reform

    In addition to this written ministerial statement, the Department for Education has also published a consultation on school funding reform.

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

  • Parents get the full facts about every secondary school

    Parents can now see every secondary school in England's performance in each GCSE subject to help choose the right school for their children.

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

  • England's 15-year-olds' reading: over a year behind the world's best

    Research reveals that GCSE pupils' reading compares unfavourably with pupils in Shanghai, Korea and Finland.

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