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Around 74,000 children have missed out on a place at their first-choice secondary school, official figures reveal today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A statement on the statistics for numbers of children receiving their first choice place at secondary school, and other data.
A new national award scheme will reward high achieving secondary school pupils in England.
The government today published its Action Plan for Adoption to overhaul the system for prospective adopters and strengthen the performance regime for local authorities.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown publishes an interim report which explores how to help people working in the early years to improve their skills, knowledge and development.
New legislation will impose duties on local authorities to reduce delays for adoptions.
Education Secretary Michael Gove today warns of the dangers of entering pupils early for GCSEs before they are ready.
A raft of measures to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms.
Michael Gove writes to Charlie Taylor to accept his recommendations on alternative provision.
Local authorities will be paid according to the prevalence of breastfeeding and the take up of free nursery care, under a new scheme being trialled by the Coalition Government.
New fund launched to help disadvantaged children make the transition into secondary school.
The Children's Minister on meeting targets in the Child Poverty Act.
Chris Wormald is appointed the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education.
The Henley Review of Cultural Education and the government's response.
Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance.
Donors who wish to give money directly to some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK will be able to through a new savings account for children in care, the Department for Education announced today.
The Children's Minister addresses an audience at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre in Manchester.
Charlie Taylor: Academy freedoms for pupil referral units will help fix the flawed system that is failing vulnerable children.
Michael Gove at the Isaac Newton Centre for Continuing Professional Development speaks about the forthcoming reforms to the adoption system.
Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again.
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