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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • GCSE early entry: Ofsted asked to discourage a “damaging trend”

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today warns of the dangers of entering pupils early for GCSEs before they are ready.

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

  • Alternative provision: overhaul to fix ‘broken system’ and improve standards

    A raft of measures to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms.

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

  • Alternative provision review: acceptance of recommendations

    Michael Gove writes to Charlie Taylor to accept his recommendations on alternative provision.

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

  • Coalition government to reward local authorities for improving children's lives

    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.

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

  • £50 million summer school fund launched to help disadvantaged children into secondary school

    New fund launched to help disadvantaged children make the transition into secondary school.

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

  • Sarah Teather speaks to Respublica about child poverty

    The Children's Minister on meeting targets in the Child Poverty Act.

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

  • New Permanent Secretary for Department for Education

    Chris Wormald is appointed the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education.

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

  • Vision for cultural education will inspire all children and enrich lives

    The Henley Review of Cultural Education and the government's response.

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

  • Response to the Observer article

    Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance.

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

  • Savings accounts for children in long-term care

    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.

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

  • Tim Loughton speaks at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre

    The Children's Minister addresses an audience at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre in Manchester.

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

  • Academy freedoms for pupil referral units

    Charlie Taylor: Academy freedoms for pupil referral units will help fix the flawed system that is failing vulnerable children.

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

  • Michael Gove speech on adoption

    Michael Gove at the Isaac Newton Centre for Continuing Professional Development speaks about the forthcoming reforms to the adoption system.

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

  • Radical new approach to defuse 'ticking time bomb' of NEETs

    Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again.

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

  • Letter about teachers' pay from the Education Secretary to the School Teachers' Reform Body

    Michael Gove asks Dame Patricia Hodgson to make recommendations on how teacher pay schemes might be made more flexible to improve performance.

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

  • Free school groups set to apply for 2013

    Groups that want to open mainstream, special and alternative provision free schools in September 2013 can submit their detailed plans to the Department from today.

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

  • New data shows that pupils miss out on core academic subjects

    Thousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today.

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

  • Nick Gibb on reading: greater expectations

    Nick Gibb at Stockwell Park High School speaking about reading on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.

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

  • New guidelines to help industry promote internet safety

    The UK Council for Child Internet Safety launches new guidelines for organisations and internet service providers to make sure parents and children understand online safety.

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

  • New national reading competition to create a generation of book lovers

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces a new reading competition designed to inspire children to become voracious readers and boost literacy standards.

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