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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • All vocational qualifications to be judged against strict new rules

    Only high quality, rigorous vocational qualifications will count in performance tables under new guidance announced by the Department for Education.

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

  • Response to the IFS report on education spending

    The Department for Education responds to the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on education spending.

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

  • Sarah Teather to the National Children and Adult Services conference

    The Children's Minister talks to the National Children and Adult Services conference.

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

  • £11 million to fund new online and telephone family support services

    Family organisations, including Relate, Netmums and Gingerbread, will receive Government funding to deliver national online and telephone support services.

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

  • Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked: guidelines published

    Updated guidance, Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked, was today published jointly by the Home Office and the Department for Education.

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

  • Ofsted gives parents a new voice in school inspections

    Ofsted has launched Parent View, a new online questionnaire that will allow parents and carers to give their views on their child’s school at any time.

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

  • Academies see double the increase of other maintained schools at GCSE

    Information on academies’ GCSE results, which have improved by more than twice the level of other maintained schools.

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

  • Simple behaviour checklist to help teachers maintain discipline in school

    A simple checklist of what schools can do to instil good behaviour in the classroom has been developed and published today by Charlie Taylor - the headteacher of a special school with some of the toughest behaviour issues an…

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

  • New data highlights true picture of school absence

    Information on absenteeism in schools.

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

  • New Schools Network awarded grant to support free schools

    Information about the grant awarded to the New Schools Network (NSN) by the Department for Education.

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

  • Sarah Teather to the Family and Parenting Institute

    Speech by Sarah Teather that says this government is determined to do as much as it can to support families.

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

  • Sir David Bell

    Sir David Bell will be leaving the Department for Education at the end of the year to take up post as Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading.

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

  • Teachers most vulnerable to false accusations according to new research

    Findings from research into allegations against school teachers.

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

  • Free parenting classes to be offered to over 50,000 mothers and fathers

    Children’s Minister Sarah Teather will tomorrow announce that the Government will trial free parenting classes in three areas of the country, aiming to reach over 50,000 parents.

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

  • Nick Gibb to the Reading Reform Foundation conference

    The Schools Minister outlines the government’s initiatives to improve the teaching of reading.

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

  • New Chief Inspector to be appointed

    Sir Michael Wilshaw is the Secretary of State's preferred choice for the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector.

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

  • Tim Loughton responds to major report on child sexual exploitation

    Children's Minister Tim Loughton responds to a report on Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups published by the University of Bedfordshire.

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

  • Enrolment at sixth-form colleges: response to survey by the Association of Colleges

    The department responds to a survey by the Association of Colleges of enrolment at sixth-form colleges.

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

  • Louise Casey appointed as head of new troubled families team

    Tim Loughton on the appointment of the first head of the new troubled families team.

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

  • Launch of the Revised Matrix Standard

    Read the press notice on the Matrix Standard Good afternoon everyone. Those who have heard me speak before will know that I have described…

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