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  • "The craft so long to lerne": Skills and their Place in Modern Britain

    Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming. The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce, is probably the…

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

  • Peter Connelly Serious Case Review reports published

    Children's minister Tim Loughton comments on the publication of the two serious case review (SCR) reports into the death of Peter Connelly.

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

  • Nick Gibb comments on provisional GCSE and A level results

    Read the Schools Minister's comments and access the provisional results.

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

  • Specialist schools programme: Michael Gove announces changes

    Michael Gove writes to Elizabeth Reid to announce the department's intention to mainstream specialist school funding and remove the need for schools to designate or redesignate as specialist.

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

  • Refocusing sport in schools to build a lasting legacy of the 2012 games

    Michael Gove writes to Baroness Sue Campbell to announce the end of the PE and sports strategy.

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

  • Revised play capital allocations for local authorities

    Read Michael Gove's letter to local authorities confirming revised allocations for play capital funding.

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

  • Department for Education spending review

    A description of how budgets for the Department for Education will be affected by the spending review.

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

  • Pupil absence figures for autumn 2009 and spring 2010

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes the overall decrease in school absence rates and announces the Government's commitment to tackling underlying causes of absenteeism.

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

  • Careers profession task force report: Towards a strong careers profession

    Publication of the careers profession task force report is welcomed by Dame Ruth Silver, chair, and John Hayes, Further Education Minister.

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

  • Nick Clegg announces £7 billion ‘fairness premium’ for disadvantaged children

    Details of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech Putting a premium on fairness.

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

  • DfE to close arm's length bodies to improve accountability

    A breakdown of the Department for Education's (DfE) plan for its arm's length public bodies, including details of those that are to close in an effort to increase accountability, transparency and efficiency.

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

  • Children’s Minister Tim Loughton shadows Stockport social workers

    Tim Loughton announces his commitment to reducing unnecessary bureaucracy in social work following his 5-day visit to Stockport.

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

  • Professor Munro’s review of child protection: analysis of the problems

    Professor Eileen Munro identifies areas for improvement in her first report of the review of the child protection system in England.

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

  • Children in care and children in need statistics

    Children's Minister Tim Loughton responds to published figures regarding children in (local authority) LA care at the end of March 2010 and children subject to a child protection plan in 2009 to 2010.

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

  • Key role for apprenticeships

    Thank you David and good morning everyone. Group Training Associations England’s role in ensuring that GTA’s collective potential is harnessed…

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

  • Statement on national curriculum tests

    The Department welcomes the decision by the National Association of Head Teachers following a letter from Michael Gove to the General Secretary outlining plans for a review of national curriculum tests.

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

  • Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of music education

    Gove: 'All children should have the chance to learn an instrument.'

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

  • Education Secretary Michael Gove sets out the next stage in a programme of reducing bureaucracy

    Education Secretary Michael Gove announces that he has asked Ofsted to scrap the school Self Evaluation Form (SEF) process.

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

  • Revised remit for the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency

    Michael Gove outlines the role of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency for the rest of the financial year, in light of the May announcement of its impending closure.

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

  • Statement on pilot project to rebuild Campsmount Technology College

    The Department for Education announces that work has begun on a pilot proposal to rebuild the Doncaster college.

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