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From The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

    Elizabeth Truss speaks to the School Leaders Summit about reforms to the curriculum, exams and school accountability.

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

  • Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects

    New statistics reveal more than a third of GCSE state-school students this year took the EBacc - compared to fewer than a quarter last year.

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

  • New maths qualifications to boost numbers studying maths to age 18

    The 16 to 18 core maths package is the latest part in the government’s top-to-bottom overhaul of maths in schools.

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

  • Phonics check and key stage 1 results

    National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 results have been published.

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

  • New tests show 1 in 4 struggling with spelling, punctuation and grammar

    Figures for reading, writing and maths assessments taken by more than half a million 11-year-olds have been published.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about curriculum reform

    Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, speaks to the CBI about improving education and the importance of curriculum reform.

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

  • GCSE results show rise of academic subjects

    There has been a rise in the number of GCSE entries in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects.

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

  • A level results show more doing maths and sciences than ever before

    Elizabeth Truss comments on the rise in the number of students taking A levels in subjects like maths and the sciences.

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

  • More affordable childcare

    The government publishes its plan for improving the supply of affordable childcare.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks to the International Student Science Fair

    Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education, speaks to the International Student Science Fair.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks to the National Day Nurseries Association

    Elizabeth Truss, Minister for Education and Childcare, speaks to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) about childcare.

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

  • New £2 million scheme for early years apprentices

    The government has today announced a £2 million apprenticeship bursary scheme for the early years profession.

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

  • New grammar, punctuation and spelling test will raise children’s literacy standards

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss said the rigorous new spelling, grammar and punctuation test would raise standards for all children.

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

  • Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2-year-olds policy and practice

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2-year-olds policy and practice at the Nursery World Conference.

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

  • Quality nurseries urged to make full use of flexibility

    Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching practices in early years education and giving more flexibility to nurseries.

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

  • Teach First leadership development programme extended to cover early years

    The Teach First training programme will now cover under-5s as part of a drive to boost early education quality.

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

  • £25m to help boost number of pupils studying Further Maths A level

    Funding for the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) is being expanded to £25m over five years.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks on the national curriculum to the Fellowship Commission

    The Minister for Education and Childcare explains changes to the curriculum.

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

  • Institute of Education open lecture on A level reforms

    Speech given about the government’s plans to reform A levels, and the plans for mathematics.

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