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  • Pupil premium starts to make positive difference in many schools

    Ofsted welcomes new evidence showing the pupil premium is boosting education prospects of poorer children in a growing number of schools.

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  • David Laws talks about universal infant free school meals

    Schools Minister announces that 99% of schools are now on track to deliver universal infant free school meals this September.

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

  • Edward Timpson speaks about boosting PE and school sport

    Children’s Minister Edward Timpson addresses the Association for Physical Education (AfPE) conference.

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

  • PSBP 2: expressions of interest

    Applications for the second phase of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) must be submitted by 3pm on 21 July

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

  • Pupil Premium Awards 2014

    Pupil Premium Awards reward schools that have used their pupil premium in new or especially effective ways to help disadvantaged pupils.

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

  • New £50m fund to help most disadvantaged 3- and 4-year-olds

    More than 170,000 children in England set to benefit from more than £50 million.

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

  • New schools bring total number of free school places to 175,000

    The Education Secretary has approved 38 new free schools, which will create 22,000 school places across England and drive up standards.

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

  • New School Direct programme for early years initial teacher training

    NCTL is introducing School Direct for early years initial teacher training (ITT) from September 2014.

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

  • Schools best at helping disadvantaged pupils to share £4 million prize fund

    The government announces the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards for schools that do the most to help disadvantaged pupils.

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

  • Lord Nash speaks about unlocking the power of academies

    Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools speaks at the Academies Show about unlocking the power of academies.

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

  • First school opens under Priority School Building Programme

    The first school to be rebuilt as part of the government’s building programme has opened to its pupils.

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

  • Education spending

    A statement by the Minister for Schools announcing plans for a second phase of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP).

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

  • Boost for childminders and hardworking families

    New measures to increase childcare options across the country announced by Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss.

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

  • 16 to 19 funding: 18 year old mitigation

    A letter from UK Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise, Matthew Hancock MP about the mitigation of 18 year old funding

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

  • David Laws oral statement on minimum funding levels

    Schools Minister David Laws' oral statement on minimum funding levels for schools.

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

  • Funding reduction for 18-year-olds: letter to Graham Stuart MP

    Letter to Graham Stuart MP from the Secretary of State for Education about the funding reduction for providers educating full-time 18-year-olds.

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  • Six-month countdown to free school lunches for infants

    The government launches measures to help schools deliver free school lunches to all infant children.

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

  • Funding for primary school sports

    The Prime Minister has set out his commitment to quality primary school sport.

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

  • Department for Education awards grant to New Schools Network

    New Schools Network will provide pre-application support to those hoping to open free schools.

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

  • School maintenance allocations

    Details of capital investment for 2014 to 2015 to maintain and repair the school estate announced.

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