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  • New figures show record numbers of apprentices

    According to the provisional figures published today (17 October 2013) more people than ever before are taking part in an apprenticeship

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

  • Matthew Hancock speaks to the Edge Foundation

    Matthew Hancock spoke to the Edge Foundation about the importance of vocational education.

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

  • Lord Nash calls for more academy sponsors

    Minister issues call for more academy sponsors to come forward to raise standards in education in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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

  • Persistent pupil absence falls by a third

    The number of schoolchildren regularly missing school has fallen by almost 140,000 over the past 2 years.

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

  • Children on free school meals being failed in Northumberland

    Inspections in Northumberland to find out why attainment for children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) is below other areas.

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  • Reforming the accountability system for secondary schools

    Minister of State for Schools David Laws makes an announcement on school accountability.

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

  • Further education: learning difficulties and disabilities reforms

    One year to go for further education colleges and independent specialist providers to prepare for changes set out in the Children and Families Bill.

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

  • Thousands of students drop English and maths after GCSE

    New statistics show the number of college and sixth-form students who stop taking English and maths after GCSE.

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

  • 65 per cent of education and training in prisons not good enough

    Today, Ofsted is at Wormwood Scrubs prison for its Further Education and Skills Annual Lecture.

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  • Ofsted further education and skills annual lecture 2013: seizing the moment

    Matthew Coffey highlighted the state of prison education in the Ofsted further education and skills annual lecture 2013.

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  • 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

  • Letter from Lord Nash to Al-Madinah Education Trust

    Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, wrote to the Al-Madinah Education Trust on 8 October.

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

  • More than half of schools failing pupils on religious education

    Schools and the government have failed to focus effectively on religious education, Ofsted said today.

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  • New guidance on work experience published

    Work experience guidance for colleges and school sixth forms has been published.

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

  • More detail on special educational needs reforms

    A consultation with more detail on plans to overhaul the special educational needs (SEN) system has been published.

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

  • New schools commissioner appointed

    The government announces the appointment of successful academy chief executive and former headteacher Frank Green as schools commissioner.

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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 funding for traineeship scheme announced

    An extra £20m is being made available to the government’s new Traineeships programme to support even more young people into Apprenticeships

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

  • £100 million to support the education of children in care

    Funding to support the education of children in care is to more than double from April 2014, announces Children’s Minister Edward Timpson.

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

  • Special educational needs reforms: letter from Edward Timpson to directors of children's services

    A letter from Children's Minister Edward Timpson to directors of children's services about special educational needs reforms.

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