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  • Improvements to be made to A level foreign languages

    Ofqual has identified changes that exam boards must make to their assessments in time for the next year’s exams.

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  • ISSP primary curriculum project

    Launch of a project inviting independent/state school partnerships (ISSPs) focussed on specific subject teaching at primary level.

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

  • 100,000 more pupils on track to succeed in reading via phonics

    Phonics check results show more pupils are now doing well.

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

  • New GCSE in cooking and nutrition announced

    Pupils to get hands-on experience and a real understanding of food and nutrition.

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

  • Ofqual to hold consultation events on new GCSEs and A levels

    Events for citizenship studies, cooking and nutrition, design and technology, and drama and theatre to be taught from the 2016 academic year

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  • £1.8 million training boost for language teaching

    A new fund of £1.8 million will pay for a series of teacher-led training programmes to help support the teaching of foreign languages.

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

  • New curriculum will make education system 'envy of the world'

    As a new school term begins, millions of children will be taught a new ‘world-class’ curriculum to prepare them for life in modern Britain.

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

  • Armed forces learning

    A resource for key stages 1 to 4 has been launched to educate children about the work of the UK armed forces.

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

  • Primary test results: standards rising in all subjects

    Eighty thousand more children than 5 years ago will start secondary school secure in reading, writing and arithmetic.

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

  • Higher standards as thousands more take GCSEs at the right time

    Results for 15-year-olds soar after policy change and the overall A* to C rate also increases.

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

  • Rising numbers of students turning to maths and science

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has congratulated young people receiving their A level results today.

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

  • Schools win funds to develop and share new ways of assessing pupils

    Schools design new assessment packages to replace the complicated levels system.

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

  • Oral statement by Nicky Morgan on the 'Trojan Horse' letter

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan speaks about Peter Clarke's report on allegations against Birmingham schools.

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

  • DfE writes to ALCAB about A level reforms

    A letter from the Department for Education to the A Level Content Advisory Board (ALCAB) chair, Nigel Thrift.

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  • Qualifications and curriculum reform

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announces the next steps on GCSE and A level reform.

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

  • New primary school tests will help eradicate illiteracy and innumeracy

    Sample questions for the tests taken by 7-year-olds and 11-year-olds show the higher standards expected for reading, writing and arithmetic.

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

  • 2016 national curriculum tests – sample materials now available

    Find out more about the new tests for key stage 1 and key stage 2.

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

  • Michael Gove speaks about the future of education reform

    Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, speaks to the first Education Reform Summit in London.

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

  • Post-16 maths in England

    Elizabeth Truss speaks at the Core Maths Support Programme launch workshop about post-16 maths.

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

  • Maths and English provision in post-16 education

    Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock's written ministerial statement on improving post-16 numeracy and literacy.

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