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  • Your Life maths and science campaign launched

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about the Your Life campaign, which encourages more young people into maths and science.

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

  • Matthew Hancock speaks about improving vocational education

    Matthew Hancock, Skills Minister, speaks about ending the divides between academic and vocational education, and work and training.

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

  • Gove welcomes reappointment of Amanda Spielman as Chair of Ofqual

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced the reappointment of Amanda Spielman for a further 5 years.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to Reform about new freedoms for teachers over materials, assessment and professional development.

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

  • New arts GCSEs to be introduced in 2016

    Arts GCSEs to be reformed.

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

  • GCSE and A level reform

    Education Secretary Michael Gove’s statement about the publication of reformed GCSE and A level content.

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

  • GCSE, A level and AS qualification updates from Ofqual

    Ofqual confirms assessment arrangements for a number of new GCSE, A level and AS qualifications that will be fairer for students.

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  • Subjects to reform for 2016: letters from Michael Gove and Ofqual

    An exchange of letters between the Secretary of State for Education and Ofqual about GCSE, AS and A level subjects to reform for 2016.

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  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about delivering world-class schools

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to The Spectator’s schools conference.

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

  • Top firms back new tranche of Tech Levels

    Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock announces 77 new Tech Levels backed by businesses.

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

  • More volunteers to be recruited for the School Games

    The Department for Education announces a £490,000 grant extension to help recruit and train School Games volunteers.

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

  • Education Minister launches the Big Bang Fair

    Elizabeth Truss opens the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss opens the Big Bang Fair

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about the importance of maths and science at the opening of the Big Bang Fair.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about maths teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks at the launch of the APPG for Maths and Numeracy about the importance of good maths teaching.

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

  • Secretary of State responds to geography A level recommendations

    Letters about Professor Smith’s recommendation that the new geography A level be introduced in schools from 2016.

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

  • Raising teaching standards in school sport

    Examples of schools which have improved sports teaching through staff training and using specialist coaches.

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  • Edward Timpson speaks about young people and sport

    Edward Timpson talks to the Youth Sport Trust conference about school sport and physical education (PE).

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

  • Year of Code and £500,000 fund to inspire future tech experts launched

    New £500,000 fund to train teachers in software coding, announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer and Education Secretary.

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

  • Mathematics teaching must improve in Knowsley

    Teachers, school leaders and education managers must work more closely to improve maths teaching in Knowsley secondary schools, said Ofsted.

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  • Michael Gove joins the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission

    Education Secretary Michael Gove joins Commission to investigate commemorative activity, educational and research resources.

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