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From Secretary of State for Education
  • Teaching schools get £10 million to boost quality of teacher training

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced an extra £10 million for Teaching Schools so they can lead the way in training the next generation of brilliant teachers.

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

  • £150m Olympic legacy boost for primary school sport in England

    New funding to improve coaching for primary school pupils.

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

  • New government ambassadors created to promote apprenticeships

    Two new government apprenticeship ambassadors were appointed today.

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

  • Employers to design their own apprenticeships

    Government responds to the Richard Review

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

  • Parents get more information about school performance

    Coalition government publishes new data about the performance and expenditure of secondary schools in England.

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

  • Standards and Testing Agency chief executive appointed

    The agency will oversee statutory tests and assessments for children up to age 14.

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

  • £50 million to help pupils get ready for secondary school

    The Deputy Prime Minister announces a new summer school programme for disadvantaged pupils who are due to start secondary school.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on school capital funding

    Education Secretary Michael Gove has issued a Written Ministerial Statement on school capital funding.

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

  • Michael Gove article in the 'Daily Mail'

    Michael Gove writing in the 'Daily Mail': "The way to get students from poor homes in weak schools into good universities is not to rig exams, establish quotas or inflate grades."

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

  • Michael Gove writes on education reforms in the 'Sunday Express'

    Secretary of State comments on iGCSEs, new powers for teachers and scrapping bureaucracy.

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

  • Michael Gove article in 'The Independent' on education reforms

    The Secretary of State for Education sets out the importance of comparing English schools with the best in the world.

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

  • Kamaljit Singh and Terry Connor re-appointed to Cafcass

    Kamaljit Singh and Terry Connor have been re-appointed to Cafcass for a second term.

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

  • Curriculum, exam and accountability reform

    Education Secretary Michael Gove gives an oral statement to the House on curriculum, exam and accountability reform.

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

  • Launch of national poetry anthology for teenagers

    Information on a new national poetry competition and poetry anthology for students aged 14 to 19 years.

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

  • Computer science to be included in the EBacc

    Details of Michael Gove’s announcement that computer science will be included in the EBacc.

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

  • Planning changes to help open free schools' gates faster

    Changes will allow free schools to concentrate on education not bureaucracy and will give parents peace of mind.

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

  • Planning changes to help open free schools' gates faster

    Information on new measures to reduce planning red tape so free schools find it easier to convert underused buildings into schools.

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

  • Letter from the Secretary of State for Education to Ofqual

    Michael Gove wrote about future changes to A level structure, including the development of new AS levels as a standalone qualification.

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

  • New specialist maths free school to be regional centre of excellence

    Information on a new free school run by Exeter University and Exeter College and specialising in mathematics.

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

  • Teaching Agency and National College set to merge

    Information on plans for the National College for School Leadership to merge with the Teaching Agency.

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