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  • 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

  • Ofsted sets the bar higher for teacher training partnerships

    Plans to revise the ways in which initial teacher education partnerships are inspected will help to raise standards further, says Ofsted.

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  • David Laws speech to the North of England Education Conference

    Schools Minister David Laws sets out more detail on the Talented Leaders programme.

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

  • Successful academy chain to train up a new generation of teachers

    ARK Schools, one of the most successful academy chains in the country, has been approved to provide teacher training.

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

  • New maths hubs to raise standards

    The government announces £11 million for new maths hubs to drive up the quality of maths teaching.

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

  • Charlie Taylor speaks at the Academies Show

    Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership speaks about the role of the NCTL and teaching schools in the school-led system.

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

  • More top graduates training to be teachers than ever before

    The initial teacher training (ITT) census has been published today, showing that more top graduates are getting into teacher training.

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

  • Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society on maths and science

    Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society.

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

  • David Laws speech at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony

    Schools Minister David Laws spoke at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony.

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

  • 150,000 children to receive help from promising teaching leaders

    Extra funding to develop teaching leaders announced by Schools Minister.

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

  • Toughened up skills tests ensure only the best train to teach

    New more demanding rules ensure only high-quality candidates with good levels of literacy and numeracy go on to train to be teachers.

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

  • Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching

    Prestigious new scholarships and bursaries to attract more high-quality graduates into teaching important, rigorous subjects.

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

  • More support for special educational needs teachers

    More than 500 teachers and special educational needs (SEN) support staff have been awarded scholarships worth up to £3,500 to develop their specialist knowledge and skills.

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

  • Letter from the Secretary of State to NCSL

    Letter from the Secretary of State to the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) outlining their priorities for 2011 to 2012.

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

  • Letter from the Secretary of State to TDA

    Letter from the Secretary of State to the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) outlining their priorities for 2011 to 2012.

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

  • Michael Gove calls on independent schools to help drive improvements to state education

    Michael Gove calls for more independent schools to become teaching schools - and continue to support the improvement of state education.

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

  • Too many of England's poorest let down by education system

    Too many of England’s poorest children continue to be let down by the education system.

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  • School Direct figures published today

    More than 22,000 graduates have applied to become teachers via the School Direct programme, Department for Education figures published today show.

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

  • Four thousand more teachers in England than last year

    Information on increasing teacher numbers and teaching vacancies, which are at their lowest rate since 2005.

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

  • Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers.

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