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Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local…
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Government introduces Regional Improvement Teams to help underperforming colleges to turn things around.
Information about the range of help and support available from the Further Education Commissioner, Department for Education and delivery partners.
The Leadership College for Government equips public and Civil Service leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks to solve today’s most complex problems. LCG is part of the Cabinet Office and the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit .
College and local authority annual accountability agreements and Local Needs Duty information for 2025 to 2026.
Find out how the College for National Security is breaking down barriers to improving understanding of national security across the Civil Service and beyond.
Letters issued to general further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and designated institutions with a notice to improve.
The £15 million SCIF provided grants to colleges that needed to improve the quality of their provision of education and training.
Development of second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is now underway. New guidance to steer the process has been launched by Skills England.
Apply to become a Wave 2 Technical Excellence College in Defence, Clean Energy, Digital and Technologies or Advanced Manufacturing.
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