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Cash incentives for maths and physics teachers

Cash incentives for maths and physics teachers

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

New scheme will mean early career maths and physics teachers in the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber and all Opportunity Areas can get an additional...

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£15 million investment to help keep families safely together

£15 million investment to help keep families safely together

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Up to 40 new areas will benefit from £15 million to expand promising innovative approaches to keeping families safely together. ...

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University sector rises to challenge from Education Secretary

University sector rises to challenge from Education Secretary

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Education Secretary welcomes action taken to protect the quality in higher education and defends move to call out damaging admissions practices. ...

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New support for trainee teachers

New support for trainee teachers

Monday, 20 May 2019

Expert panel will draft guidance to support teachers in their first years on the job...

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Education Secretary announces £2.5m boost to Careers Hubs in 20 areas

Education Secretary announces £2.5m boost to Careers Hubs in 20 areas

Monday, 20 May 2019

New networks will mean thousands more young people can access high-quality careers education...

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More support to help employers offer T Level industry placements

More support to help employers offer T Level industry placements

Saturday, 18 May 2019

Education Secretary unveils a new package of measures so employers can provide the heart of T Levels...

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Universities told to stamp out antisemitism on campus

Universities told to stamp out antisemitism on campus

Thursday, 16 May 2019

The Universities Minister is calling on all institutions to accept the IHRA definition of antisemitism and step up to tackle religious-based hate....

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Call for views on new digital Functional Skills qualifications

Call for views on new digital Functional Skills qualifications

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Consultation launched seeking views on the course content for new digital Functional Skills qualifications - aimed at adults with low or no digital sk...

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Ways improving your numeracy skills has become easier

Ways improving your numeracy skills has become easier

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

See how the Government is helping to boost the nation's maths skills ...

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Thousands of schools to pilot new reception class check up

Thousands of schools to pilot new reception class check up

Monday, 13 May 2019

Almost 10,000 schools sign up to pilot the Reception Baseline Assessment – the 20-minute check that will mean Key Stage 1 tests are removed....

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'Going global' in higher education

'Going global' in higher education

Monday, 13 May 2019

The Universities Minister delivered a speech at the British Council's 'Going Global' conference, outlining his vision for UK higher education...

Government orders non compliant trusts to reduce excessive salaries

Government orders non compliant trusts to reduce excessive salaries

Friday, 10 May 2019

Lord Agnew writes to chairs of 94 academy trusts to ask for more details on executives earning six-figure salaries ...

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New programme to protect children at risk of exploitation

New programme to protect children at risk of exploitation

Thursday, 09 May 2019

National programme will provide specialist support and boost protection for children most at risk of criminal or sexual exploitation...

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Free meals and activities for 50,000 children over 2019 summer holidays

Free meals and activities for 50,000 children over 2019 summer holidays

Tuesday, 07 May 2019

Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi announces local co-ordinators who will share £9.1m fund...

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Edward Timpson publishes landmark exclusions review

Edward Timpson publishes landmark exclusions review

Monday, 06 May 2019

Timpson Review makes 30 recommendations to ensure exclusions are used appropriately and Government commits to new school accountability ...

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Schools backed to tackle bad behaviour

Schools backed to tackle bad behaviour

Friday, 03 May 2019

£10 million scheme to help teachers crack down on bad behaviour in the classroom...

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Education Secretary confirms plans to simplify school accountability

Education Secretary confirms plans to simplify school accountability

Friday, 03 May 2019

Call for evidence on high needs funding announced in speech to NAHT conference...

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Damian Hinds' speech at the 2019 NAHT conference

Damian Hinds' speech at the 2019 NAHT conference

Friday, 03 May 2019

The Education Secretary addresses the National Association of Head Teachers' annual meeting in Telford...

Education Secretary to work with sector on special needs funding

Education Secretary to work with sector on special needs funding

Friday, 03 May 2019

Damian Hinds asks schools, colleges and local authorities how the funding system for pupils with special needs and disabilities could improve...

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Education Secretary sets out plan for international education

Education Secretary sets out plan for international education

Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Damian Hinds addressed the higher education sector at an event to promote the ambitions of the International Education Strategy. ...

Nadhim Zahawi's speech at the Children's Future Food Inquiry

Nadhim Zahawi's speech at the Children's Future Food Inquiry

Thursday, 25 April 2019

The Children and Families Minister on how the government can help build a healthier future for young people...

Graduates continue to benefit with higher earnings

Graduates continue to benefit with higher earnings

Thursday, 25 April 2019

New figures show that working-age graduates earned £10,000 more than non-graduates in 2018 and had higher employment rates. ...

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Calls for more men to work in the early years

Calls for more men to work in the early years

Tuesday, 23 April 2019

New project to challenge stereotypes around men's role in early education....

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National Schools Commissioner appointed

National Schools Commissioner appointed

Tuesday, 23 April 2019

Dominic Herrington confirmed as National Schools Commissioner...

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Plans launched to boost digital skills for adults

Plans launched to boost digital skills for adults

Monday, 22 April 2019

Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton unveils new qualifications based on rigorous national standards to give adults the digital skills they...

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Education Secretary sets out the importance of testing in primary school

Education Secretary sets out the importance of testing in primary school

Saturday, 20 April 2019

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Education Secretary Damian Hinds set out the importance of primary assessment...

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'My Activity Passport' downloaded 42,000 times in four months

'My Activity Passport' downloaded 42,000 times in four months

Thursday, 18 April 2019

List of activities to boost resilience downloaded equivalent of 375 times per day ...

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Universities urged to boost support for armed forces

Universities urged to boost support for armed forces

Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Two Government Ministers have written to universities calling on them to step up provisions for the forces community and sign up to the Armed Forces C...

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Minister shares primary school confidence on offer day

Minister shares primary school confidence on offer day

Monday, 15 April 2019

School system hailed as 'unrecognisable' from a generation ago on primary school offer day...

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Free sanitary products in all primary schools

Free sanitary products in all primary schools

Monday, 15 April 2019

Government to offer access to free sanitary products in England’s primary schools from early 2020...

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