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Skills boost for the North as maths school to open in Liverpool

Skills boost for the North as maths school to open in Liverpool

Tuesday, 03 July 2018

Talented young people in the North West are set to benefit from world-leading maths education with a brand new specialist school backed by a top unive...

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Further financial support for UK and EU students

Further financial support for UK and EU students

Monday, 02 July 2018

Tuition fees frozen for second year and home fee status confirmed for EU students in 2019/20...

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Multi million pound fund to support disadvantaged children in the early years

Multi million pound fund to support disadvantaged children in the early years

Sunday, 01 July 2018

£6.5 million fund to boost social mobility through projects supporting children who need the most help with early language and speech skills....

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New package of measures announced on student mental health

New package of measures announced on student mental health

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Sam Gyimah will host a student mental health summit in Bristol and outline initiatives to support students...

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Multi million pound fund launched to help colleges improve

Multi million pound fund launched to help colleges improve

Thursday, 28 June 2018

£15million fund will help drive up standards across further education...

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Universities Minister launches open data competition

Universities Minister launches open data competition

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Coders and tech companies to develop new digital tools for students...

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Greater flexibility for apprenticeship levy as transfers extended

Greater flexibility for apprenticeship levy as transfers extended

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Employers given green light to transfer up to 10% of levy funds to multiple businesses...

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Nick Gibb: Teachers are taking control of their profession

Nick Gibb: Teachers are taking control of their profession

Friday, 22 June 2018

School Standards Minister speaks at the Festival of Education (22 June). ...

Pilot launched to boost early language skills and cut teacher workload

Pilot launched to boost early language skills and cut teacher workload

Friday, 22 June 2018

Revised measures to boost every child's early language and communications and give teachers more time to interact with their pupils, ahead of full con...

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Data revolution for students

Data revolution for students

Thursday, 21 June 2018

More data than ever before available to students deciding where to study...

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Free childcare to be extended to foster carers for the first time

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers for the first time

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Foster carers to receive the 30 hours free childcare offer for children in their care for the first time from September 2018. ...

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£5million to attract over 100 industry experts into teaching

£5million to attract over 100 industry experts into teaching

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Multimillion pound fund launched to attract experienced industry professionals to teach in further education...

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International Textbook Summit

International Textbook Summit

Monday, 18 June 2018

Nick Gibb welcomes 14 nations to the first International Textbook Summit with the Royal Society and Cambridge Assessment....

£22m fund launched to boost construction skills

£22m fund launched to boost construction skills

Monday, 18 June 2018

20 on-site hubs to train more people to help deliver 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s ...

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Digital and science engineering to be taught at new college

Digital and science engineering to be taught at new college

Monday, 18 June 2018

New University Technical College to create 750 new school places in Doncaster to meet local demand for world-class engineering and design skills....

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Improved mental health support for children in care

Improved mental health support for children in care

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Children in care will get better mental health assessments as they enter the care system under a new £1million pilot scheme....

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Interim National Schools Commissioner appointed

Interim National Schools Commissioner appointed

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Regional Schools Commissioner Dominic Herrington to become acting National Schools Commissioner from the beginning of September 2018....

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Damian Hinds speech at National Governance Association conference

Damian Hinds speech at National Governance Association conference

Saturday, 09 June 2018

Education Secretary sets out plans to boost training for governors and strengthen accountability of academies...

Education Secretary issues call to arms for school governors

Education Secretary issues call to arms for school governors

Saturday, 09 June 2018

Damian Hinds calls on leading employers to lend their business expertise to support schools to improve education for every child...

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Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018

Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018

Friday, 08 June 2018

The List pays tribute to those helping enhance the lives of children and young people with improvements to education, children’s services, and social ...

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Delivering value for money in the age of the student

Delivering value for money in the age of the student

Thursday, 07 June 2018

The Universities Minister calls for a better deal for students at the HEPI annual conference. ...

Universities Minister calls for a better deal for students

Universities Minister calls for a better deal for students

Thursday, 07 June 2018

Universities risk jeopardising the credibility of the sector unless they improve the value offered by all courses, says Sam Gyimah....

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Members announced for new Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Members announced for new Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Thursday, 07 June 2018

The panel members, along with the chair Edward Timpson, will review the most serious child safeguarding cases to share lessons and improve practice....

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New free website for schools to advertise vacancies

New free website for schools to advertise vacancies

Sunday, 03 June 2018

Education Secretary launches crackdown on “excessive” teacher recruitment costs....

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£170m competition launched for new Institutes of Technology

£170m competition launched for new Institutes of Technology

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Application window to establish new Institutes of Technology opens....

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Multi million pound investment in state of the art facilities for children with special educational needs

Multi million pound investment in state of the art facilities for children with special educational needs

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Schools to benefit from an extra £50million to improve facilities and create more good school places for children with special educational needs. The ...

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New T Levels mark a revolution in technical education

New T Levels mark a revolution in technical education

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Education Secretary names the first 54 colleges and other providers set to teach T Levels. ...

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New standards to support pupils to reach their potential

New standards to support pupils to reach their potential

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Extra support for schools with pupils working below the national curriculum has been announced to help all children reach their potential. ...

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New Chair of the Social Mobility Commission recommended

New Chair of the Social Mobility Commission recommended

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Dame Martina Milburn has been put forward as the preferred candidate for the new Chair of the Social Mobility Commission...

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Prime Minister and Education Secretary host teachers at Number 10

Prime Minister and Education Secretary host teachers at Number 10

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Around one hundred teachers attend reception at Downing Street to celebrate teachers' hard work and dedication....

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