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New start for 2 Cumbria schools with £20 million rebuild

New start for 2 Cumbria schools with £20 million rebuild

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

New academy in Workington being built through the government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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More children than ever starting school ready to learn

More children than ever starting school ready to learn

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

New figures show record high in number of young children starting school ready to learn....

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North Lincolnshire school celebrates start of rebuilding work

North Lincolnshire school celebrates start of rebuilding work

Monday, 12 October 2015

Baysgarth School to be rebuilt through the government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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New Chair of NCTL appointed

New Chair of NCTL appointed

Monday, 12 October 2015

Experienced school leader appointed to drive forward further improvements in the school system....

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Changes to key stage 4 and key stage 5 statistical releases

Changes to key stage 4 and key stage 5 statistical releases

Friday, 09 October 2015

Statement from the Department for Education's Head of Profession for Statistics on changes to key stage 4 and key stage 5 statistics. ...

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Grimsby pupils bury time capsule to mark rebuild

Grimsby pupils bury time capsule to mark rebuild

Friday, 02 October 2015

Great Coates Primary School to be rebuilt through the government’s £4.4 billion rebuilding programme. ...

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New schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire

New schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire

Friday, 02 October 2015

New regional schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire appointed....

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Action to address the top 3 teacher workload issues

Action to address the top 3 teacher workload issues

Friday, 02 October 2015

Nicky Morgan announces the chairs and members of 3 new workload review groups. ...

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Priority school building programme: Essex special school reopens

Priority school building programme: Essex special school reopens

Friday, 02 October 2015

Edith Borthwick School rebuilt through the government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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New member appointed to the School Teachers’ Review Body

New member appointed to the School Teachers’ Review Body

Friday, 02 October 2015

Jeanne Watson joins the review body that looks into pay, professional duties and working time of school teachers in England and Wales....

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Top graduates to get up to £30k to train to teach core subjects

Top graduates to get up to £30k to train to teach core subjects

Thursday, 01 October 2015

Increased tax-free bursaries and scholarships for 2016 to 2017 announced....

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Sam Gyimah visits Paris to share best practice in childcare

Sam Gyimah visits Paris to share best practice in childcare

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Education and Childcare Minister spent 2 days in Paris to exchange ideas on expanding access to high-quality childcare....

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Inspirational new school for Durham after rebuild

Inspirational new school for Durham after rebuild

Friday, 25 September 2015

West Cornforth Primary School rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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Multi million pound rebuild for North West school

Multi million pound rebuild for North West school

Friday, 25 September 2015

Mesne Lea Primary School rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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New experts appointed to help improve initial teacher training

New experts appointed to help improve initial teacher training

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Experts join group taking forward work to develop new teacher-training course framework....

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Two Liverpool special schools open in new multi million building

Two Liverpool special schools open in new multi million building

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Bank View and Redbridge High Schools rebuilt through government's flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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Nicky Morgan: improving child literacy in England

Nicky Morgan: improving child literacy in England

Thursday, 24 September 2015

The Secretary of State for Education on her new literacy campaign aiming to make children in England the best in Europe at reading....

Focus on phonics vindicated by results

Focus on phonics vindicated by results

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Phonics check results show 120,000 more children on track to become excellent readers....

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Nicky Morgan and David Walliams launch literacy drive

Nicky Morgan and David Walliams launch literacy drive

Thursday, 24 September 2015

The Education Secretary and children’s author issue a call to publishers and schools to make English pupils Europe’s most literate....

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Kent school gets multi million pound rebuild

Kent school gets multi million pound rebuild

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Canterbury Primary School rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme. ...

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West Midlands school rebuild: from Victorian era to 21st century

West Midlands school rebuild: from Victorian era to 21st century

Monday, 21 September 2015

Moorgate Primary Academy is rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion school rebuilding programme....

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Derby school reopens in multi million pound hi tech building

Derby school reopens in multi million pound hi tech building

Monday, 21 September 2015

Reigate Park Primary School rebuilt through government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

Friday, 18 September 2015

An essay by the Minister of State for Schools is included in a collection published by Policy Exchange....

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Sam Gyimah: involving businesses in school careers services

Sam Gyimah: involving businesses in school careers services

Friday, 18 September 2015

Sam Gyimah on the importance of businesses getting involved in school careers services, at the launch of the Enterprise Adviser programme....

Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed

Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces Tom Bennett will review wider behaviour issues including smartphones in lessons....

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Nicky Morgan launches rugby character drive with Saracens FC

Nicky Morgan launches rugby character drive with Saracens FC

Thursday, 10 September 2015

Nicky Morgan joins rugby stars and coaches to launch drive to use the sport’s ethos to instil grit and resilience in children. ...

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'Most run down school in country' gets £7 million facelift

'Most run down school in country' gets £7 million facelift

Wednesday, 09 September 2015

Primary school is transformed for new term thanks to government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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Summer born children 'to get the right to start school later'

Summer born children 'to get the right to start school later'

Tuesday, 08 September 2015

Schools Minister Nick Gibb called for action - ahead of proposed changes - to allow summer-born children to start in reception aged 5....

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Have your say on the future of teachers’ professional development

Have your say on the future of teachers’ professional development

Monday, 07 September 2015

Teachers urged to give their views to help develop a new standard and further raise the status of the profession....

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Nicky Morgan asks business leaders to join the schools revolution

Nicky Morgan asks business leaders to join the schools revolution

Monday, 07 September 2015

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan invites business experts to help improve underperforming schools....

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