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Childminder choice has never been better thanks to first agency

Childminder choice has never been better thanks to first agency

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

St Bede Academy in Bolton is first childminder agency in the country to be given the green light....

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Teaching assistant standards review: call for evidence launched

Teaching assistant standards review: call for evidence launched

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

A range of views are being sought to support the development of a new set of professional standards for teaching assistants....

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Schools plan to increase focus on maths, new report shows

Schools plan to increase focus on maths, new report shows

Friday, 24 October 2014

Surveys show schools are placing a greater emphasis on maths and other important academic subjects. ...

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Plan for education: reversing decline in academic subjects

Plan for education: reversing decline in academic subjects

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Record numbers take challenging English Baccalaureate (EBacc) at GCSE....

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New funding will help most disadvantaged 3  and 4 year olds

New funding will help most disadvantaged 3 and 4 year olds

Thursday, 23 October 2014

The early years pupil premium is worth up to £300 per child....

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Schools figures reveal impact of government's plan for education

Schools figures reveal impact of government's plan for education

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Free school applications break record and number of sponsored academies tops 1,000 since 2010....

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Childcare Minister speaks about more pre schools in schools

Childcare Minister speaks about more pre schools in schools

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Sam Gyimah’s speech at Policy Exchange on giving the most disadvantaged children the best start in life....

Nurseries 'must do more' to give children the best start in life

Nurseries 'must do more' to give children the best start in life

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Minister Sam Gyimah has called on nurseries to take action after statistics show not enough children are making good progress....

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Fewer pupils regularly missing class than ever before

Fewer pupils regularly missing class than ever before

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Figures for school attendance break records across the board....

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Vital building work gets underway at schools in Hartlepool

Vital building work gets underway at schools in Hartlepool

Thursday, 09 October 2014

Work marks key milestone for £2.4 billion Priority School Building Programme....

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Nicky Morgan speaks about women in business

Nicky Morgan speaks about women in business

Monday, 06 October 2014

Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities speaks at the Wealth Management Association’s annual conference....

Review of standards for teaching assistants launched

Review of standards for teaching assistants launched

Friday, 03 October 2014

Status and professionalism of teaching assistants to be enshrined in a new set of standards established by an independent review....

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Thousands more school leavers staying in education or training

Thousands more school leavers staying in education or training

Thursday, 02 October 2014

New figures reveal more young people are gaining knowledge and skills demanded by employers....

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Record number of children adopted

Record number of children adopted

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Records have been broken today with more than 5,000 children placed in loving, stable homes in the last 12 months - an increase of 26%....

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Young adults thanked by minister for helping to mould SEND policy

Young adults thanked by minister for helping to mould SEND policy

Friday, 26 September 2014

Reception held in Lancaster House, London, to show gratitude for young people’s assistance....

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ISSP primary curriculum project

ISSP primary curriculum project

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Launch of a project inviting independent/state school partnerships (ISSPs) focussed on specific subject teaching at primary level....

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The Secretary of State addresses the Women to Watch reception

The Secretary of State addresses the Women to Watch reception

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Nicky Morgan speaks about how business and government need to work together to help women progress....

Bursaries and scholarships for top graduates who train to teach

Bursaries and scholarships for top graduates who train to teach

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Financial incentives worth £25,000 for academic year 2015 to 2016 announced....

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Education commissioner for Birmingham announced

Education commissioner for Birmingham announced

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Sir Mike Tomlinson will bring years of experience in education to a crucial role, says Nicky Morgan....

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100,000 more pupils on track to succeed in reading via phonics

100,000 more pupils on track to succeed in reading via phonics

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Phonics check results show more pupils are now doing well....

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Relatives of adopted adults now able to trace family tree

Relatives of adopted adults now able to trace family tree

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Children, grandchildren and other relatives of adopted adults can now trace back through their ancestors’ lives....

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New GCSE in cooking and nutrition announced

New GCSE in cooking and nutrition announced

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Pupils to get hands-on experience and a real understanding of food and nutrition....

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Watford school officially reopens following massive renovation

Watford school officially reopens following massive renovation

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Students and teachers benefit from £5 million rebuild as part of the government’s Priority School Building Programme....

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Your future their future: new teacher recruitment campaign

Your future their future: new teacher recruitment campaign

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Television’s Mr Burton (Educating Yorkshire) fronts new online interactive film to get more people into teaching....

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£13 million to boost national school leaders network

£13 million to boost national school leaders network

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

One hundred talented leaders to be recruited to transform schools facing toughest challenges....

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Children who have early education get higher GCSEs

Children who have early education get higher GCSEs

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

Research shows that a pre-schooled child has more chance of getting better exam results and ultimately earning higher wages....

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PE and sport premium: more children benefiting from school sport

PE and sport premium: more children benefiting from school sport

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

New research has shown the government’s £150 million a year PE and sport premium is helping to improve primary school sports provision....

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£1.8 million training boost for language teaching

£1.8 million training boost for language teaching

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

A new fund of £1.8 million will pay for a series of teacher-led training programmes to help support the teaching of foreign languages....

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The importance of teaching

The importance of teaching

Monday, 08 September 2014

Nick Gibb speaks to ResearchED about why the promotion of evidence-based approaches and freeing teachers to teach go hand in hand....

New curriculum will make education system 'envy of the world'

New curriculum will make education system 'envy of the world'

Thursday, 04 September 2014

As a new school term begins, millions of children will be taught a new ‘world-class’ curriculum to prepare them for life in modern Britain....

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