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Honours list 2014: education and children’s services

Honours list 2014: education and children’s services

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

The New Year list includes headteachers, teachers, school governors, foster carers, people working in adoption and supporting families....

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Families happy with SEN reforms and £70 million for councils

Families happy with SEN reforms and £70 million for councils

Friday, 27 December 2013

Parents trialling the government’s new special educational needs (SEN) reforms are happier than ever with the support available....

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Adoption: £50 million funding boost and new interactive maps

Adoption: £50 million funding boost and new interactive maps

Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Children’s Minister Edward Timpson announces new resources to help would-be adopters find a child to adopt - plus more cash for councils. ...

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Regional schools commissioners to oversee academies

Regional schools commissioners to oversee academies

Monday, 23 December 2013

How major decisions affecting academies will be dealt with from autumn 2014....

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£755 million to double free childcare offer for 2 year olds

£755 million to double free childcare offer for 2 year olds

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Councils will receive £755 million to provide 15 hours a week of free childcare for the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds from September 2014....

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Michael Gove announces over £2 billion for more school places

Michael Gove announces over £2 billion for more school places

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove has issued a written ministerial statement on funding allocations....

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Firms back Tech Levels   helping students compete in global race

Firms back Tech Levels helping students compete in global race

Monday, 16 December 2013

Vauxhall, Lovell, and Procter and Gamble endorse range of vocational courses...

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New engineering qualifications for 14  to 16 year olds

New engineering qualifications for 14 to 16 year olds

Monday, 16 December 2013

Courses backed by Royal Academy of Engineering, JCB, Rolls-Royce and Siemens....

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Intervention in academies

Intervention in academies

Monday, 16 December 2013

Letters issued to academy trusts by the Department for Education....

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Successful academy chain to train up a new generation of teachers

Successful academy chain to train up a new generation of teachers

Friday, 13 December 2013

ARK Schools, one of the most successful academy chains in the country, has been approved to provide teacher training....

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Elizabeth Truss speaks about childcare reform

Elizabeth Truss speaks about childcare reform

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Elizabeth Truss speaks to the Family Childcare Trust about how to improve childcare for parents and children. ...

Primary school pupils on free school meals close gap on their peers

Primary school pupils on free school meals close gap on their peers

Thursday, 12 December 2013

New figures show the poorest primary school children are closing the gap on their wealthier peers....

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BT, Mossbourne Academy and the Harris Federation named among sponsors of new academies

BT, Mossbourne Academy and the Harris Federation named among sponsors of new academies

Thursday, 12 December 2013

The government has announced the sponsors of new academies being built as part of the Targeted Basic Need Programme....

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Elizabeth Truss speech at the Institute of Physics

Elizabeth Truss speech at the Institute of Physics

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks at the ‘Closing doors’ report launch....

Elizabeth Truss responds to NAO free school report

Elizabeth Truss responds to NAO free school report

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss’s statement in response to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on establishing free schools....

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Edward Timpson speaks to the Local Government Association special educational needs conference

Edward Timpson speaks to the Local Government Association special educational needs conference

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Children’s Minister Edward Timpson speaks about how local areas can prepare for special educational needs reforms. ...

Edward Timpson addresses the AoC Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities conference

Edward Timpson addresses the AoC Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities conference

Thursday, 05 December 2013

Children’s Minister Edward Timpson speaks to the Association of Colleges (AoC) about preparations for reforms to special educational needs. ...

Elizabeth Truss speaks at Google demonstration day

Elizabeth Truss speaks at Google demonstration day

Thursday, 05 December 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss spoke to computer science teachers about the importance of computing skills....

New maths hubs to raise standards

New maths hubs to raise standards

Wednesday, 04 December 2013

The government announces £11 million for new maths hubs to drive up the quality of maths teaching....

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Teaching the new computing curriculum

Teaching the new computing curriculum

Wednesday, 04 December 2013

Elizabeth Truss announces funding for primary schools’ computing teaching....

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Children to stay with foster families until 21

Children to stay with foster families until 21

Wednesday, 04 December 2013

Children in care will be able to stay with families following a £40 million funding boost and a new legal duty on councils to provide support....

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Diploma award arrangements confirmed for 2014

Diploma award arrangements confirmed for 2014

Tuesday, 03 December 2013

Awarding bodies to arrange diploma awards after the closure of the diploma aggregation service. ...

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Elizabeth Truss speaks to education publishers about curriculum reform

Elizabeth Truss speaks to education publishers about curriculum reform

Monday, 02 December 2013

Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to publishers about textbooks and materials for the new curriculum....

Lord Nash speaks to the Studio Schools Trust National Conference

Lord Nash speaks to the Studio Schools Trust National Conference

Friday, 29 November 2013

Lord Nash, Schools Minister, reflects on the progress studio schools are making....

Edward Timpson speaks at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson delivers a speech on adoption support at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference....

More top graduates training to be teachers than ever before

More top graduates training to be teachers than ever before

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

The initial teacher training (ITT) census has been published today, showing that more top graduates are getting into teacher training....

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Michael Gove: the civil rights struggle of our time

Michael Gove: the civil rights struggle of our time

Friday, 22 November 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove’s speech to the Mayor of London’s education conference....

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubled to £3,000

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubled to £3,000

Friday, 22 November 2013

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubles as part of the government’s drive to attract high-quality candidates to the profession....

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Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society on maths and science

Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society on maths and science

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society....

Training curriculum guide for social workers

Training curriculum guide for social workers

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

A guide to continuous professional development training for social workers has been published by The College of Social Work....

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