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Maths free school competition winners congratulated

Maths free school competition winners congratulated

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

The first 2 specialist maths free schools ran a competition for gifted mathematicians and the Education Secretary gave out the prizes....

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Skills minister issues challenge to young entrepreneurs

Skills minister issues challenge to young entrepreneurs

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Skills minister launches challenge for young entrepreneurs of the future....

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Changes to early entry at GCSE

Changes to early entry at GCSE

Monday, 18 November 2013

From 29 September 2013, only a student’s first entry to a GCSE examination will count in their school’s performance tables....

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Elizabeth Truss speech to the ASCL/Microsoft conference

Elizabeth Truss speech to the ASCL/Microsoft conference

Friday, 15 November 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss on the importance of computing at the Association of School and College Leaders/Microsoft conference....

New funding for military ethos projects

New funding for military ethos projects

Friday, 15 November 2013

DfE grants £4.8 million to projects led by ex-armed forces personnel to tackle underachievement by disengaged pupils....

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Michael Gove speech to the NSPCC: getting it right for children in need

Michael Gove speech to the NSPCC: getting it right for children in need

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove delivers a speech on child protection....

Edward Timpson speaks about child protection

Edward Timpson speaks about child protection

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to the Association of Independent LSCB chairs about child protection. ...

92,000 2 year olds already receiving free childcare

92,000 2 year olds already receiving free childcare

Monday, 11 November 2013

Around 92,000 of the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds are now receiving up to 15 hours a week of fully funded childcare....

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David Laws speech at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony

David Laws speech at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony

Friday, 08 November 2013

Schools Minister David Laws spoke at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony....

What do you think about our website content?

What do you think about our website content?

Thursday, 07 November 2013

Can you help us make the content for our schools and children’s services workforces better? ...

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150,000 children to receive help from promising teaching leaders

150,000 children to receive help from promising teaching leaders

Thursday, 07 November 2013

Extra funding to develop teaching leaders announced by Schools Minister....

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Edward Timpson speaks about mental health services for young people

Edward Timpson speaks about mental health services for young people

Wednesday, 06 November 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to the YoungMinds BOND National Conference about mental health services for young people. ...

New cross government support strategy for care leavers

New cross government support strategy for care leavers

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

The government launches its strategy to support young people leaving care....

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Edward Timpson speaks at the National Care Leaver Week annual conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the National Care Leaver Week annual conference

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Edward Timpson spoke to the National Care Leaver Week annual conference about the new cross-government Care Leaver strategy....

Toughened up skills tests ensure only the best train to teach

Toughened up skills tests ensure only the best train to teach

Saturday, 26 October 2013

New more demanding rules ensure only high-quality candidates with good levels of literacy and numeracy go on to train to be teachers....

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Department for Education statement on Kings Science Academy

Department for Education statement on Kings Science Academy

Friday, 25 October 2013

The Department for Education has published an Education Funding Agency (EFA) investigation into Kings Science Academy....

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Thousands of pupils to visit First World War battlefields

Thousands of pupils to visit First World War battlefields

Monday, 21 October 2013

More than 1,000 schools have already signed up to give their pupils the chance to visit the First World War battlefields....

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New 3D printers to boost STEM and design teaching

New 3D printers to boost STEM and design teaching

Friday, 18 October 2013

A 3D printer programme that will boost science, technology, engineering, maths, and design and technology teaching is to be extended. ...

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Edward Timpson speaks at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference

Friday, 18 October 2013

Edward Timpson spoke to NCAS about how innovative approaches can transform the life chances of vulnerable children and young people....

Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

Friday, 18 October 2013

Elizabeth Truss speaks to the School Leaders Summit about reforms to the curriculum, exams and school accountability. ...

Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching

Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Prestigious new scholarships and bursaries to attract more high-quality graduates into teaching important, rigorous subjects. ...

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Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects

Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects

Thursday, 17 October 2013

New statistics reveal more than a third of GCSE state-school students this year took the EBacc - compared to fewer than a quarter last year....

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Office of the Chief Social Worker: new appointees start

Office of the Chief Social Worker: new appointees start

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, and Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults, started in September....

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Lord Nash calls for more academy sponsors

Lord Nash calls for more academy sponsors

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Minister issues call for more academy sponsors to come forward to raise standards in education in Yorkshire and the Humber....

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Persistent pupil absence falls by a third

Persistent pupil absence falls by a third

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

The number of schoolchildren regularly missing school has fallen by almost 140,000 over the past 2 years....

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Further education: learning difficulties and disabilities reforms

Further education: learning difficulties and disabilities reforms

Monday, 14 October 2013

One year to go for further education colleges and independent specialist providers to prepare for changes set out in the Children and Families Bill....

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Thousands of students drop English and maths after GCSE

Thousands of students drop English and maths after GCSE

Thursday, 10 October 2013

New statistics show the number of college and sixth-form students who stop taking English and maths after GCSE....

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Skills Minister writes to councils over teen participation concerns

Skills Minister writes to councils over teen participation concerns

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Matthew Hancock has written to 12 local authorities who are failing to properly track 16- to 18-year-olds' education or training involvement. ...

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New maths qualifications to boost numbers studying maths to age 18

New maths qualifications to boost numbers studying maths to age 18

Tuesday, 08 October 2013

The 16 to 18 core maths package is the latest part in the government’s top-to-bottom overhaul of maths in schools....

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Young carers to receive more support than ever before

Young carers to receive more support than ever before

Tuesday, 08 October 2013

The government has tabled an amendment to the Children and Families Bill to help improve services for young carers. ...

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