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What does it mean to be an educated person?

What does it mean to be an educated person?

Thursday, 09 May 2013

The Secretary of State speaks to the Brighton conference on setting higher expectations for every child....

School Direct figures published today

School Direct figures published today

Tuesday, 07 May 2013

More than 22,000 graduates have applied to become teachers via the School Direct programme, Department for Education figures published today show....

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New 'Passport to support' for adopters

New 'Passport to support' for adopters

Thursday, 02 May 2013

A new guide for adopters to easily identify the support they can access....

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New randomised controlled trials will drive forward evidence based research

New randomised controlled trials will drive forward evidence based research

Thursday, 02 May 2013

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will raise the bar in education and children’s services by increasing the use of quantitative evidence....

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Four thousand more teachers in England than last year

Four thousand more teachers in England than last year

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Information on increasing teacher numbers and teaching vacancies, which are at their lowest rate since 2005. ...

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New advice to help schools set performance related pay

New advice to help schools set performance related pay

Monday, 29 April 2013

The Department for Education has published advice helping schools decide how to pay their teachers....

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Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform

Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform in the Pears Annu...

Edward Timpson speaks about family justice system reforms

Edward Timpson speaks about family justice system reforms

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to local family justice boards about reforms to the family justice system....

Michael Gove speech to teachers and headteachers at the National College for Teaching and Leadership

Michael Gove speech to teachers and headteachers at the National College for Teaching and Leadership

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove speaks about teachers in charge, at the National College for Teaching and Leadership....

Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers....

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David Laws discusses the impact of the pupil premium in well off and deprived areas

David Laws discusses the impact of the pupil premium in well off and deprived areas

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

David Laws was interviewed by 'The Independent' newspaper on how the uptake and use of the pupil premium funding varies across the country. ...

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The new home on the web for the Department for Education

The new home on the web for the Department for Education

Monday, 22 April 2013

GOV.UK is the new place for corporate and policy information from the Department for Education....

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New TechBacc will give vocational education the high status it deserves

New TechBacc will give vocational education the high status it deserves

Monday, 22 April 2013

The technical baccalaureate measure is announced. It provides an alternative to the A level study route for post-16 education....

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Gove trials pioneering programme to improve mathematics teaching for children aged 11 to 14 years

Gove trials pioneering programme to improve mathematics teaching for children aged 11 to 14 years

Sunday, 21 April 2013

The Department for Education is funding a 1-year professional development programme for mathematics teachers at key stage 3....

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Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2 year olds policy and practice

Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2 year olds policy and practice

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2-year-olds policy and practice at the Nursery World Conference. ...

Quality nurseries urged to make full use of flexibility

Quality nurseries urged to make full use of flexibility

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching practices in early years education and giving more flexibility to nurseries....

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Edward Timpson speaks to the NSPCC conference: 'How safe are our children?'

Edward Timpson speaks to the NSPCC conference: 'How safe are our children?'

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Edward Timpson, Children's Minister, speaks to the NSPCC conference on how society can be encouraged to protect children more effectively....

Appointment of independent chair for the Information Standards Board

Appointment of independent chair for the Information Standards Board

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Deep Sagar takes up a two-year appointment as independent Chair of the Information Standards Board (ISB)....

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Climate change in the draft National Curriculum

Climate change in the draft National Curriculum

Monday, 15 April 2013

Plans in the new National Curriculum to provide pupils with a better understanding of all climate issues, including climate change....

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New wave of approved studio schools will take total to more than 40

New wave of approved studio schools will take total to more than 40

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Accenture, Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA, Royal Veterinary College and The National Space Centre among employers behind new projects....

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Teach First leadership development programme extended to cover early years

Teach First leadership development programme extended to cover early years

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

The Teach First training programme will now cover under-5s as part of a drive to boost early education quality. ...

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£25m to help boost number of pupils studying Further Maths A level

£25m to help boost number of pupils studying Further Maths A level

Monday, 08 April 2013

Funding for the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) is being expanded to £25m over five years. ...

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New online service to support one in seven who would adopt

New online service to support one in seven who would adopt

Friday, 05 April 2013

The Government has launched a new service to encourage potential adopters to provide loving homes for children in care. ...

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£27.3 million grant fund to help low income families with disabled or seriously ill children

£27.3 million grant fund to help low income families with disabled or seriously ill children

Thursday, 04 April 2013

The Government is helping low income families with disabled children with the Family Fund....

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Launch of National College for Teaching and Leadership

Launch of National College for Teaching and Leadership

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

The merged Teaching Agency and National College will be known as the National College for Teaching and Leadership, Education Secretary Michael Gove an...

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New wave of approved UTCs will take total to 45

New wave of approved UTCs will take total to 45

Thursday, 28 March 2013

New university technical colleges will open from September 2014 to specialise in demanding technical subjects....

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Virtual school heads: making them a statutory requirement

Virtual school heads: making them a statutory requirement

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

The Children's Minister talks to the 2013 national conference of virtual school heads....

Teaching schools get £10 million to boost quality of teacher training

Teaching schools get £10 million to boost quality of teacher training

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced an extra £10 million for Teaching Schools so they can lead the way in training the next generation of...

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Revised safeguarding guidance for professionals working with children

Revised safeguarding guidance for professionals working with children

Thursday, 21 March 2013

The government clarifies the responsibilities of professionals towards safeguarding children....

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Elizabeth Truss speaks on the national curriculum to the Fellowship Commission

Elizabeth Truss speaks on the national curriculum to the Fellowship Commission

Monday, 18 March 2013

The Minister for Education and Childcare explains changes to the curriculum....

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