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Major milestone for early education

Major milestone for early education

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Nafeesah Rafiq of Bright Bees nursery in Leicester is the 10,000th person to achieve early years professional status....

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Action plan to stop child abuse in the name of faith or belief

Action plan to stop child abuse in the name of faith or belief

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Ritual child abuse and neglect is being hidden, misunderstood and going unreported. The Department for Education and many stakeholders have drawn up a...

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Quality maths graduates flock to teaching

Quality maths graduates flock to teaching

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Latest figures released from the Teaching Agency show that almost 1 in 5 maths graduates are becoming teachers. ...

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The Department comments on school sport target

The Department comments on school sport target

Wednesday, 08 August 2012

The Department for Education has issued a statement on removing the duty on schools to report whether they met the two-hour-a-week school sport target...

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School playing fields: Freedom of Information request

School playing fields: Freedom of Information request

Tuesday, 07 August 2012

Details of figures released by the Department for Education on the sale of school playing fields....

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Lord Hill to the Church of England Academy Family Conference

Lord Hill to the Church of England Academy Family Conference

Friday, 03 August 2012

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Church of England schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith school...

Lord Hill to the National Conference for Senior Leaders of Catholic Secondary Education

Lord Hill to the National Conference for Senior Leaders of Catholic Secondary Education

Friday, 03 August 2012

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Roman Catholic schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith schools....

Academies to have same freedom as free schools over teachers

Academies to have same freedom as free schools over teachers

Friday, 27 July 2012

Details of a change to the funding agreement used by schools converting to academy status....

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Funding to support new social workers

Funding to support new social workers

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Details of a £2,000 learning and development boost for social workers. ...

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Appointment of the Family Justice Board chair

Appointment of the Family Justice Board chair

Monday, 23 July 2012

Details of the government's plans to strengthen the family justice system. ...

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New summer schools to give pupils a flying start

New summer schools to give pupils a flying start

Monday, 23 July 2012

Information on how summer schools will benefit children making the transition from primary to secondary school....

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Call for views: birth parent contact and siblings in care

Call for views: birth parent contact and siblings in care

Friday, 20 July 2012

Details of a proposed change in the law to help place children at the heart of the care and adoption system....

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Radical scheme to rescue NEETs

Radical scheme to rescue NEETs

Friday, 20 July 2012

Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) stand to benefit from a new scheme....

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Commission calls for views on childcare

Commission calls for views on childcare

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the...

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Big business backs new studio schools

Big business backs new studio schools

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced he had approved the opening of 15 new studio schools - backed by big employers including Hilton Hotel...

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Repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England

Repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Information about the repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England....

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Government publishes destination data for the first time

Government publishes destination data for the first time

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England...

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Tim Loughton on promoting PE in schools

Tim Loughton on promoting PE in schools

Monday, 16 July 2012

Children's Minister Tim Loughton talks to the Association for Physical Education about the importance of sports in schools....

Record numbers of men teaching in primary schools   but more still needed

Record numbers of men teaching in primary schools but more still needed

Monday, 16 July 2012

Latest data from the Teaching Agency (TA) shows more men are becoming primary school teachers....

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Prime Minister: more new free schools than ever before to raise standards and increase choice

Prime Minister: more new free schools than ever before to raise standards and increase choice

Thursday, 12 July 2012

The Prime Minister and Education Secretary Michael Gove will today announce that 102 new free schools have been approved to open in 2013 and beyond....

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Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies

Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Dr Liz Sidwell encourages poorly performing primary schools to become academies....

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Nick Gibb on the importance of studying languages in school

Nick Gibb on the importance of studying languages in school

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Schools Minister Nick Gibb on the benefits of learning languages. Speech delivered at the German Embassy....

Tim Loughton sets challenge at ADCS conference

Tim Loughton sets challenge at ADCS conference

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

The Children's Minister challenges Directors of Children's Services to improve standards of residential care for vulnerable children....

Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the ACME annual conference

Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the ACME annual conference

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) annual conference....

£10 million literacy catch up programme for disadvantaged pupils

£10 million literacy catch up programme for disadvantaged pupils

Monday, 09 July 2012

Projects to be set up across England to help disadvantaged pupils who are below the expected level of English by the end of primary school. ...

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More babies in care to receive a stable home more swiftly

More babies in care to receive a stable home more swiftly

Friday, 06 July 2012

The prime minister today announces plans to speed up the transition from fostering to adoption....

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Michael Gove on FASNA's first twenty years

Michael Gove on FASNA's first twenty years

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Secretary of State Michael Gove speaks at the FASNA (Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association) conference, July 2012....

Views sought on which 2 year olds should get free early education

Views sought on which 2 year olds should get free early education

Thursday, 05 July 2012

A consultation is announced about which 2-year-olds should be entitled to a free early education. ...

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Improving school food

Improving school food

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Announcement that the co-founders of the LEON restaurant chain are to build an action plan for school food....

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Urgent reforms to protect children in residential care from sexual exploitation

Urgent reforms to protect children in residential care from sexual exploitation

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

Details of a push to combat sexual exploitation of children in care....

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