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Almost 400,000 pupils miss at least a month of school

Almost 400,000 pupils miss at least a month of school

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Almost 400,000 persistently absent children missed at least a month of school, figures reveal today....

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Expert family organisations to deliver parenting classes in 3 areas of the country from this spring

Expert family organisations to deliver parenting classes in 3 areas of the country from this spring

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

News about a trial of parenting classes starting in April in three areas of the country. ...

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Expert panel to toughen up tests for trainee teachers

Expert panel to toughen up tests for trainee teachers

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Tests for trainee teachers are to be reviewed so that all new teachers have the basic skills needed. ...

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New early years framework published

New early years framework published

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

An announcement on the new EYFS framework to support children's learning and development. The early learning goals are reduced from 69 to 17. ...

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Education Secretary Michael Gove's speech to ASCL

Education Secretary Michael Gove's speech to ASCL

Monday, 26 March 2012

Michael Gove's speech on the future of education to the Association of School and College Leaders....

Gibb: Our reforms will allow all parents to send their child to a good school

Gibb: Our reforms will allow all parents to send their child to a good school

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Around 74,000 children have missed out on a place at their first-choice secondary school, official figures reveal today....

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Official statistics on applications and offers for entry to secondary schools in England in 2012

Official statistics on applications and offers for entry to secondary schools in England in 2012

Thursday, 22 March 2012

A statement on the statistics for numbers of children receiving their first choice place at secondary school, and other data....

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New award to raise university aspirations of all pupils

New award to raise university aspirations of all pupils

Thursday, 15 March 2012

A new national award scheme will reward high achieving secondary school pupils in England....

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Adoption system: action plan sets out radical overhaul

Adoption system: action plan sets out radical overhaul

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

The government today published its Action Plan for Adoption to overhaul the system for prospective adopters and strengthen the performance regime for ...

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Professor Nutbrown’s interim report on early education and childcare qualifications

Professor Nutbrown’s interim report on early education and childcare qualifications

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Professor Cathy Nutbrown publishes an interim report which explores how to help people working in the early years to improve their skills, knowledge a...

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Government sets out measures to speed up adoptions and give vulnerable children loving homes

Government sets out measures to speed up adoptions and give vulnerable children loving homes

Friday, 09 March 2012

New legislation will impose duties on local authorities to reduce delays for adoptions....

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GCSE early entry: Ofsted asked to discourage a “damaging trend”

GCSE early entry: Ofsted asked to discourage a “damaging trend”

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Education Secretary Michael Gove today warns of the dangers of entering pupils early for GCSEs before they are ready....

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Alternative provision: overhaul to fix ‘broken system’ and improve standards

Alternative provision: overhaul to fix ‘broken system’ and improve standards

Thursday, 08 March 2012

A raft of measures to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms. ...

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Coalition government to reward local authorities for improving children's lives

Coalition government to reward local authorities for improving children's lives

Monday, 05 March 2012

Local authorities will be paid according to the prevalence of breastfeeding and the take up of free nursery care, under a new scheme being trialled by...

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£50 million summer school fund launched to help disadvantaged children into secondary school

£50 million summer school fund launched to help disadvantaged children into secondary school

Thursday, 01 March 2012

New fund launched to help disadvantaged children make the transition into secondary school....

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Sarah Teather speaks to Respublica about child poverty

Sarah Teather speaks to Respublica about child poverty

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

The Children's Minister on meeting targets in the Child Poverty Act....

New Permanent Secretary for Department for Education

New Permanent Secretary for Department for Education

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Chris Wormald is appointed the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education....

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Vision for cultural education will inspire all children and enrich lives

Vision for cultural education will inspire all children and enrich lives

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

The Henley Review of Cultural Education and the government's response. ...

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Response to the Observer article

Response to the Observer article

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance....

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Savings accounts for children in long term care

Savings accounts for children in long term care

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Donors who wish to give money directly to some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK will be able to through a new savings account for childre...

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Tim Loughton speaks at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre

Tim Loughton speaks at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre

Monday, 27 February 2012

The Children's Minister addresses an audience at St Mary's sexual assault referral centre in Manchester....

Academy freedoms for pupil referral units

Academy freedoms for pupil referral units

Monday, 27 February 2012

Charlie Taylor: Academy freedoms for pupil referral units will help fix the flawed system that is failing vulnerable children....

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Michael Gove speech on adoption

Michael Gove speech on adoption

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Michael Gove at the Isaac Newton Centre for Continuing Professional Development speaks about the forthcoming reforms to the adoption system....

Radical new approach to defuse 'ticking time bomb' of NEETs

Radical new approach to defuse 'ticking time bomb' of NEETs

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again....

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Free school groups set to apply for 2013

Free school groups set to apply for 2013

Monday, 13 February 2012

Groups that want to open mainstream, special and alternative provision free schools in September 2013 can submit their detailed plans to the Departmen...

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New data shows that pupils miss out on core academic subjects

New data shows that pupils miss out on core academic subjects

Thursday, 09 February 2012

Thousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today....

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Nick Gibb on reading: greater expectations

Nick Gibb on reading: greater expectations

Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Nick Gibb at Stockwell Park High School speaking about reading on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens....

New guidelines to help industry promote internet safety

New guidelines to help industry promote internet safety

Tuesday, 07 February 2012

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety launches new guidelines for organisations and internet service providers to make sure parents and children un...

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New national reading competition to create a generation of book lovers

New national reading competition to create a generation of book lovers

Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces a new reading competition designed to inspire children to become voracious readers and boost literacy standards....

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Major overhaul to reform family justice system

Major overhaul to reform family justice system

Monday, 06 February 2012

Children and families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system....

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