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Lord Bew appointed to chair external review of testing

Lord Bew appointed to chair external review of testing

Friday, 05 November 2010

Education Secretary Michael Gove appoints the cross-bench peer to chair a review of key stage 2 testing, assessment and accountability. ...

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US Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits Education Secretary Michael Gove

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits Education Secretary Michael Gove

Thursday, 04 November 2010

The US and UK education secretaries meet to exchange ideas, particularly with regard to raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. ...

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Education Secretary commits £110m to weakest schools

Education Secretary commits £110m to weakest schools

Wednesday, 03 November 2010

Michael Gove announces a new endowment fund for education, designed to make schools and local authorities compete to help the poorest pupils. ...

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New endowment fund to turn around weakest schools and raise standards for disadvantaged pupils

New endowment fund to turn around weakest schools and raise standards for disadvantaged pupils

Wednesday, 03 November 2010

Education Secretary Michael Gove commits £110 million to an education endowment designed to raise standards in the weakest schools. ...

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Tim Loughton: ethnicity shouldn’t be a barrier to adoption

Tim Loughton: ethnicity shouldn’t be a barrier to adoption

Tuesday, 02 November 2010

The Children’s Minister calls for local authorities to improve the process for interracial adoption and announces the establishment of a new advisory ...

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Children's Minister calls for reduced delays in adoption process

Children's Minister calls for reduced delays in adoption process

Tuesday, 02 November 2010

Tim Loughton asks local authorities to make better use of voluntary adoption agencies and reduce delays in adoption....

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Michael Gove responds to Chief Schools Adjudicator report

Michael Gove responds to Chief Schools Adjudicator report

Monday, 01 November 2010

The Education Secretary addresses a number of the issues raised in the annual report. ...

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Fees for intercountry adoption services announced

Fees for intercountry adoption services announced

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Details of the fee for intercountry adoption services, which is to be implemented as of 1 April 2011. ...

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Peter Connelly Serious Case Review reports published

Peter Connelly Serious Case Review reports published

Monday, 25 October 2010

Children's minister Tim Loughton comments on the publication of the two serious case review (SCR) reports into the death of Peter Connelly. ...

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Nick Gibb comments on provisional GCSE and A level results

Nick Gibb comments on provisional GCSE and A level results

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Read the Schools Minister's comments and access the provisional results. ...

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Specialist schools programme: Michael Gove announces changes

Specialist schools programme: Michael Gove announces changes

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Michael Gove writes to Elizabeth Reid to announce the department's intention to mainstream specialist school funding and remove the need for schools t...

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Department for Education spending review

Department for Education spending review

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

A description of how budgets for the Department for Education will be affected by the spending review....

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Pupil absence figures for autumn 2009 and spring 2010

Pupil absence figures for autumn 2009 and spring 2010

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes the overall decrease in school absence rates and announces the Government's commitment to tackling underlying caus...

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Careers profession task force report: Towards a strong careers profession

Careers profession task force report: Towards a strong careers profession

Friday, 15 October 2010

Publication of the careers profession task force report is welcomed by Dame Ruth Silver, chair, and John Hayes, Further Education Minister....

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Nick Clegg announces £7 billion ‘fairness premium’ for disadvantaged children

Nick Clegg announces £7 billion ‘fairness premium’ for disadvantaged children

Friday, 15 October 2010

Details of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech Putting a premium on fairness....

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DfE to close arm's length bodies to improve accountability

DfE to close arm's length bodies to improve accountability

Thursday, 14 October 2010

A breakdown of the Department for Education's (DfE) plan for its arm's length public bodies, including details of those that are to close in an effort...

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Children’s Minister Tim Loughton shadows Stockport social workers

Children’s Minister Tim Loughton shadows Stockport social workers

Thursday, 07 October 2010

Tim Loughton announces his commitment to reducing unnecessary bureaucracy in social work following his 5-day visit to Stockport. ...

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Professor Munro’s review of child protection: analysis of the problems

Professor Munro’s review of child protection: analysis of the problems

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Professor Eileen Munro identifies areas for improvement in her first report of the review of the child protection system in England....

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Children in care and children in need statistics

Children in care and children in need statistics

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Children's Minister Tim Loughton responds to published figures regarding children in (local authority) LA care at the end of March 2010 and children s...

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Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of music education

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of music education

Friday, 24 September 2010

Gove: 'All children should have the chance to learn an instrument.'...

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Education Secretary Michael Gove sets out the next stage in a programme of reducing bureaucracy

Education Secretary Michael Gove sets out the next stage in a programme of reducing bureaucracy

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces that he has asked Ofsted to scrap the school Self Evaluation Form (SEF) process....

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Statement on pilot project to rebuild Campsmount Technology College

Statement on pilot project to rebuild Campsmount Technology College

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

The Department for Education announces that work has begun on a pilot proposal to rebuild the Doncaster college. ...

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Statement from Children’s Minister Sarah Teather on SEN

Statement from Children’s Minister Sarah Teather on SEN

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Sarah Teather responds to the Ofsted report on special educational needs (SEN) and reinforces her commitment to working with all involved parties to i...

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Michael Gove responds to the findings of the National Audit Office report on academies

Michael Gove responds to the findings of the National Audit Office report on academies

Friday, 10 September 2010

Michael Gove reaffirms the government’s belief that autonomy for schools leads to higher performance and sustained improvement....

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SEN and disability green paper: government calls for views

SEN and disability green paper: government calls for views

Friday, 10 September 2010

Children's Minister Sarah Teather calls for contributions to a new special educational needs (SEN) green paper. ...

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Children’s Minister unveils plans for education of SEN pupils

Children’s Minister unveils plans for education of SEN pupils

Thursday, 09 September 2010

Sarah Teather: Improving the special educational needs (SEN) system will put parents in control of their child’s education. ...

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Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of 14 to 19 vocational education

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of 14 to 19 vocational education

Wednesday, 08 September 2010

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of 14 to 19 vocational education, to be carried out by Professor Alison Wolf....

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Department for Education launches programme of work to drive improvements in children’s homes

Department for Education launches programme of work to drive improvements in children’s homes

Tuesday, 07 September 2010

Announcement of government decision to raise the quality of residential care by working in partnership with the sector instead of reinvesting in an ex...

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Statement from Schools Minister Nick Gibb on single level test pilot

Statement from Schools Minister Nick Gibb on single level test pilot

Tuesday, 07 September 2010

Nick Gibb announces the end of the single level test pilot scheme and thanks those involved....

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142 schools to convert to academy status weeks after Academies Act passed

142 schools to convert to academy status weeks after Academies Act passed

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

Gove: ‘More great heads and teachers controlling schools will bring better behaviour and teaching to thousands more children.’...

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