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Ambitious reform for children and young people with SEND

Ambitious reform for children and young people with SEND

Monday, 28 March 2022

Green paper will consult on a stronger national system for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), boosting parent confidence...

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Schools White Paper delivers real action to level up education

Schools White Paper delivers real action to level up education

Sunday, 27 March 2022

Schools White Paper, Opportunity for All, sets out plans to make sure every child can reach the full height of their potential....

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Education Secretary delivers speech at BETT show

Education Secretary delivers speech at BETT show

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, outlines the department's intention to ensure all schools in England have high speed internet by 2025....

All schools to have high speed internet by 2025

All schools to have high speed internet by 2025

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Every school in England will have access to high speed internet by 2025, as part of the latest plans to roll out lightning-fast gigabit broadband acro...

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Skills Minister delivers keynote speech at International Higher Education Forum

Skills Minister delivers keynote speech at International Higher Education Forum

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Skills Minister Alex Burghart outlines the successes of the UK's International Education Strategy....

Education Secretary addresses Association of School and College Leaders conference

Education Secretary addresses Association of School and College Leaders conference

Friday, 11 March 2022

Secretary of State Nadhim Zahawi promises to harness ‘energy and expertise’ of teachers ...

One million tutoring courses delivered to help children catch up

One million tutoring courses delivered to help children catch up

Friday, 11 March 2022

The National tutoring programme has reached one million courses since it began, with new measures announced to help support even more pupils....

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Education Secretary promises to harness ‘energy and expertise’ of teachers

Education Secretary promises to harness ‘energy and expertise’ of teachers

Friday, 11 March 2022

New independent government body to be created, focused on supporting teachers to deliver excellent lessons and building on the success of Oak National...

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UK Shipbuilding Taskforce launched to boost skills and jobs

UK Shipbuilding Taskforce launched to boost skills and jobs

Thursday, 10 March 2022

UK wide taskforce will develop a skills strategy to support more people into rewarding careers....

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Multi million pound boost for new families as adoptions increase

Multi million pound boost for new families as adoptions increase

Thursday, 03 March 2022

Funding will help children find permanent homes faster, as research shows more adoptive parents are being recruited and children are waiting less time...

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Bradford children's services to be placed into Trust

Bradford children's services to be placed into Trust

Wednesday, 02 March 2022

New trust set up to run services for vulnerable children and families in Bradford, following recommendations made by Commissioner ...

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Post 16 qualifications boosted to help more people to progress

Post 16 qualifications boosted to help more people to progress

Wednesday, 02 March 2022

A consultation is launched seeking views on plans to reform options at Level 2 and below....

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Higher and Further Education Minister Michelle Donelan speech on the Augar Review

Higher and Further Education Minister Michelle Donelan speech on the Augar Review

Thursday, 24 February 2022

As part of the launch of the Government's response to the post-18 review into higher education, Minister Donelan delivered a speech at the Centre for ...

Fairer higher education system for students and taxpayers

Fairer higher education system for students and taxpayers

Thursday, 24 February 2022

Government to consult on new plans to drive up quality of university courses and ensure degrees equip students with the skills they need....

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Extra support to safeguard political impartiality in schools

Extra support to safeguard political impartiality in schools

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Brings clarity on meeting legal duties when discussing issues such as Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

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Universities Minister puts quality at the heart of higher education

Universities Minister puts quality at the heart of higher education

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Speaking at a UCAS event, Michelle Donelan set out the government's vision for higher education with quality, fair access and transparency at the fore...

Flexible apprenticeships to boost jobs in key sectors

Flexible apprenticeships to boost jobs in key sectors

Thursday, 10 February 2022

BBC and NHS among employers to recruit up to 1500 apprentices on new flexi-job apprenticeships....

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Improvements seen in children and young people's wellbeing

Improvements seen in children and young people's wellbeing

Tuesday, 08 February 2022

State of the Nation report highlights positive impact of keeping schools open, with millions more to be invested in senior mental health lead training...

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Revision help for students published for summer exams

Revision help for students published for summer exams

Monday, 07 February 2022

Information being published will help students to focus their revision for GCSE, AS and A level exams which are planned to go ahead this summer. ...

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Further plans to level up opportunities for every child

Further plans to level up opportunities for every child

Thursday, 03 February 2022

Plans confirmed for register of children not in school so no child can ‘fall through the cracks’...

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Package to transform education and opportunities for most disadvantaged

Package to transform education and opportunities for most disadvantaged

Tuesday, 01 February 2022

Skills, schools and families at the heart of government plans to improve public services and level up left behind areas....

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94% of secondary schools provide free period products to students

94% of secondary schools provide free period products to students

Thursday, 27 January 2022

New data on government’s free period product scheme shows strong take up across the country ...

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Education Secretary leads call to tackle antisemitic abuse on campuses

Education Secretary leads call to tackle antisemitic abuse on campuses

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Antisemitism summit will bring together vice chancellors and leading Jewish rights groups to discuss key issues affecting staff and students...

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New measures to increase school attendance

New measures to increase school attendance

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

New consultation to end postcode lottery?in?how schools manage?avoidable absence?...

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More support for schools and students as plan B comes to an end

More support for schools and students as plan B comes to an end

Monday, 24 January 2022

£8 million from NHS England to support secondary schools with the in-school vaccination programme....

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Universities pledge to end use of non disclosure agreements

Universities pledge to end use of non disclosure agreements

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Ministers and campaigners back new pledge to end the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements within universities to silence complainants in sexual harassment...

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Reforms to encourage more students to take up language GCSEs

Reforms to encourage more students to take up language GCSEs

Friday, 14 January 2022

The government has set out plans for revised modern foreign languages GCSEs, helping to make the content more accessible for students. ...

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Government supporting schools and colleges to provide face to face learning for millions of children and young people

Government supporting schools and colleges to provide face to face learning for millions of children and young people

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Over 585 former teachers have already come forward to support face-to-face learning...

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Hundreds of thousands of pupils benefit from tutoring

Hundreds of thousands of pupils benefit from tutoring

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

New figures reveal over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term...

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Testing measures to ensure young people return to classrooms

Testing measures to ensure young people return to classrooms

Monday, 03 January 2022

On-site Covid lateral flow tests for secondary pupils on return to school, with students and staff encouraged to test twice a week...

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