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Education Secretary sets out five foundations to build character

Education Secretary sets out five foundations to build character

Thursday, 07 February 2019

Damian Hinds spoke at the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership conference about his vision to help children build character and res...

Education Secretary sets out vision for character and resilience

Education Secretary sets out vision for character and resilience

Thursday, 07 February 2019

Damian Hinds sets out in a speech that character and resilience are as important as academic achievement...

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Schools Minister calls on academies to justify 'excessive' pay

Schools Minister calls on academies to justify 'excessive' pay

Tuesday, 05 February 2019

Lord Agnew writes to chairs of 28 academy trusts to ask for more details on the pay of executives earning six-figure salaries...

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One of the largest mental health trials launches in schools

One of the largest mental health trials launches in schools

Monday, 04 February 2019

Up to 370 schools to join one of the largest trials in the world to boost the evidence about what works to support mental health and wellbeing...

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Free speech to be protected at university

Free speech to be protected at university

Saturday, 02 February 2019

New guidance for students and universities will set out the legal rights and obligations to help protect lawful free speech on campuses. ...

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Universities must do more to tackle ethnic disparity

Universities must do more to tackle ethnic disparity

Friday, 01 February 2019

The Government has launched measures to drive change in tackling inequalities between ethnic groups in higher education. ...

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Universities Minister sets vision for higher education

Universities Minister sets vision for higher education

Thursday, 31 January 2019

Chris Skidmore spoke at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, outlining his priorities for the role and his view for the future of the higher education s...

Damian Hinds announces drive to create more good school places

Damian Hinds announces drive to create more good school places

Thursday, 31 January 2019

The application criteria for a new wave of free schools has been announced today, targeting areas with a need for good school places...

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Price comparison site launched to help schools cut energy bills

Price comparison site launched to help schools cut energy bills

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

New website will help schools avoid fees charged by energy brokers and reduce the more than £10billion a year spent on non-staffing costs...

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Parliament passes accelerated degree proposals

Parliament passes accelerated degree proposals

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Proposals to increase choice for students and save on tuition fees have been passed by the House of Commons and House of Lords...

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£38 million T Level Capital Fund launches

£38 million T Level Capital Fund launches

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Young people taking T Levels from 2020 to benefit from funding boost ...

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Education Secretary urges more faith schools to consider academy conversion

Education Secretary urges more faith schools to consider academy conversion

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Damian Hinds hosts round-table with representatives from all major faiths to discuss benefits of academy status....

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Boost for national mission to improve early literacy and language

Boost for national mission to improve early literacy and language

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Children and Families Minister appoints new expert panel as new businesses join roundtable discussion to support early learning skills...

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Education Secretary opens the Bett Show 2019

Education Secretary opens the Bett Show 2019

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, spoke at the opening of the Bett Show, discussing how advances in technology can be harnessed effectively in educat...

New schemes to help care leavers access education and employment

New schemes to help care leavers access education and employment

Monday, 28 January 2019

Education Secretary welcomes innovative approaches being trialled to reduce the number of care leavers ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’ ...

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New national strategy unveiled to boost teacher numbers

New national strategy unveiled to boost teacher numbers

Monday, 28 January 2019

Education Secretary Damian Hinds sets out measures to support talented teachers, recruit more and reduce workload...

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Shanghai maths exchange shows power of international partnership

Shanghai maths exchange shows power of international partnership

Friday, 25 January 2019

As the world’s education leaders gather in London, a Shanghai - England teacher exchange shows the power of international collaboration....

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Education generates billions for UK economy

Education generates billions for UK economy

Thursday, 24 January 2019

The latest figures show that education generated almost £20bn for the UK in 2016 through exports such as international students and English language t...

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Standards continue to rise in England’s schools

Standards continue to rise in England’s schools

Thursday, 24 January 2019

New data shows rising standards in secondary schools with disadvantaged pupils in multi-academy trusts making more progress than the equivalent nation...

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Damian Hinds: School leaders should ditch email culture to cut workload

Damian Hinds: School leaders should ditch email culture to cut workload

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Education Secretary calls for the technology industry and educators to work in partnership to transform education, cut workload and improve pupil outc...

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Education Secretary calls on more schools to become an academy

Education Secretary calls on more schools to become an academy

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Following landmark reforms in 2010, new figures show more than 50% of pupils in state-funded schools in England are now studying in an academy or free...

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Secretary of State opens Education World Forum 2019

Secretary of State opens Education World Forum 2019

Monday, 21 January 2019

Damian Hinds spoke at the opening of the Education World Forum, discussing the modern challenges and successes of education across the world....

£2.5 million to boost international exchanges for schools

£2.5 million to boost international exchanges for schools

Saturday, 19 January 2019

Funding will ensure more disadvantaged pupils can experience other cultures...

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Review of UK university rating system launched

Review of UK university rating system launched

Friday, 18 January 2019

A call for views opens today to hear from the universities sector on how the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework can be maximised. ...

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Call for universities to improve support for disabled students

Call for universities to improve support for disabled students

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Chris Skidmore wants universities to do as much as they can to support this underrepresented group...

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Annual report: Chief Schools Adjudicator for England 2017 to 2018

Annual report: Chief Schools Adjudicator for England 2017 to 2018

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) annual report for September 2017 to August 2018....

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New Apprenticeship Campaign 'Fire It Up' launches

New Apprenticeship Campaign 'Fire It Up' launches

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Education Secretary hails coming of age apprenticeship programme with top firms having woken up to the benefits apprentices are bringing to their work...

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Further Education providers invited to deliver new T Levels

Further Education providers invited to deliver new T Levels

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Seven new T Levels including Health, Onsite Construction and Building Services Engineering will be taught from 2021....

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New site to help schools save thousands on recruitment costs

New site to help schools save thousands on recruitment costs

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Education Secretary launches online tool for headteachers to avoid high supply agency fees...

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Government backs young musicians

Government backs young musicians

Friday, 11 January 2019

Expert panel to devise model music curriculum to help schools deliver world-class teaching and £1.3million funding boost for successful music educatio...

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