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Pupils in England climb global rankings in reading and literacy

Pupils in England climb global rankings in reading and literacy

Tuesday, 05 December 2017

PIRLS ranks England joint eighth out of 50 countries, and among the highest-performing in Europe ...

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Views sought on early years education for disadvantaged children

Views sought on early years education for disadvantaged children

Monday, 04 December 2017

A consultation is being launched on new proposals on eligibility for free 15 hour childcare for two-year-olds. ...

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Careers guidance for modern country unveiled

Careers guidance for modern country unveiled

Monday, 04 December 2017

Tailored advice will be at the heart of a new Careers Strategy designed to make sure young people have the skills they need and employers want post-Br...

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Education Secretary visits School of the Year

Education Secretary visits School of the Year

Friday, 01 December 2017

Justine Greening visits TES School of the Year 2017, Broadford Primary School....

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Nick Gibb: Importance of core knowledge sees return of textbooks

Nick Gibb: Importance of core knowledge sees return of textbooks

Friday, 01 December 2017

School Standards Minister speaks at a panel discussion at the Policy Exchange (Thursday 30 November)...

£45m boost for young people with SEND

£45m boost for young people with SEND

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Multi-million pound package announced to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities...

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Justine Greening: Speech at DfE Skills Summit

Justine Greening: Speech at DfE Skills Summit

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Education Secretary calls on employers to join a skills partnership to create the workforce this country needs....

Justine Greening hosts first ever DfE Skills Summit

Justine Greening hosts first ever DfE Skills Summit

Thursday, 30 November 2017

The Summit will signal the start of a new partnership with business that will spread opportunity to more communities....

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Universities Minister breaks ground at the Dyson Institute

Universities Minister breaks ground at the Dyson Institute

Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Jo Johnson visited Dyson Institute today to mark the opening of their new village for engineering and technology students...

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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016

Friday, 24 November 2017

Schools across England will take part in a study to help measure our progress in reading....

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Consultation on disadvantaged entitlements under Universal Credit

Consultation on disadvantaged entitlements under Universal Credit

Thursday, 16 November 2017

Views sought on support for disadvantaged pupils....

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Nick Gibb: school business professionals play a vital role

Nick Gibb: school business professionals play a vital role

Thursday, 16 November 2017

School Standards Minister speaks at the National Association of School Business Management National Conference. ...

Anne Milton: speech to Association of Colleges Conference

Anne Milton: speech to Association of Colleges Conference

Thursday, 16 November 2017

Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton addresses the Assocation of Colleges Conference 2017 (Tuesday 14 November)...

Research partner announced for children’s social care project

Research partner announced for children’s social care project

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Cardiff University awarded research partnership for new What Works Centre ...

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Plans to further boost teacher recruitment and development

Plans to further boost teacher recruitment and development

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Staff at the National College for Teaching and Leadership and the Department for Education to form one team to support teachers at every stage of thei...

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Healthy eating guidance published for the early years sector

Healthy eating guidance published for the early years sector

Monday, 13 November 2017

Example menus developed with nutrition experts to support early years providers...

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Chair of Residential Care Leadership Board appointed

Chair of Residential Care Leadership Board appointed

Friday, 10 November 2017

Children's Minister appoints Alan Wood to lead work on improving residential care ...

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Robert Goodwill: speech to Nursery World Business Summit

Robert Goodwill: speech to Nursery World Business Summit

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Children and Families Minister Robert Goodwill makes the keynote address at the Nursery World Business Summit in London (Wednesday 8 November)...

Anne Milton: Good careers advice helps you to a rewarding career

Anne Milton: Good careers advice helps you to a rewarding career

Tuesday, 07 November 2017

The Skills Minister sets out the vision for improved careers guidance during a speech at the Careers Education and Guidance Summit in London....

Relationships and Sex Education for the 21st Century

Relationships and Sex Education for the 21st Century

Monday, 06 November 2017

Ian Bauckham to advise government on improving Relationships and Sex Education in schools....

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Justine Greening launches new Institute for Teaching

Justine Greening launches new Institute for Teaching

Thursday, 02 November 2017

Education Secretary opens the Institute for Teaching, urging the profession to embrace the high-quality training it will provide....

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Nick Gibb: The power of greater freedom and autonomy for schools

Nick Gibb: The power of greater freedom and autonomy for schools

Thursday, 02 November 2017

School Standards Minister speaks at the Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association (FASNA) autumn conference (Thursday 2 November)....

New safeguarding strategy boosts support for lone child migrants

New safeguarding strategy boosts support for lone child migrants

Wednesday, 01 November 2017

New training for foster carers announced as part of a new strategy to improve the care of unaccompanied children...

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Lord Agnew: By working together we can achieve so much more

Lord Agnew: By working together we can achieve so much more

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Lord Agnew speaks at the 2017 North Academies Conference....

Level 4 & 5 technical education to be reviewed

Level 4 & 5 technical education to be reviewed

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Government to review how to extend technical education reforms to higher levels...

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New support for flexible working in schools pledged at summit

New support for flexible working in schools pledged at summit

Monday, 30 October 2017

Justine Greening announced new pilot programmes to employ teachers flexibly, and coaching schemes for women working in education. ...

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Education Secretary revisits her former secondary school

Education Secretary revisits her former secondary school

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Justine Greening celebrates the official opening of new buildings at her old high school in Rotherham....

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Multi million pound funding for new Higher Education provider

Multi million pound funding for new Higher Education provider

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Universities Minister pledges £15m funding for new engineering institution...

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Justine Greening: We can challenge the impossible

Justine Greening: We can challenge the impossible

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Secretary of State for Education speaks at the Teach First annual conference (Tuesday 24 October). ...

Education Secretary puts teachers at the heart of social mobility

Education Secretary puts teachers at the heart of social mobility

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Justine Greening addresses teachers at Teach First conference....

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