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Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

Friday, 18 September 2015

An essay by the Minister of State for Schools is included in a collection published by Policy Exchange....

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Sam Gyimah: involving businesses in school careers services

Sam Gyimah: involving businesses in school careers services

Friday, 18 September 2015

Sam Gyimah on the importance of businesses getting involved in school careers services, at the launch of the Enterprise Adviser programme....

Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed

Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces Tom Bennett will review wider behaviour issues including smartphones in lessons....

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Nicky Morgan launches rugby character drive with Saracens FC

Nicky Morgan launches rugby character drive with Saracens FC

Thursday, 10 September 2015

Nicky Morgan joins rugby stars and coaches to launch drive to use the sport’s ethos to instil grit and resilience in children. ...

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'Most run down school in country' gets £7 million facelift

'Most run down school in country' gets £7 million facelift

Wednesday, 09 September 2015

Primary school is transformed for new term thanks to government’s flagship £4.4 billion rebuilding programme....

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Summer born children 'to get the right to start school later'

Summer born children 'to get the right to start school later'

Tuesday, 08 September 2015

Schools Minister Nick Gibb called for action - ahead of proposed changes - to allow summer-born children to start in reception aged 5....

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Have your say on the future of teachers’ professional development

Have your say on the future of teachers’ professional development

Monday, 07 September 2015

Teachers urged to give their views to help develop a new standard and further raise the status of the profession....

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Nicky Morgan asks business leaders to join the schools revolution

Nicky Morgan asks business leaders to join the schools revolution

Monday, 07 September 2015

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan invites business experts to help improve underperforming schools....

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Hundreds of schools sign up for first ever national safety tool

Hundreds of schools sign up for first ever national safety tool

Sunday, 06 September 2015

The government has launched a new online tool for schools to give parents advice and tips on preparing their children for adult life....

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Nick Gibb: the importance of the teaching profession

Nick Gibb: the importance of the teaching profession

Saturday, 05 September 2015

There has never been a better time to be a teacher, and to challenge the current orthodoxies within British schools....

Run down schools in England get £160 million facelift

Run down schools in England get £160 million facelift

Friday, 04 September 2015

22 schools re-open under the government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP)....

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New practical maths lessons to prepare teens for world of work

New practical maths lessons to prepare teens for world of work

Wednesday, 02 September 2015

16-year-olds taught to apply business-backed maths knowledge, including working out interest rates and profit margins....

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First ever mental health champion for schools unveiled

First ever mental health champion for schools unveiled

Saturday, 29 August 2015

Leading campaigner Natasha Devon becomes first ever Department for Education mental health champion....

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90,000 more pupils leaving primary with maths and literacy skills

90,000 more pupils leaving primary with maths and literacy skills

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Key stage 2 results show substantial increases in the number of 11-year-olds securing skills needed for secondary school compared to 2010....

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Researchers in Schools programme

Researchers in Schools programme

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Nick Gibb speaks at the Researchers in Schools celebration event....

A year until first working parents receive doubled free childcare

A year until first working parents receive doubled free childcare

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Education Secretary calls on councils and childcare providers to come forward as first to deliver 30 hours free childcare in September 2016....

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GCSE results show surge in pupils taking valuable STEM subjects

GCSE results show surge in pupils taking valuable STEM subjects

Thursday, 20 August 2015

Thousands more 17-year-olds now leaving education with good GCSEs in English and maths following reforms....

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Young people NEET hits record low

Young people NEET hits record low

Thursday, 20 August 2015

New figures show the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training is at its lowest recorded level. ...

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Nicky Morgan and David Walliams launch child literacy campaign

Nicky Morgan and David Walliams launch child literacy campaign

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Shared ambition for hundreds of new book clubs across the country and a library card for every 8-year-old....

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Maths entries jump at A level as pupils embrace academic subjects

Maths entries jump at A level as pupils embrace academic subjects

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Government’s emphasis on core academic subjects vindicated with 20% rise in maths entries since 2010....

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Thousands of calls expected at exam results helpline

Thousands of calls expected at exam results helpline

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Team of experts on hand to give advice on university entry, apprenticeships, student finance and job opportunities....

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Free school applications: updated guidance

Free school applications: updated guidance

Friday, 31 July 2015

The Department for Education has updated guidance on the free school application process for groups wishing to open from September 2016. ...

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Nicky Morgan speaks about the inspirational impact of Teach First

Nicky Morgan speaks about the inspirational impact of Teach First

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

The Education Secretary addresses the Teach First Impact Conference. ...

Isabelle Trowler unveils new standards for senior social workers

Isabelle Trowler unveils new standards for senior social workers

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Chief Social Worker announces the knowledge and skills statements for supervisors and leaders of child and family social workers....

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Scorecards launched to help councils reduce young people NEET

Scorecards launched to help councils reduce young people NEET

Monday, 27 July 2015

Annual publication will show how successfully local authorities are getting young people into education, employment or training....

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Childcare measures: Small Business, Enterprise & Employment Act

Childcare measures: Small Business, Enterprise & Employment Act

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Deregulatory childcare measures from January 2016 to include single registration of multiple premises and flexibilities for childminders....

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Future of community language qualifications secured

Future of community language qualifications secured

Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Government steps in to ensure community languages continue to be studied in school....

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University technical college applications: deadline set

University technical college applications: deadline set

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

The deadline for applications to establish a university technical college (UTC) is 29 January 2016....

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Primary PE and sport premium for the 2015 to 2016 financial year

Primary PE and sport premium for the 2015 to 2016 financial year

Friday, 17 July 2015

PE and sport premium funding for primary schools remains the same as last year....

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The arts underpin our understanding of Britishness

The arts underpin our understanding of Britishness

Thursday, 16 July 2015

The Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, addresses the Creative Industries Federation....

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