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Elizabeth Truss speaks to education publishers about curriculum reform

Elizabeth Truss speaks to education publishers about curriculum reform

Monday, 02 December 2013

Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to publishers about textbooks and materials for the new curriculum....

Lord Nash speaks to the Studio Schools Trust National Conference

Lord Nash speaks to the Studio Schools Trust National Conference

Friday, 29 November 2013

Lord Nash, Schools Minister, reflects on the progress studio schools are making....

Edward Timpson speaks at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson delivers a speech on adoption support at the BAAF Adoption Support Conference....

More top graduates training to be teachers than ever before

More top graduates training to be teachers than ever before

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

The initial teacher training (ITT) census has been published today, showing that more top graduates are getting into teacher training....

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Michael Gove: the civil rights struggle of our time

Michael Gove: the civil rights struggle of our time

Friday, 22 November 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove’s speech to the Mayor of London’s education conference....

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubled to £3,000

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubled to £3,000

Friday, 22 November 2013

Early years apprenticeship bursary doubles as part of the government’s drive to attract high-quality candidates to the profession....

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Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society on maths and science

Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society on maths and science

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to the Royal Society....

Training curriculum guide for social workers

Training curriculum guide for social workers

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

A guide to continuous professional development training for social workers has been published by The College of Social Work....

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Maths free school competition winners congratulated

Maths free school competition winners congratulated

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

The first 2 specialist maths free schools ran a competition for gifted mathematicians and the Education Secretary gave out the prizes....

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Skills minister issues challenge to young entrepreneurs

Skills minister issues challenge to young entrepreneurs

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Skills minister launches challenge for young entrepreneurs of the future....

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Changes to early entry at GCSE

Changes to early entry at GCSE

Monday, 18 November 2013

From 29 September 2013, only a student’s first entry to a GCSE examination will count in their school’s performance tables....

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Elizabeth Truss speech to the ASCL/Microsoft conference

Elizabeth Truss speech to the ASCL/Microsoft conference

Friday, 15 November 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss on the importance of computing at the Association of School and College Leaders/Microsoft conference....

New funding for military ethos projects

New funding for military ethos projects

Friday, 15 November 2013

DfE grants £4.8 million to projects led by ex-armed forces personnel to tackle underachievement by disengaged pupils....

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Michael Gove speech to the NSPCC: getting it right for children in need

Michael Gove speech to the NSPCC: getting it right for children in need

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove delivers a speech on child protection....

Edward Timpson speaks about child protection

Edward Timpson speaks about child protection

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to the Association of Independent LSCB chairs about child protection. ...

92,000 2 year olds already receiving free childcare

92,000 2 year olds already receiving free childcare

Monday, 11 November 2013

Around 92,000 of the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds are now receiving up to 15 hours a week of fully funded childcare....

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David Laws speech at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony

David Laws speech at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony

Friday, 08 November 2013

Schools Minister David Laws spoke at the Teaching Leaders graduation ceremony....

What do you think about our website content?

What do you think about our website content?

Thursday, 07 November 2013

Can you help us make the content for our schools and children’s services workforces better? ...

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150,000 children to receive help from promising teaching leaders

150,000 children to receive help from promising teaching leaders

Thursday, 07 November 2013

Extra funding to develop teaching leaders announced by Schools Minister....

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Edward Timpson speaks about mental health services for young people

Edward Timpson speaks about mental health services for young people

Wednesday, 06 November 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to the YoungMinds BOND National Conference about mental health services for young people. ...

New cross government support strategy for care leavers

New cross government support strategy for care leavers

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

The government launches its strategy to support young people leaving care....

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Edward Timpson speaks at the National Care Leaver Week annual conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the National Care Leaver Week annual conference

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Edward Timpson spoke to the National Care Leaver Week annual conference about the new cross-government Care Leaver strategy....

Toughened up skills tests ensure only the best train to teach

Toughened up skills tests ensure only the best train to teach

Saturday, 26 October 2013

New more demanding rules ensure only high-quality candidates with good levels of literacy and numeracy go on to train to be teachers....

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Department for Education statement on Kings Science Academy

Department for Education statement on Kings Science Academy

Friday, 25 October 2013

The Department for Education has published an Education Funding Agency (EFA) investigation into Kings Science Academy....

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Thousands of pupils to visit First World War battlefields

Thousands of pupils to visit First World War battlefields

Monday, 21 October 2013

More than 1,000 schools have already signed up to give their pupils the chance to visit the First World War battlefields....

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New 3D printers to boost STEM and design teaching

New 3D printers to boost STEM and design teaching

Friday, 18 October 2013

A 3D printer programme that will boost science, technology, engineering, maths, and design and technology teaching is to be extended. ...

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Edward Timpson speaks at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference

Edward Timpson speaks at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference

Friday, 18 October 2013

Edward Timpson spoke to NCAS about how innovative approaches can transform the life chances of vulnerable children and young people....

Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

Friday, 18 October 2013

Elizabeth Truss speaks to the School Leaders Summit about reforms to the curriculum, exams and school accountability. ...

Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching

Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Prestigious new scholarships and bursaries to attract more high-quality graduates into teaching important, rigorous subjects. ...

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Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects

Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects

Thursday, 17 October 2013

New statistics reveal more than a third of GCSE state-school students this year took the EBacc - compared to fewer than a quarter last year....

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