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Care leavers receiving more support than ever before

Care leavers receiving more support than ever before

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

An improved package of support for young people leaving care was unveiled today by the Children and Families Minister, Edward Timpson....

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Edward Timpson speaks to the Community Care Live conference about social work reform

Edward Timpson speaks to the Community Care Live conference about social work reform

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to social workers about the importance of their work and child protection reforms....

More than 100 free schools applications approved

More than 100 free schools applications approved

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Michael Gove gives green light to 102 more free schools that will create more than 50,000 extra school places when full. ...

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Independent report on 16 to 19 bursary fund published

Independent report on 16 to 19 bursary fund published

Friday, 17 May 2013

The Department for Education today published the interim report of NatCen's independent evaluation of the 16 to 19 bursary fund. ...

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First ever chief social worker for children and fast track training to lead social work reform

First ever chief social worker for children and fast track training to lead social work reform

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced the appointment of a children's chief social worker and new training for top graduates. ...

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Funding for foster care recruitment boost unveiled

Funding for foster care recruitment boost unveiled

Thursday, 16 May 2013

The government has today unveiled a new package of support to help local authorities attract and retain more foster carers from a wider range of backg...

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Edward Timpson addresses the National Fostering Agency Conference

Edward Timpson addresses the National Fostering Agency Conference

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, announces new funding to support foster carer recruitment and evidence-based interventions....

New grammar, punctuation and spelling test will raise children’s literacy standards

New grammar, punctuation and spelling test will raise children’s literacy standards

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss said the rigorous new spelling, grammar and punctuation test would raise standards for all children....

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Proposal to delegate looked after children work

Proposal to delegate looked after children work

Monday, 13 May 2013

The department proposes changes to the law to allow local authorities to delegate work for looked-after children to external organisations....

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What does it mean to be an educated person?

What does it mean to be an educated person?

Thursday, 09 May 2013

The Secretary of State speaks to the Brighton conference on setting higher expectations for every child....

School Direct figures published today

School Direct figures published today

Tuesday, 07 May 2013

More than 22,000 graduates have applied to become teachers via the School Direct programme, Department for Education figures published today show....

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New 'Passport to support' for adopters

New 'Passport to support' for adopters

Thursday, 02 May 2013

A new guide for adopters to easily identify the support they can access....

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New randomised controlled trials will drive forward evidence based research

New randomised controlled trials will drive forward evidence based research

Thursday, 02 May 2013

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will raise the bar in education and children’s services by increasing the use of quantitative evidence....

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Four thousand more teachers in England than last year

Four thousand more teachers in England than last year

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Information on increasing teacher numbers and teaching vacancies, which are at their lowest rate since 2005. ...

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New advice to help schools set performance related pay

New advice to help schools set performance related pay

Monday, 29 April 2013

The Department for Education has published advice helping schools decide how to pay their teachers....

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Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform

Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson speaks about special educational needs policy reform in the Pears Annu...

Edward Timpson speaks about family justice system reforms

Edward Timpson speaks about family justice system reforms

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to local family justice boards about reforms to the family justice system....

Michael Gove speech to teachers and headteachers at the National College for Teaching and Leadership

Michael Gove speech to teachers and headteachers at the National College for Teaching and Leadership

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove speaks about teachers in charge, at the National College for Teaching and Leadership....

Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

Facebook, Microsoft and BCS back government funding for computer science teaching

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers....

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David Laws discusses the impact of the pupil premium in well off and deprived areas

David Laws discusses the impact of the pupil premium in well off and deprived areas

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

David Laws was interviewed by 'The Independent' newspaper on how the uptake and use of the pupil premium funding varies across the country. ...

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The new home on the web for the Department for Education

The new home on the web for the Department for Education

Monday, 22 April 2013

GOV.UK is the new place for corporate and policy information from the Department for Education....

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New TechBacc will give vocational education the high status it deserves

New TechBacc will give vocational education the high status it deserves

Monday, 22 April 2013

The technical baccalaureate measure is announced. It provides an alternative to the A level study route for post-16 education....

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Gove trials pioneering programme to improve mathematics teaching for children aged 11 to 14 years

Gove trials pioneering programme to improve mathematics teaching for children aged 11 to 14 years

Sunday, 21 April 2013

The Department for Education is funding a 1-year professional development programme for mathematics teachers at key stage 3....

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Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2 year olds policy and practice

Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2 year olds policy and practice

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2-year-olds policy and practice at the Nursery World Conference. ...

Quality nurseries urged to make full use of flexibility

Quality nurseries urged to make full use of flexibility

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching practices in early years education and giving more flexibility to nurseries....

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Edward Timpson speaks to the NSPCC conference: 'How safe are our children?'

Edward Timpson speaks to the NSPCC conference: 'How safe are our children?'

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Edward Timpson, Children's Minister, speaks to the NSPCC conference on how society can be encouraged to protect children more effectively....

Appointment of independent chair for the Information Standards Board

Appointment of independent chair for the Information Standards Board

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Deep Sagar takes up a two-year appointment as independent Chair of the Information Standards Board (ISB)....

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Climate change in the draft National Curriculum

Climate change in the draft National Curriculum

Monday, 15 April 2013

Plans in the new National Curriculum to provide pupils with a better understanding of all climate issues, including climate change....

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New wave of approved studio schools will take total to more than 40

New wave of approved studio schools will take total to more than 40

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Accenture, Barclays, The National Trust, RSPCA, Royal Veterinary College and The National Space Centre among employers behind new projects....

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Teach First leadership development programme extended to cover early years

Teach First leadership development programme extended to cover early years

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

The Teach First training programme will now cover under-5s as part of a drive to boost early education quality. ...

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