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Physics teachers: 100 new scholarships a year to attract top graduates

Physics teachers: 100 new scholarships a year to attract top graduates

Tuesday, 08 November 2011

100 new scholarships a year will raise standards by attracting top graduates to become physics teachers....

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Children with special educational needs and disabilities: voluntary and community organisations to play a key role in helping

Children with special educational needs and disabilities: voluntary and community organisations to play a key role in helping

Friday, 04 November 2011

Voluntary and community organisations will help deliver key reforms to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, and the...

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Schools to be freed from over prescriptive buildings rules

Schools to be freed from over prescriptive buildings rules

Thursday, 03 November 2011

Schools across England are to be freed from confusing and unnecessary regulations on school buildings....

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Letter from Tim Loughton to the Daily Mail

Letter from Tim Loughton to the Daily Mail

Thursday, 03 November 2011

Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has written to the Daily Mail responding to two articles this week stating that rules are in place about inter-racial...

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Michael Gove letter to Graham Stuart

Michael Gove letter to Graham Stuart

Thursday, 03 November 2011

The Secretary of State has written to Graham Stuart, chairman of the Education Select Committee....

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Parents back fairer and simpler school admissions codes

Parents back fairer and simpler school admissions codes

Wednesday, 02 November 2011

More pupils will be able to attend the best schools in a new-look admissions system that will be fairer and simpler for all parents, Schools Minister ...

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Savings accounts for all children in long term care

Savings accounts for all children in long term care

Tuesday, 01 November 2011

More than 55,000 of the most vulnerable young people in the UK are set to benefit from a new savings account, with an initial payment of £200, the Dep...

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Martin Narey article in 'The Times' on adoption

Martin Narey article in 'The Times' on adoption

Tuesday, 01 November 2011

Martin Narey writing in 'The Times': 'A fresh start is vital to reform near-ludicrous adoption rules'....

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Local authorities challenged to do better on adoption

Local authorities challenged to do better on adoption

Monday, 31 October 2011

A new campaign to get more adoptive parents and foster carers is launched, as performance tables for children in care are published for the first time...

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Review to improve the training and qualifications for people working in the early years

Review to improve the training and qualifications for people working in the early years

Friday, 28 October 2011

An independent review to strengthen training, qualifications and career opportunities of people working in early education and childcare is launched....

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Revised early years foundation stage: consultation closes 30 September

Revised early years foundation stage: consultation closes 30 September

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Closing date of consultation on EYFS....

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All vocational qualifications to be judged against strict new rules

All vocational qualifications to be judged against strict new rules

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Only high quality, rigorous vocational qualifications will count in performance tables under new guidance announced by the Department for Education....

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Response to the IFS report on education spending

Response to the IFS report on education spending

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

The Department for Education responds to the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on education spending. ...

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Sarah Teather to the National Children and Adult Services conference

Sarah Teather to the National Children and Adult Services conference

Monday, 24 October 2011

The Children's Minister talks to the National Children and Adult Services conference....

£11 million to fund new online and telephone family support services

£11 million to fund new online and telephone family support services

Friday, 21 October 2011

Family organisations, including Relate, Netmums and Gingerbread, will receive Government funding to deliver national online and telephone support serv...

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Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked: guidelines published

Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked: guidelines published

Friday, 21 October 2011

Updated guidance, Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked, was today published jointly by the Home Office and the Department for Education....

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Ofsted gives parents a new voice in school inspections

Ofsted gives parents a new voice in school inspections

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Ofsted has launched Parent View, a new online questionnaire that will allow parents and carers to give their views on their child’s school at any time...

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Academies see double the increase of other maintained schools at GCSE

Academies see double the increase of other maintained schools at GCSE

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Information on academies’ GCSE results, which have improved by more than twice the level of other maintained schools....

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Simple behaviour checklist to help teachers maintain discipline in school

Simple behaviour checklist to help teachers maintain discipline in school

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

A simple checklist of what schools can do to instil good behaviour in the classroom has been developed and published today by Charlie Taylor - the hea...

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New data highlights true picture of school absence

New data highlights true picture of school absence

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Information on absenteeism in schools....

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New Schools Network awarded grant to support free schools

New Schools Network awarded grant to support free schools

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Information about the grant awarded to the New Schools Network (NSN) by the Department for Education. ...

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Sarah Teather to the Family and Parenting Institute

Sarah Teather to the Family and Parenting Institute

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Speech by Sarah Teather that says this government is determined to do as much as it can to support families....

Sir David Bell

Sir David Bell

Monday, 17 October 2011

Sir David Bell will be leaving the Department for Education at the end of the year to take up post as Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading....

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Teachers most vulnerable to false accusations according to new research

Teachers most vulnerable to false accusations according to new research

Monday, 17 October 2011

Findings from research into allegations against school teachers....

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Free parenting classes to be offered to over 50,000 mothers and fathers

Free parenting classes to be offered to over 50,000 mothers and fathers

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Children’s Minister Sarah Teather will tomorrow announce that the Government will trial free parenting classes in three areas of the country, aiming t...

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Nick Gibb to the Reading Reform Foundation conference

Nick Gibb to the Reading Reform Foundation conference

Friday, 14 October 2011

The Schools Minister outlines the government’s initiatives to improve the teaching of reading....

New Chief Inspector to be appointed

New Chief Inspector to be appointed

Friday, 14 October 2011

Sir Michael Wilshaw is the Secretary of State's preferred choice for the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector....

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Tim Loughton responds to major report on child sexual exploitation

Tim Loughton responds to major report on child sexual exploitation

Friday, 14 October 2011

Children's Minister Tim Loughton responds to a report on Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups published by the University of Bedfordshire....

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Enrolment at sixth form colleges: response to survey by the Association of Colleges

Enrolment at sixth form colleges: response to survey by the Association of Colleges

Thursday, 13 October 2011

The department responds to a survey by the Association of Colleges of enrolment at sixth-form colleges....

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Louise Casey appointed as head of new troubled families team

Louise Casey appointed as head of new troubled families team

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Tim Loughton on the appointment of the first head of the new troubled families team....

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