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School lunches: Sarah Teather welcomes rise in take up

School lunches: Sarah Teather welcomes rise in take up

Wednesday, 06 July 2011

The Children's Minister welcomes the School Food Trust and Local Authority Caterers' Association survey showing primary and secondary school lunch tak...

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Early learning and children’s centres: government sets out reform

Early learning and children’s centres: government sets out reform

Wednesday, 06 July 2011

Reforms include a slimmed down curriculum for 0-5-year-olds, more focus on getting children ready for school and free childcare to be more flexible. ...

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Free schools update

Free schools update

Tuesday, 05 July 2011

The Department updates the information on free school groups that applied in the first round of applications....

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Four academies opening every school day

Four academies opening every school day

Tuesday, 05 July 2011

801 academies now open – more than a fifth of all secondary schools. ...

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Schools Minister congratulates winners of first ever Stonewall Education Equality Index

Schools Minister congratulates winners of first ever Stonewall Education Equality Index

Friday, 01 July 2011

Nick Gibb congratulates the winners of first ever Stonewall Education Equality Index...

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New statistics highlight ‘shameful’ education for children in alternative provision

New statistics highlight ‘shameful’ education for children in alternative provision

Friday, 01 July 2011

Statistics published for the first time highlight the ‘shameful’ education for children in alternative provision....

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Nick Gibb's speech to Reform AQA conference

Nick Gibb's speech to Reform AQA conference

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Schools Minister Nick Gibb's speech to the Reform-AQA conference - "Raising the bar: Making England’s teachers the best in the world"....

Government sets out plans to attract the best graduates into teaching

Government sets out plans to attract the best graduates into teaching

Monday, 27 June 2011

Top graduates will be attracted into the teaching profession to help drive up standards in schools, under new plans published....

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Application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court

Application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court

Friday, 24 June 2011

The Government has filed an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court....

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Tim Loughton addresses the UK Council for Child Internet Safety Summit

Tim Loughton addresses the UK Council for Child Internet Safety Summit

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Tim Loughton looks at what parents and industry can do to keep children and young people safe online....

Michael Gove writes to schools and local authorities about the industrial action on 30 June 2011

Michael Gove writes to schools and local authorities about the industrial action on 30 June 2011

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Education Secretary Michael Gove has written to all schools and local authorities in England regarding the likely industrial action by the ATL and NUT...

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SEN Green Paper proposals: 1 week left to respond

SEN Green Paper proposals: 1 week left to respond

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Children's Minister, Sarah Teather, today calls on the public to make sure their voices are heard by responding to the Government's proposals to refor...

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Key Stage 2 testing, assessment and accountability review: final report published

Key Stage 2 testing, assessment and accountability review: final report published

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

The panel reviewing the testing, assessment and accountability system at the end of primary school publishes its final report....

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Nursery food: new guidelines

Nursery food: new guidelines

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Children’s Minister Sarah Teather says the Government is asking the School Food Trust to draw up new nutritional guidelines for nurseries and children...

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Dr Elizabeth Sidwell to Wellington Academy

Dr Elizabeth Sidwell to Wellington Academy

Monday, 20 June 2011

Schools Commissioner Dr Elizabeth Sidwell's speech to Wellington Academy....

Michael Gove on the moral purpose of school reform

Michael Gove on the moral purpose of school reform

Monday, 20 June 2011

Michael Gove's speech to the National College for School Leadership in Birmingham on 16 June 2011....

Michael Gove's speech to the Policy Exchange on free schools

Michael Gove's speech to the Policy Exchange on free schools

Monday, 20 June 2011

Michael Gove reflects on the impact and importance of free schools. ...

Michael Gove announces 2012 free school applications

Michael Gove announces 2012 free school applications

Monday, 20 June 2011

The Department received 281 applications to set up a Free School from September 2012....

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Details of 16  to 19 bursary scheme published

Details of 16 to 19 bursary scheme published

Friday, 17 June 2011

Schools and colleges notified of £180 million 16-19 bursary scheme....

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Teaching Agency to be up and running from April 2012

Teaching Agency to be up and running from April 2012

Friday, 17 June 2011

New Teaching Agency to ensure supply of high quality teachers and training....

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Academy funding: comment from the Department for Education

Academy funding: comment from the Department for Education

Thursday, 16 June 2011

The Department for Education comments on media stories on academy funding....

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Michael Gove: face reality, reform urgently

Michael Gove: face reality, reform urgently

Thursday, 16 June 2011

A press notice on Michael Gove's speech to headteachers at the National College for School Leadership. ...

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Keeping children safe online: Children’s Minister welcomes Dixons Retail Plc action

Keeping children safe online: Children’s Minister welcomes Dixons Retail Plc action

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Tim Loughton welcomes the commitment by Dixons Retail Plc to promote the Click Clever, Click Safe campaign....

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Free schools update

Free schools update

Monday, 13 June 2011

Updated information on the free school groups that applied in the first round....

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Nick Gibb to the 2011 HMC Deputy Heads Conference

Nick Gibb to the 2011 HMC Deputy Heads Conference

Tuesday, 07 June 2011

Schools Minister talks about the EBacc and the role independent schools can play in the academies programme....

New Chair of Ofqual

New Chair of Ofqual

Monday, 06 June 2011

Education Secretary Michael Gove recommends that Amanda Spielman becomes the new Chair of Ofqual and Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examination...

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Bailey Review of the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood: final report published

Bailey Review of the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood: final report published

Monday, 06 June 2011

Report recommends clampdown on sexualised ‘wallpaper’ surrounding children. ...

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More than 1,200 schools apply to become academies

More than 1,200 schools apply to become academies

Friday, 03 June 2011

Figures released today show that more than 1,200 schools have applied to become academies.179 schools have applied in the last month....

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New admissions code: a fairer and simpler system

New admissions code: a fairer and simpler system

Friday, 27 May 2011

Education Secretary Michael Gove MP today launched a consultation to make the school admissions process simpler, fairer and more transparent for all p...

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Schools to get more power to manage teachers

Schools to get more power to manage teachers

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

The Department for Education announces plans for significant reductions in the bureaucracy that controls how schools manage teacher performance and de...

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