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  • Teenagers NEET: numbers hit new low

    Figures show 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) at lowest level since comparable records began in 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Assessment updates for schools

    Information about the Standards and Testing Agency's email newsletters for early years providers and key stage 1 and key stage 2 schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sport for every child, in every part of the country

    Edward Timpson speaks at the County Sports Partnerships Convention.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £1 million to help schools recruit high-calibre governors

    New online tool and more bespoke support for schools that find it hard to recruit the expertise they need.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister announces landmark wave of free schools

    Latest wave of free school approvals announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM and DPM announce increase in the National Minimum Wage

    David Cameron and Nick Clegg announce largest real-terms increase in adult National Minimum Wage since 2008 and a 20% increase for apprentices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Top award for character-based free school with fencing for all

    Nicky Morgan announces the national winner of the Character Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School games: more volunteers to be recruited

    The government has announced the training and recruitment of nearly 1,500 extra volunteers and coaches to help organise the school games.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • VE Day: events and general information

    This page provides general information and lists events taking place throughout the 3-day weekend marking the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Schools given £5 million to work with local nurseries

    Minister for Childcare Sam Gyimah announces funding to improve the quality of early years education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter from the Education Secretary to Dr Patricia Rice

    Nicky Morgan writes to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) chair about the teachers’ and school leaders’ 2015 pay award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Ofsted board members announced

    John Hughes and James Kempton appointed to Ofsted’s board.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Gibb speaks at the Music Education Expo

    Minister of State for School Reform Nick Gibb outlines the government’s support for music education in schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young people with SEND to benefit from £5 million work scheme

    Supported internships will be available to those with the most severe forms of special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employers unveil new industry designed apprenticeships

    Hundreds more top employers have joined the government’s successful Trailblazers programme to design high quality apprenticeships.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School Teachers’ Review Body: 25th report, 2015

    Written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan on the School Teachers' Review Body's 25th report.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM announces rollout of flagship degree apprenticeships

    David Cameron will today announce new degree apprenticeships in areas such as chartered surveying, aerospace engineering and nuclear.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Gloucestershire college to train young cyber security experts

    Lord Nash announces a new university technical college for Gloucestershire

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Surrey college to train young cyber security experts announced

    Lord Nash announces a new university technical college for Guildford.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New plans to attract and train maths and physics teachers

    A major push to get more maths and physics teachers into our classrooms and raise the status of the profession was outlined by the Prime Minister today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government