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  • The Department comments on school sport target

    The Department for Education has issued a statement on removing the duty on schools to report whether they met the two-hour-a-week school sport target.

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

  • School playing fields: Freedom of Information request

    Details of figures released by the Department for Education on the sale of school playing fields.

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

  • Lord Hill to the Church of England Academy Family Conference

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Church of England schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith schools.

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

  • Lord Hill to the National Conference for Senior Leaders of Catholic Secondary Education

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Roman Catholic schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith schools.

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

  • Michael Gove letter to 'The Independent'

    Michael Gove responds to an article in 'The Independent' suggesting that the Department of Education has been racist and sexist in its decision not to approve the Diaspora Free School application.

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

  • Academies to have same freedom as free schools over teachers

    Details of a change to the funding agreement used by schools converting to academy status.

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

  • New summer schools to give pupils a flying start

    Information on how summer schools will benefit children making the transition from primary to secondary school.

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

  • Radical scheme to rescue NEETs

    Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) stand to benefit from a new scheme.

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

  • Big business backs new studio schools

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced he had approved the opening of 15 new studio schools - backed by big employers including Hilton Hotels, Michelin and Aston Villa Football Club.

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

  • Repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England

    Information about the repeal of the duty on Ofsted to conduct an annual Children’s Services Assessment of each local authority in England.

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

  • Government publishes destination data for the first time

    Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England.

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

  • Minister responds to Telegraph on military in schools

    Nick Gibb responds to a Telegraph comment piece on the benefit of cadet force units within schools.

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

  • Tim Loughton on promoting PE in schools

    Children's Minister Tim Loughton talks to the Association for Physical Education about the importance of sports in schools.

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

  • Record numbers of men teaching in primary schools - but more still needed

    Latest data from the Teaching Agency (TA) shows more men are becoming primary school teachers.

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

  • Access and achievement expert panel

    Ofsted announced details of the expert panel that will look into access and achievement issues to inform a major report.

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  • Prime Minister: more new free schools than ever before to raise standards and increase choice

    The Prime Minister and Education Secretary Michael Gove will today announce that 102 new free schools have been approved to open in 2013 and beyond.

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

  • Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies

    Dr Liz Sidwell encourages poorly performing primary schools to become academies.

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

  • Courses for jobseekers are not leading them into employment

    Today Ofsted published its 'Skills for employment' report at its first annual learning and skills lecture.

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  • Nick Gibb on the importance of studying languages in school

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb on the benefits of learning languages. Speech delivered at the German Embassy.

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

  • Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the ACME annual conference

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) annual conference.

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