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Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Education Secretary Damian Hinds set out the importance of primary assessment
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Plans for a National Teaching Service to provide elite teachers to struggling areas announced.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan discusses changes to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) at King Solomon Academy, London.
Schools Minister sets out the government’s plans to reinforce the importance of a core academic curriculum for all pupils.
Minister for School Reform informs awarding organisations about qualifications counted in performance tables.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Surveys show schools are placing a greater emphasis on maths and other important academic subjects.
Record numbers take challenging English Baccalaureate (EBacc) at GCSE.
New figures show what young people went on to do after leaving school or college.
Mainstream maintained schools, academies and free schools can now choose to adopt the new performance measures a year early in 2015.
DfE launches a consultation on new plans to provide parents with easier-to-understand information about their child’s school.
The government announces a new accountability system that will help ensure all children are literate and numerate.
Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about social mobility, the economy and education reform.
Primary academies are transforming attainment in primary schools.
Elizabeth Truss speaks to the School Leaders Summit about reforms to the curriculum, exams and school accountability.
New statistics reveal more than a third of GCSE state-school students this year took the EBacc - compared to fewer than a quarter last year.
Minister of State for Schools David Laws makes an announcement on school accountability.
Extra £400 for every child on the Pupil Premium in primary schools, and parents to get more information on how their child is doing.
Education Secretary Michael Gove gives an oral statement to the House on curriculum, exam and accountability reform.
Details of Michael Gove’s announcement that computer science will be included in the EBacc.
Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks at the Independent Academies Association.
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