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Nick Gibb: Too many children suffer the misery of being bullied on a daily basis.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes the overall decrease in school absence rates and announces the Government's commitment to tackling underlying causes of absenteeism.
Michael Gove outlines how the Education and Children's Bill will give headteachers and teachers powers to deal with bullies and weapons.
The pupil absence statistics for the spring term 2010 are published. Nick Gibb emphasises the government’s commitment to tackling the causes of absenteeism.
Nick Gibb expresses concern over exclusion from schools statistics and speaks of the measures the government is taking to address bad behaviour in schools.
Information on plans to remove ban on same-day detentions and to give heads and teachers greater search powers.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb comments on recently published data on school absences.
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