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From The Rt Hon Nick Gibb
  • The Department for Education responds to Ofsted’s report on science

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb commends Ofsted’s evaluation of science education and best practice to drive improvement in science teaching.

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

  • Nick Gibb responds to 'Daily Telegraph' article on exclusions

    The Schools Minister responds to an article in the 'Daily Telegraph' on headteachers’ powers to exclude unruly pupils.

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

  • GCSE statistics on pupil characteristics

    GCSE and equivalent qualification results, showing pupil characteristics such as gender, income group and ethnicity.

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

  • Schools Minister Nick Gibb responds to key stage 2 attainment statistics

    Gibb: "We want to raise academic standards for all young people and to close the attainment gap."

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

  • Major international study shows England’s 15-year-olds performing poorly in mathematics, science and reading

    Michael Gove comments on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study of schools systems from around the world.

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

  • Nick Gibb to the Politeia Conference

    The Minister for Schools talks about greater freedoms for primary schools to teach Latin as part of the National Curriculum reforms.

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

  • Nick Gibb: a vision for education

    Schools Minister speaks to the Grammar Schools Heads Association on the guiding principles behind the vision for the education system.

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

  • Nick Gibb: the Academies Bill

    Nick Gibb speaks at the Reform think tank's conference about plans to grant greater freedom to schools and offer more choice to parents.

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

  • Nick Gibb to the Catholic Education Service diocesan school commissioners conference

    Nick Gibb speaks about the importance of faith schools, how they build strong communities and support the most disadvantaged.

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

  • Schools Minister calls for action against school bullies

    Nick Gibb: Too many children suffer the misery of being bullied on a daily basis.

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

  • Nick Gibb calls for more focus on primary school reading and writing

    The Schools Minister comments on the most recent statistics for key stage 1 attainment by pupil characteristics.

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

  • Nick Gibb comments on provisional GCSE and A level results

    Read the Schools Minister's comments and access the provisional results.

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

  • Pupil absence figures for autumn 2009 and spring 2010

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes the overall decrease in school absence rates and announces the Government's commitment to tackling underlying causes of absenteeism.

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

  • Statement from Schools Minister Nick Gibb on single level test pilot

    Nick Gibb announces the end of the single level test pilot scheme and thanks those involved.

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

  • Nick Gibb congratulates teachers and pupils on their hard work in key stage 1

    Nick Gibb congratulates thousands of primary school children, teachers and support staff on their hard work at key stage 1.

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

  • Pupil absence statistics for spring term 2010

    The pupil absence statistics for the spring term 2010 are published. Nick Gibb emphasises the government’s commitment to tackling the causes of absenteeism.

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

  • Schools Minister congratulates students on their GCSE and diploma results

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb congratulates students on their GCSE and diploma results and emphasises the coalition government’s focus on doing more to narrow the attainment gap.

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

  • Key Stage 2 science sample test results published

    The provisional results of the 2010 Key Stage 2 attainment test in science from sample schools are available.

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

  • Key stage 2 results

    Provisional key stage 2 test results are published as well as teacher assessment scores for key stage 2 and key stage 3.

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

  • Response to data on exclusions and appeals in England schools: 2008 to 2009

    Nick Gibb expresses concern over exclusion from schools statistics and speaks of the measures the government is taking to address bad behaviour in schools.

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