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  • New £10,000 grants to continue drive to eliminate illiteracy

    School Reform Minister Nick Gibb announces new grants to help primary schools spread their reading expertise to other schools.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Sample test material for 2016 national curriculum tests published

    Sample test materials are available to help teachers prepare for the 2016 national curriculum tests for pupils at the end of key stages 1 and 2

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  • Nick Gibb: the importance of phonics

    School Reform Minister Nick Gibb addresses the Reading Reform Foundation Conference.

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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

  • Members of new commission on assessment without levels announced

    DfE has established the members of the commission on assessment without levels that will support schools following the removal of levels.

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

  • 200 specialist primary PE teachers to be in place by December 2015

    How your school can use and engage with the primary PE specialist initial teacher training (ITT) programme.

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

  • Assessment without levels commission announced

    Nick Gibb sets out plans for a commission to help improve primary school assessment and testing.

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

  • Assessment after levels

    Nick Gibb outlines the support given to schools as they move away from level descriptors.

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

  • Education reform: completing the national curriculum review

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan's statement on completing the national curriculum review with the science key stage 4 programme of study.

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

  • ISSP primary curriculum project

    Launch of a project inviting independent/state school partnerships (ISSPs) focussed on specific subject teaching at primary level.

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

  • 100,000 more pupils on track to succeed in reading via phonics

    Phonics check results show more pupils are now doing well.

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

  • New primary school tests will help eradicate illiteracy and innumeracy

    Sample questions for the tests taken by 7-year-olds and 11-year-olds show the higher standards expected for reading, writing and arithmetic.

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

  • 2016 national curriculum tests – sample materials now available

    Find out more about the new tests for key stage 1 and key stage 2.

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

  • Phonics screening check threshold published

    Information about the 2014 phonics threshold mark.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks to education publishers about curriculum reform

    Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to publishers about textbooks and materials for the new curriculum.

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

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about school reform

    Elizabeth Truss speaks to the School Leaders Summit about reforms to the curriculum, exams and school accountability.

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

  • Phonics check and key stage 1 results

    National, regional and local authority results for the phonics reading check and key stage 1 results have been published.

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

  • Education reform: new national curriculum for schools

    The Secretary of State for Education announces the publication of the national curriculum to be taught in England from September 2014.

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

  • Education reform: schools

    Education Secretary Michael Gove sets out plans for the national curriculum.

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

  • Climate change in the draft National Curriculum

    Plans in the new National Curriculum to provide pupils with a better understanding of all climate issues, including climate change.

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