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Information on how summer schools will benefit children making the transition from primary to secondary school.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas.
Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the accessibility and affordability of childcare.
Projects to be set up across England to help disadvantaged pupils who are below the expected level of English by the end of primary school.
A consultation is announced about which 2-year-olds should be entitled to a free early education.
Statistics published by the Department for Education show that parents are overwhelmingly satisfied with free early education.
Supported internships are being trialled at 14 colleges around England for young people who have learning difficulties or disabilities.
Alan Milburn has emerged as the preferred candidate to be Chair of the independent Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown deliver the final report in her review of early-years education.
Children's Minister Tim Loughton has today written to The Times on shared parenting.
Nick Clegg announces a shake-up in the way free early education is delivered.
Children's Minister Sarah Teather talks about getting parents involved in early education services.
Announcement about new support to help families, including parenting classes and relationship support.
Parents will have a new right to buy in specialist special educational needs (SEN) and disabled care for children from 2014, the biggest change to SEN for 30 years.
Details of new measures to protect children from commercialisation and sexualisation in society.
Sarah Teather, Children's Minister, addresses the Daycare Trust.
The Prime Minister welcomes progress on tackling commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood but says more must be done
News about a trial of parenting classes starting in April in three areas of the country.
Sarah Teather MP on the new, simpler and clearer early years foundation stage framework.
An announcement on the new EYFS framework to support children's learning and development. The early learning goals are reduced from 69 to 17.
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