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From The Rt Hon Michael Gove
  • Statement by Michael Gove on the allocation of extra £500 million to address the shortage in pupil places

    Written ministerial statement by Education Secretary Michael Gove on the allocation of extra £500 million to address the shortage in pupil places, and the launch of the consultation on school premises regulations.

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

  • Michael Gove letter to Graham Stuart

    The Secretary of State has written to Graham Stuart, chairman of the Education Select Committee.

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

  • Sir David Bell

    Sir David Bell will be leaving the Department for Education at the end of the year to take up post as Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading.

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

  • New Chief Inspector to be appointed

    Sir Michael Wilshaw is the Secretary of State's preferred choice for the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector.

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

  • 79 new schools now approved to open from 2012 onwards

    Gove: “Free School and UTC pioneers are leading a revolution in the education system – this is vital for our economic growth.”

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

  • Mossbourne to open new academy in Hackney

    The highly successful Mossbourne Academy is to open a brand new academy in Hackney.

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

  • More than one million children now taught in academies

    Nearly 1.2 million children in England now attend academies – schools with the freedom to meet the needs of their pupils, rather than answering to local or national politicians and bureaucrats.

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

  • Michael Gove to the Edge Foundation

    The Secretary of State speaks about the need to reform vocational education and announces a review of 14 to 19 vocational education.

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

  • Michael Gove to the National College

    Education Secretary speech on Teaching Schools: 'Learning from the best, inspiring others'.

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

  • 24 free schools to open across England this month

    A press notice on the 24 free schools opening in September 2011.

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

  • Michael Gove article in the 'Evening Standard' on free schools

    Michael Gove writing in the 'Evening Standard': "By allowing teachers, not bureaucrats, to run schools, we have given the people who know most about education the chance to make an even bigger difference."

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

  • Record number of under-performing schools to become academies

    More children will have the opportunity of a great education as record numbers of weak schools are turned into academies this year.

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

  • Michael Gove to the Durand Academy

    The Secretary of State talks about the making of an 'educational underclass'.

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

  • More students study core subjects thanks to EBacc

    Figures reveal how the new English Baccalaureate is increasing the proportion of pupils taking core academic subjects.

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

  • 24 free schools to open across England this year

    The Government is giving parents new opportunities to put their child in a great local school by announcing that 24 free schools will open in September this year.

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

  • Department for Education confirms appointments to Ofsted’s Board

    Biographies of the new appointees to Ofsted's Board.

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

  • Michael Gove announcement on education funding

    The Secretary of State sets out how the Government will ensure that education funding is better targeted in the future.

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

  • Key stage 2 review of testing, assessment and accountability: government response

    Michael Gove accepts all the recommendations of Lord Bew’s independent review of testing, assessment and accountability at the end of primary school.

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

  • Government response to Lord Bew key stage 2 review published

    Government’s response to the review and how the recommendations will be taken forward.

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

  • New standards raise the bar for teachers

    All teachers will be expected to meet new standards of competence and conduct from September 2012, following an independent review of the skills that teachers should possess.

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