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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools
  • Academies to have same freedom as free schools over teachers

    Details of a change to the funding agreement used by schools converting to academy status.

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

  • Government publishes destination data for the first time

    Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England.

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

  • Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies

    Dr Liz Sidwell encourages poorly performing primary schools to become academies.

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

  • Opening speech by Lord Hill of Oareford on the second reading of the Academies Bill

    Lord Hill of Oareford's speech to the House of Lords concerning the proposed greater freedoms and responsibilities afforded to schools and teachers by the bill.

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

  • Fair funding for all schools

    Headteachers today welcomed a 2-part government consultation seeking views on how school funding can be made fairer.

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

  • Response to the Observer article

    Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance.

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

  • Academy freedoms for pupil referral units

    Charlie Taylor: Academy freedoms for pupil referral units will help fix the flawed system that is failing vulnerable children.

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

  • Lord Hill responds to 'The Guardian' on academies

    Schools Minister Lord Hill writes to 'The Guardian' on underperforming schools and academies.

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

  • New studio schools to bridge gap between schools and the world of work

    Announcement about 12 new studio schools approved to open in 2012.

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

  • Number of children's centres by local authority

    Download details of the number of Sure Start children's centres in each local authority.

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

  • Schools to be freed from over-prescriptive buildings rules

    Schools across England are to be freed from confusing and unnecessary regulations on school buildings.

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

  • Lord Hill to the national launch of studio schools

    Lord Hill celebrates the launch of the first two studio schools and welcomes their contribution in breaking the divide between academic and vocational qualifications

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

  • New free schools are a popular choice for parents

    Thousands of parents have applied to send their children to the first 24 free schools with latest analysis showing that half are in the 30% most deprived communities.

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

  • Lord Hill responds to The Times on free schools

    Letter from the Schools Minister to The Times on free schools.

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

  • Four academies opening every school day

    801 academies now open – more than a fifth of all secondary schools.

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

  • Lord Hill responds to 'The Independent' on free schools

    Schools Minister writes in response to an article in 'The Independent' on the number of applications to set up free schools.

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

  • Lord Hill congratulates winners of the Outstanding School Governance Awards

    Lord Hill congratulates the winners of the National Governors' Association's annual Outstanding School Governance Awards.

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

  • More than 600 academies are now open and even more schools offered chance to apply

    The Academies programme it being opened up to more schools in response to increasing demand from headteachers.

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

  • Proposals for a principal regulator for governing bodies

    Lord Hill and the Minister for Civil Society propose appointing a principal regulator for governing bodies of schools and sixth-form college corporations as exempt educational charities.

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

  • Lord Hill comments after presenting the Church School Awards

    Schools Minister Lord Hill congratulates the winners of the first ever Church School Awards.

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