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  • Parents get the full facts about every secondary school

    Parents can now see every secondary school in England's performance in each GCSE subject to help choose the right school for their children.

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

  • England's 15-year-olds' reading: over a year behind the world's best

    Research reveals that GCSE pupils' reading compares unfavourably with pupils in Shanghai, Korea and Finland.

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

  • New statistics reveal more students are studying core academic subjects at secondary school

    Notice about the increase in uptake of English Baccalaureate subjects at secondary level.

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

  • Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech to ASCL conference

    Her Majesty's Chief Inspector sets out plans for more heads to get involved in school inspection.

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  • New award to raise university aspirations of all pupils

    A new national award scheme will reward high achieving secondary school pupils in England.

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

  • GCSE early entry: Ofsted asked to discourage a “damaging trend”

    Education Secretary Michael Gove today warns of the dangers of entering pupils early for GCSEs before they are ready.

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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

  • High expectation, no excuses

    Delivering his first speech since becoming Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw launched detailed proposals for changes to inspection.

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  • Performance tables: only the highest quality qualifications to be included

    Announcement that qualifications counting in performance pables will be reduced from 3,175 to 125.

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

  • New data reveals the truth about school performance

    Press notice setting out the secondary school performance tables for GCSE and A level exams.

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

  • Changes to independent school inspection

    Ofsted today (24 January 2012) launched a consultation for its inspection of all ‘non-association’ independent schools in England.

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  • Ofsted scraps ‘satisfactory’ judgement to help improve education

    Removing satisfactory judgement will help tackle coasting schools that have remained satisfactory over a number of inspections.

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  • Nick Gibb speech on school improvement

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s speech to the North of England Education Conference.

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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

  • Ofsted annual report 2011: schools minister Nick Gibb responds

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomed the Ofsted report 2010 to 2011 and said the government's education reforms would address areas of concern.

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

  • Michael Gove article in 'The Sun' on adoption

    Michael Gove writing in 'The Sun': "Every child deserves a loving home. Yet for too many this fundamental right is just a dream."

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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

  • Ofsted gives parents a new voice in school inspections

    Ofsted has launched Parent View, a new online questionnaire that will allow parents and carers to give their views on their child’s school at any time.

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

  • Academies see double the increase of other maintained schools at GCSE

    Information on academies’ GCSE results, which have improved by more than twice the level of other maintained schools.

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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