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Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, speaks to the CBI about improving education and the importance of curriculum reform.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
There has been a rise in the number of GCSE entries in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects.
Elizabeth Truss comments on the rise in the number of students taking A levels in subjects like maths and the sciences.
The government publishes its plan for improving the supply of affordable childcare.
Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education, speaks to the International Student Science Fair.
Elizabeth Truss, Minister for Education and Childcare, speaks to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) about childcare.
The government has today announced a £2 million apprenticeship bursary scheme for the early years profession.
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss said the rigorous new spelling, grammar and punctuation test would raise standards for all children.
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss announces more than £2 million of funding so the best computing teachers can help train thousands more teachers.
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks about 2-year-olds policy and practice at the Nursery World Conference.
Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching practices in early years education and giving more flexibility to nurseries.
The Teach First training programme will now cover under-5s as part of a drive to boost early education quality.
Funding for the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) is being expanded to £25m over five years.
The Minister for Education and Childcare explains changes to the curriculum.
Speech given about the government’s plans to reform A levels, and the plans for mathematics.
Elizabeth Truss sets out the reforms to childcare published in the paper 'More great childcare'.
Information on the government initiatives to improve state-funded childcare set out in the report ‘More great childcare’.
Elizabeth Truss focuses on the importance of maths education at the North of England Education Conference on 17 January 2013.
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss gives an international evidence speech following today's publication of the PIRLS and TIMSS test results.
The results for English pupils taking part in a major international educational test show marks down in science, up in English, and plateauing in maths.
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