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From The Rt Hon Nick Gibb
  • National reference test: implementation

    Written ministerial statement by Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, about the consultation on implementing the new national reference test.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • How to get more high-quality textbooks into classrooms

    Nick Gibb congratulates publishers for recent improvements in textbook quality and ambition and discusses further challenges ahead.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Challenge to make 100 low-cost classics available to schools

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb says publishers should make classic books available at reduced prices, so all children can read them.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Nick Gibb: how autonomy raises standards

    Academisation is unleashing innovations across English schools, liberating teachers and driving up standards.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New design and technology GCSE will inspire next top designers

    Qualification developed with industry experts, ensuring students are equipped with the skills employers need.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Big Bang @ Parliament: the importance of STEM

    Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb speaks about the importance of an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Shanghai maths teaching exchange: opening ceremony

    Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb welcomes teachers from Shanghai for the England-China teaching exchange.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Revised design and technology GCSE

    Written ministerial statement by Schools Minister Nick Gibb on revised design and technology GCSE content.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Further additional GCSE and A level subject content consultation

    Written ministerial statement on revised subject content for AS and A levels in geology and politics, and GCSE short course in PE.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • China’s First Lady visits London school

    Madame Peng Liyuan visits Fortismere School to observe a Mandarin class and hear about its student exchange programme with China.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Thousands more young people working or learning after 16

    New figures show rise in young people at GCSE and A level stages continuing in education, training or employment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Academic standards continue to rise under the academies programme

    Provisional school-level results published for the first time to help parents make secondary school choices.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Arts Council England’s ‘cultural education challenge’

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes an initiative to further increase cultural education in our schools.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New experts appointed to help improve initial teacher training

    Experts join group taking forward work to develop new teacher-training course framework.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Focus on phonics vindicated by results

    Phonics check results show 120,000 more children on track to become excellent readers.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

    An essay by the Minister of State for Schools is included in a collection published by Policy Exchange.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China education partnership reaches new heights

    Jo Johnson and China’s Minister of Education Yuan Guiren signed an ambitious framework agreement on education collaboration.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces Tom Bennett will review wider behaviour issues including smartphones in lessons.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Further GCSE and A level subject content consultation

    Written ministerial statement by Schools Minister Nick Gibb on a consultation on further revised subject content for GCSE and A levels.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Summer-born children: Nick Gibb's letter about school admissions

    Letter about a change to the school admissions code to make sure that summer-born children don't miss a year of school.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government