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  • Damian Hinds writes to NEU and CES: employment rights

    Letters to the National Education Union and Catholic Education Service about staff employment rights in faith schools converting to academies.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Education Secretary calls on more schools to become an academy

    Following landmark reforms in 2010, new figures show more than 50% of pupils in state-funded schools in England are now studying in an academy or free school

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • The role freedom and autonomy has played in school improvement

    Nick Gibb addresses the Freedom and Autonomy for Schools - National Association (FASNA) autumn conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Nicky Morgan speech at the NAHT annual conference 2016

    Education Secretary Nicky Morgan addresses the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) annual conference.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Schools Commissioner calls for more academies in Derbyshire

    Schools Commissioner encourages Derbyshire’s best-performing schools to become academies to help raise standards.

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

  • Schools Commissioner calls for more academies in Essex

    The Schools Commissioner asks Essex schools to consider converting to academy status to raise standards.

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

  • Academy goes from failing to outstanding in just 2 years

    How Outwood Academy Portland has taken advantage of academy freedoms and used extra-curricular activities to improve pupils' attainment.

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

  • Lord Nash calls for more academy sponsors

    Minister issues call for more academy sponsors to come forward to raise standards in education in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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

  • Creating a military ethos in academies and free schools

    The government is interested in exploring how academies and free schools can use their freedoms to create a military ethos and raise standards.

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

  • Huge increase in academies takes total to more than 2,300

    Details about a significant increase in academies.

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 400 academies now open

    Academy numbers double since May 2010 as schools embrace government's plan for education reform.

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

  • Gove announces expansion of academies programme

    Eligibility for academy status to be opened up to benefit all schools.

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

  • 142 schools to convert to academy status weeks after Academies Act passed

    Gove: ‘More great heads and teachers controlling schools will bring better behaviour and teaching to thousands more children.’

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

  • Government publishes list of schools interested in becoming academies

    Details of Lord Hill's reaction to the number of schools wanting to become academies.

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

  • Response to reports in TES about future Academies programme roll-out

    Details of the Department for Education's response to reports in TES regarding schools applying for academy status.

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

  • Over 1,000 schools apply for academy freedoms

    Information on the number of schools to have applied for academy status.

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

  • Michael Gove invites all schools to become academies

    Information on Michael Gove's letters to all headteachers inviting them to convert their school to academy status.

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