Latest News from the Department for Education

 The articles below are taken from the Department for Education

Radical new approach to defuse 'ticking time bomb' of NEETs

2012-02-21

Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again.

 

Free School groups set to apply for 2013

2012-02-13

Groups that want to open mainstream, special and alternative provision Free Schools in September 2013 can submit their detailed plans to the Department from today.

 

New data shows pupils miss out on core academic subjects

2012-02-09

Thousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today.

 

New national reading competition

2012-02-07

Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces a new reading competition designed to inspire children to become voracious readers and boost literacy standards.

 

New guidelines to help industry promote internet safety

2012-02-07

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety launches new guidelines for organisations and Internet Service Providers to make sure parents and children get quality and consistent messages about internet safety.

 

Major overhaul to reform family justice system

2012-02-06

Children and Families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system which will tackle delays, streamline processes and rebuild trust.

 

Government appoints new Chair of the School Teachers’ Review

2012-02-02

Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE has been appointed to serve as Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) from 1 February 2012 for three years.

 

Highest quality qualifications in Performance Tables

2012-01-31

Announcement that qualifications counting in Performance Tables will be reduced from 3,175 to 125.

 

New data reveals the truth about school performance

2012-01-26

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

 

PfS Board member appointments extended until closure

2012-01-23

Education Secretary Michael Gove has extended the appointments for three Board Members of the Government’s delivery agency, Partnerships for Schools.

 

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