The Department for Education is responsible for education and children’s services. Find out about the academies programme which provides schools with greater freedoms to innovate and raise standards.
Nick Gibb: Improvement welcome – but more needs to be done.
Press notice 02 August 2011
The Department has today published the annual school exclusion statistics.
News 28 July 2011
The Department for Education launches a consultation on proposed changes to the contribution rate for employees in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Press notice 28 July 2011
The independent Teachers' Standards Review Group is now considering the higher level standards for teachers. The closing date to respond to the call for evidence is 5pm on Friday 9 September.
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