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Robert Halfon: Quality and sustainable apprenticeships

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 20 September 2016 - Categories: Apprenticeships, Ministerial commentary
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Skills and Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon has set out how apprenticeship reforms and the apprenticeship levy will deliver a quality and sustainable apprenticeships system for people of all backgrounds and all ages.

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Education in the media: 20 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 20 September 2016 - Categories: Academies, Fostering, School spending
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Today’s news review looks at coverage of calls for a foster carers’ union and a report on funding within Multi Academy Trusts.

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Education in the media: 19 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 September 2016 - Categories: Apprenticeships, School places, Technical education
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Today’s news review looks at coverage of average primary school classes compared with other countries, and warnings from the construction sector of a jobs shortage. Class sizes On Saturday, 17...

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Education in the media: 16 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 16 September 2016 - Categories: Admissions, Curriculum, Literacy, Selective schools, Unregistered schools

...be to the betterment, not at the expense, of other local schools. Phonics Yesterday, 16 September, new research misleadingly claimed that phonics tests given to five- and six-year-olds do not...

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Education in the media: 15 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 15 September 2016 - Categories: PSHE

Today’s news review looks at coverage of the Secretary of State’s comments on parent governors and PSHE during her appearance at the Education Select Committee. Parent governors Yesterday, 14 September,...

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Education in the media: 14 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 14 September 2016 - Categories: Selective schools
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Today’s news review looks at coverage about selective schools.

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Education in the media: 13 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 September 2016 - Categories: Behaviour, Equalities, School food
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Today’s new review looks at coverage about a report on sexual harassment and violence in schools and funding for infant free school meals.

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Education in the media: 12 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 12 September 2016 - Categories: Attainment gap, Child protection, Mental Health, PSHE

Today’s news review examines coverage of two reports on the life experiences of girls and school nurses' workload. Life experiences of girls Today, 12 September, Plan International UK has published...

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Education in the media: 9 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 9 September 2016 - Categories: Academies, School places

Today’s news review takes a look at coverage of grammar schools, academy finances, school uniform and school places.

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Education in the media: 8 September 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 8 September 2016 - Categories: Attainment gap, Fostering
Classroom

...pupils have had private tutoring and about 43% of state school teachers have offered private tutoring outside of their main work. It says the rise in private tutoring is fuelling...

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