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Best Start Family Hubs: what parents need to know 

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Best Start Family Hubs: what parents need to know 

Giving children the best start in life shouldn't depend on your postcode. That's why we are rolling out Best Start Family Hubs across the country.  These hubs are just one part of a wider Best Start in Life strategy, where …

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Education in the media: Thursday 5 April 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 5 April 2018 - Categories: Childcare
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Today’s Education in the media blog looks at a Sutton Trust report on Sure Start centres.

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Education in the media: Wednesday 4 April 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 4 April 2018 - Categories: Childcare, Funding

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at ways the government is reducing the cost of childcare, and on the funding being provided to rural schools. Childcare Today the Daily Mirror has run a piece on the cost of childcare. …

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Education in the media: Tuesday 3 April 2018

Posted by: Media, Posted on: 3 April 2018 - Categories: Conference
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Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the various motions discussed at the National Education Union (NEU) conferences over the Easter weekend.

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Education in the media: Friday, 30 March

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 30 March 2018 - Categories: SEND

Yesterday, Thursday 29 March, we published new figures showing that almost 222,000 children and young people have had their care reviewed as part of our introduction of new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

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Education in the media: Thursday 29 March 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 29 March 2018 - Categories: Apprenticeships, Further education
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Today’s Education in the media blog looks at funding to improve school buildings and apprenticeship statistics. Condition Improvement Fund Today, Thursday 29 March, we have given more than half a...

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Education in media: Wednesday 28 March 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 28 March 2018 - Categories: Behaviour, Child protection
the hands of children on playground apparatus

Today’s blog looks at recent comments and reports about sexual harassment and violence between children.

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Education in the media: Tuesday 27 March 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 27 March 2018 - Categories: Grammar schools, Universities

Today's Education in the media looks at what the department is doing to improve social mobility, the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework, and school surpluses.

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Education in the media: Monday 26 March

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 26 March 2018 - Categories: Education Standards, numeracy

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the Children’s Commissioner’s report ‘Growing up North’ and universities opening up specialist maths schools for 16- to 19-year-olds.

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Education in the media: Friday 23 March 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 23 March 2018 - Categories: numeracy, school absence
Girl writing

...increase in the rate of unauthorised absences, from 1.1 per cent to 1.3 per cent, with overall absence remaining broadly the same at 4.7 per cent, up from 4.6 per...

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Education in the media: Thursday 22 March 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 22 March 2018 - Categories: Adoption, Grammar schools, Teacher pay
the hands of children on playground apparatus

Today’s Education in the media blog focuses on the work grammar schools do on social mobility, teachers’ pay and the latest round of regional adoption agencies set up by the department. Pupil backgrounds Today, Thursday 22 March, the University College …

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