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Nick Clegg unveils a new scheme to get 16- and 17-year-olds earning or learning again.Posted: February 21, 2012, 12:00 amGroups that want to open mainstream, special and alternative provision Free Schools in September 2013 can submit their detailed plans to the Department from today.Posted: February 13, 2012, 12:00 amThousands of pupils are missing out on the opportunity to study the core academic subjects, new figures reveal today.Posted: February 9, 2012, 12:00 amSchools Minister Nick Gibb announces a new reading competition designed to inspire children to become voracious readers and boost literacy standards.Posted: February 7, 2012, 12:00 amThe 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.Posted: February 7, 2012, 12:00 amChildren 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.Posted: February 6, 2012, 12:00 amDame Patricia Hodgson DBE has been appointed to serve as Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) from 1 February 2012 for three years.Posted: February 2, 2012, 12:00 amAnnouncement that qualifications counting in Performance Tables will be reduced from 3,175 to 125.Posted: January 31, 2012, 12:00 amPress notice setting out the secondary school performance tables for GCSE and A level exams.Posted: January 26, 2012, 12:00 amEducation Secretary Michael Gove has extended the appointments for three Board Members of the Government’s delivery agency, Partnerships for Schools.Posted: January 23, 2012, 12:00 am
