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10 Jul 2008 Written Question : Pupil Referral Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils studied in pupil referral units in each year since 1997. | more

10 Jul 2008 Written Question : Pupil Referral Units: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many non-statemented special educational needs pupils are studying in pupil referral units. | more

9 Jul 2008 Written Question : Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils received fixed period exclusions in schools with pupils with (a) more and (b) fewer than 1,500 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. | more

9 Jul 2008 Written Question : Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in areas of each decile of multiple deprivation received fixed period exclusions in the last 12 months. | more

8 Jul 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in maintained schools in England were entered for (a) the IGCSE, (b) the International Baccalaureate and (c) the Cambridge Pre-U examination in the last period for which figures are available. | more

7 Jul 2008 Article : These are a few of my saddest things

A4 jotters, postcode boundaries, the list goes on... | more

7 Jul 2008 Article : Parents should be able to choose schools instead of schools choosing parents

When David Cameron launched our Opportunity Agenda at last year's Conservative Party Conference his aim was to make Britain more socially mobile, to improve education for all and, especially, to give children from poorer families the sort of opportunities currently only available to the rich. | more

30 Jun 2008 Article : No dumb Cowboy Colonels in these memoirs

A tradition of condescension towards America has blinded many Britons to the intellectual quality of the US military | more

30 Jun 2008 Parliamentary Debate : Topical Question: Education Standards

Michael Gove calls on the Government to drive up standards rather than downgrade the importance of literature and reward the use of bad language. | more

26 Jun 2008 Local : MP slams staff cuts at railway stations

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23 Jun 2008 Article : Q: When is a Royal Ascot hat not a hat? A: When it's a fascinating fascinator

Word of the week, undoubtedly, has to be fascinator. | more

23 Jun 2008 Written Question : Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of classes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were set by ability at the most recent date for which figures are available. | more

16 Jun 2008 Article : Boyhood tastes with an adult flavour

The greatest sophistication lies in taking a simple sensation and raising it to a higher level. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department informed the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority of Educational Testing Service's intention to end borderline checking of markers' standardisation test results before the award of the contract to administer Key Stage tests for 2008 to 2012. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he was informed about problems with educational testing service and key stage tests. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what evaluation criteria are applied to those organisations tendering for contracts to administer Key Stage tests. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department has contingency plans in place to re-mark this year's Key Stage 3 tests. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many of those who applied to mark Key Stage 3 examinations failed the markers’ standardisation test in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department's observer raised any concern over the procurement procedure for selecting the company to administer Key Stage tests for 2008 to 2012. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Educational Testing Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what due diligence was carried out by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority regarding the commercial record and reputation of the company Educational Testing Service before the 2007 contract for standard assessment tests was agreed. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : Educational Testing Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on Educational Testing Service's contract prior to 19 May. | more

11 Jun 2008 Written Question : EducationEducational Testing Serviceal Testing Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions his officials have had with the Educational Testing Service on 2008 Key Stage tests. | more

9 Jun 2008 Article : Magna Carta - it's all arrant nonsense

There are a number of important authors who have renounced the barons and all their works. | more

9 Jun 2008 Press : Academies are creaming off best headteachers, research suggests

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6 Jun 2008 Press : There is more to the Conservative team than Steve Hilton

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3 Jun 2008 Press : School maths flops turn to Sudoko to sharpen their minds

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3 Jun 2008 Press : Maths exams 'have become easier'

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3 Jun 2008 Press : Passing GCSE maths 'has become much easier'

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3 Jun 2008 Press : Half of teachers have no degree in their subject

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3 Jun 2008 Article : Why the sums don't add up when it comes to raising school standards

OUR living standards and quality of life are going to be profoundly affected over the next decade by three forces - first, the rise of Asia; second, the increasing importance of high technology and, third, the growing gap in education standards between the richest and poorest in our society. | more

2 Jun 2008 Press : Making maths fun!

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2 Jun 2008 Press : Tories outline support for a free-for-all education system

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2 Jun 2008 Press : Youth drink guidance for parents

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1 Jun 2008 Press : Schools tests branded a 'fiasco' as organisers deny papers are missing

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1 Jun 2008 Press : Tory call to enforce knife laws

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1 Jun 2008 Press : Interview with Michael Gove

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30 May 2008 Press : David Cameron eyes Swedish education model

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27 May 2008 Press : Tories 'would keep two-tier education system'

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26 May 2008 Press : New diplomas 'were to be promoted through Hollyoaks'

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26 May 2008 Press : The Tories must share their new vision

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21 May 2008 Press : Tories need an education policy. Here's one

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20 May 2008 Article : Muskets crack, pikes clash and I'm in Heaven

Bearded royalist musketeers berated the Gove family for their rebel sympathies while lobster-helmeted New Model Army troopers saluted us | more

20 May 2008 Written Question : GCE A-Level

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many A-level examination scripts were re-marked in 2007. | more

19 May 2008 Press : MPs criticise testing 'shambles'

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19 May 2008 Parliamentary Debate : Topical Question: School Tests Process

Michael Gove challenges the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families over the administration of school tests. | more

19 May 2008 Written Question : Assessments: Lost Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many SAT examination papers were recorded as missing in 2007. | more

19 May 2008 Written Question : Children: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent in developing its Children’s Plan. | more

16 May 2008 Article : Opportunity should knock, not be blocked

When Nasa sends satellites into space their movements are tracked by following a robotic series of sounds, which repeat endlessly, until eventually everything fades into a dark vacuum of nullity. | more

15 May 2008 Press : Tories to tell off scruffy teachers

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15 May 2008 Press : We'd offer Labour Schools minister a job, say Tories

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