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- Balls Confirms £9m Investments in Phonics Training 27/01/2009
- Children’s Secretary Ed Balls today confirmed £9m of funding for training to develop high quality phonics in early years settings and primary schools, as part of the Government’s drive to ensure every child learns to read.
- First Stages of ContactPoint Activation Starts Today 26/01/2009
- The first steps to activate the Government’s online directory of children’s services – ContactPoint- will begin 26th January 2009.
- RSC to Play New Role in Diploma Development 12/01/2009
- The Royal Shakespeare Company will help to develop the new Humanities Diploma, Schools Secretary Ed Balls will announce while visiting a Theatre in Southwark that is already successfully helping teach the Creative and Media Diploma.
- Secretary of State on the Case of Baby P and Haringey Local Authority 13/11/2008
- In our Written Ministerial Statement this morning we said that, in addition to Lord Laming’s independent report on progress on implementing the reforms...
- Government Doubles Apprenticeships Commitment 28/10/2008
- Ministers today called for urgent action from the public sector to increase apprenticeship numbers during the global downturn. They argue that this is key if more people are to get the jobs they want in tougher times.
- All Pupils to get Healthy Lifestyle Lessons 23/10/2008
- All pupils in state schools will now receive high quality lessons in everything from first aid and personal finance to relationships and the consequences of drugs misuse.
- Ed Balls Annouces Early Support to Keep Pupils on Track 23/10/2008
- Ed Balls has welcomed a range of innovative, voluntary, private and public sector pilots for teaching excluded pupils and intervening early to prevent the need for exclusion.
- Next Steps in the Home Broadband and Computer Revolution 21/10/2008
- Schools Minister Jim Knight today set out the next steps to try and ensure every child has access to a home computer and the internet for their school or college work.
- Partnerships for Schools Board Appointments 21/10/2008
- Schools minister Jim Knight today announced appointments to the board of Partnerships for Schools that had been made during 2008.
- Joint Consultation on School-Level Indicators to Measure Well-Being 09/10/2008
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families and Ofsted today launched a consultation on a proposed set of school level indicators which will recognise and reward schools for their contribution to pupil well-being.
- Schools to Play Key Role in Preventing Violent Extremism 08/10/2008
- Schools can play a key role in empowering young people to reject the messages of violent extremism, Ed Balls the Schools Secretary said today as he launched advice for schools on how to contribute to the fight against violent extremism.
- Business, Universities and School Must Come Together. 03/10/2008
- The Government has accepted in full the recommendations of a council of experts from the fields of business and education, which include university trips for primary pupils and stronger links between schools and local businesses.
- Time to End Cotton Wool Culture and get Young People Out of the Classroom 02/10/2008
- More children and young people will be able to go on educational school trips thanks to new measures slashing red tape and giving teachers more support, Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and Children’s Minister Kevin Brennan said today.
- Fairer, More Transparent Complaints Procedure for Parents 27/09/2008
- Schools Minister Jim Knight and Children’s Minister Kevin Brennan have today announced plans for a fairer way to handle complaints from parents and a new system to ensure all incidents of bullying are properly recorded.
- DCSF Update Letter on National Curriculum Tests 27/09/2008
- Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, has today written to the Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, Barry Sheerman, to update him on developments in relation to National Curriculum tests.
- UK Lifts Reservations on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 24/09/2008
- Jacqui Smith, Jack Straw and Ed Balls today announced that the UK Government is removing two reservations, relating to immigration and children in custody with adults, on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
- Broadening Horizons - England to 'Lead the World' in Computer Access for Young People 24/09/2008
- Children from jobless and low income families will receive a free computer and free broadband access under major plans to close the digital divide amongst young people.
- New Package to Back the Schools Workforce and Improve Standards for All 24/09/2008
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families, today announced a package of reforms to strengthen standards in schools and help the school workforce to carry out their duties more effectively.
- £56.5 Million to Tackle Youth Crime Across England 17/09/2008
- More after-school patrols and street-based teams to prevent and tackle youth crime will be funded by a cash injection of almost £60 million into 69 local authority areas in every corner of England, the Government announced today.
- CO-OP schools to give people power over local education 11/09/2008
- Schools Secretary Ed Balls has announced that he wants to roll out the co-operative school model – in which parents, teachers and communities have direct power over the running of local schools.
- Families in the Armed Forces can Benefit from Academy Boarding Places 10/09/2008
- Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has announced two new Academies will target boarding places at local Armed Forces families.
- Highest Number of New Schools Opening for Thirty Years 10/09/2008
- More than 180 new or refurbished schools are opening this term - the highest number for at least 30 years, including cutting edge school buildings and Academies.
- Balls Academy Revolution to Bring University Culture to Schools gathers Pace 10/09/2008
- Half of English universities have signed up to become Academy sponsors and partners - meaning thousands of secondary school pupils will benefit from an injection of “university culture” to help raise attainment and widen participation, particularly a
- Balls Pledges Every Child to have Access to Best Quality Early Years Care and Education 02/09/2008
- Leading childcare experts joined Ed Balls today in championing the introduction of the early years foundation stage and Ed Balls said it would provide ‘a level playing field so all children start school with an equal chance of doing well’.
- Cutting Edge New Approach to Improve Standards in 3R's 02/09/2008
- Children’s Secretary Ed Balls wrote to all primary school heads today as the Government announced it will redouble its efforts to raise standards for the one in five of 11 year olds who fail to reach the expected level in literacy and numeracy at Key
- High Standards Maintained But More Work To Do 28/08/2008
- Key Stage 1 assessment results published today show that standards continue to be maintained with nine out of ten children achieving the expected level 2 or higher in mathematics and 84% reaching the expected level or higher in reading.
- Record Results in English and Maths 21/08/2008
- More young people than ever are setting themselves up for a bright future having mastered English and maths at GCSE, Schools Minister Andrew Adonis said today.
- £4.5 Million for Positive Youth Activities and to Improve Community Relations 19/08/2008
- Young people across the country are to experience adventure, arts, media projects and residential summer camps, thanks to a £4.5 million cash injection, outlined today by the Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes.
- Knight : Extended Projects Will Help Prepare Students for Work and University 14/08/2008
- Schools minister Jim Knight today said that he wants every school to offer their students the opportunity to take an extended project to help prepare them for work or university.
- Numbers Taking Maths and Science A levels Rise English and Languages Also On The Up 14/08/2008
- Schools Minister Jim Knight welcomed news that increased numbers of pupils are passing A Levels, with rises in key subjects like sciences - and maths at its highest level in over a decade.
- Jim Knight - More Progress Needed at 14 12/08/2008
- Schools Minister Jim Knight today congratulated pupils and teachers on their hard work in this year’s Key Stage 3 tests for 14-year-olds.
- Top Academics and Employers to Develop New Subject Diplomas 11/08/2008
- Partnerships including Oxford academics, British Airways, other leading educational experts and industry leaders will come together to develop the next three Diplomas, in science, languages and humanities, the Government has announced.
- £100,000 Boost to Pioneering Volunteering Scheme for School Leaders in Africa 08/08/2008
- A £100,000 boost to a pioneering project sending school leaders on mini ‘gap-years’ in Africa, was announced today by Schools Minister Andrew Adonis.
- £27.92M Capital Investment to Rebuild Flood Damaged Primary Schools 07/08/2008
- Schools Minister Jim Knight today announced £27.92m new capital funding for Hull, East Riding, Worcestershire and Merton - to rebuild new primary schools and prevent future damage after last summer’s unprecedented flooding.
- Managing Body Appointed to Provide Support and Investment in Youth Third Sector 07/08/2008
- A consortium led by ECOTEC was today announced as the successful bidder to act as the managing body for the Government’s £100 million Youth Sector Development Fund (YSDF).
- Minister welcomes Key Stage 2 results 05/08/2008
- Minister welcomes Key Stage 2 results
- Dr Anne Wright Appointed as Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body 29/07/2008
- Dr Anne Wright Appointed as Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body
- More to do to Protect Children's Psychological Health and Wellbeing 29/07/2008
- There have been notable improvements in how services promote and protect the psychological health and wellbeing of our children and young people, but there is still a great deal more to do, according to the interim report from the Child and Adolescen
- £10m a Year to Train Special Educational Needs Leaders 29/07/2008
- Schools will be funded to train their Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) – the key teaching leader responsible for the learning and support of all children with special educational needs - under plans announced by Schools Minister Andrew A
- Extra Cash and More Summer Schools for Gifted and Talented Pupils 28/07/2008
- Schools Minister Andrew Adonis today announced a package of support to encourage disadvantaged ‘gifted and talented’ pupils to apply for some of the country’s top universities.
- Further £30 Million Investment in the Third Sector to Reduce Youth Crime 16/07/2008
- Third Sector organisations that focus on preventing young people from committing crime or becoming involved in anti social behaviour, gun or gang crime, are set to benefit from a cash boost announced today by Minister for Children and Young People, B
- Ministers Call for Commitments to Tackle Child Poverty in London 15/07/2008
- London’s Child Poverty Ministers Stephen Timms, Beverley Hughes and Jane Kennedy are calling today for organisations across the Capital to recognise their role in tackling child poverty and to pledge to do more.
- Success for Family Intervention Projects - Initial Findings 10/07/2008
- New research published today by Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, shows that Family Intervention Projects are helping to change the lives of some of the most troubled families and providing real life chances for their
- School Lunch Take-Up has 'turned the corner' - but more to do 10/07/2008
- Ministers vow ‘no let up’ in healthy food revolution and creating a ‘dining culture’ in schools.
- Underley Schools use E-education 05/02/2008
- Lancashire based Underley Schools have asked E-education to undertake the design and development of three new websites that will promote their schools on the net.
- Careers Teachers and Advisors Wanted. 25/01/2008
- MBA's The Times 100 are producing an A4 Careers supplement to be released with their upcoming Edition 13 website, and are looking for Careers teachers and advisors to help put this together.
- Doncaster South City Learning Centre choose E-education. 21/01/2008
- Following the initial test drive with eCMS, Doncaster South CLC have commissioned E-education to undertake the design and development of their new website.
- eCMS makes a strong first impression. 18/01/2008
- We're pleased to announce that eCMS, our exciting software for school websites has made an excellent first impression with a number of institutes across Britain.
- E-education launches it's new website. 14/01/2008
- After over six months continued design and development we're pleased to unveil our new website.
- Become a development partner with E-education. 21/06/2007
- We're on the lookout for partners to help us develop eVolve, the next generation learning platform. Receive a free license and a sneek peak of this exciting new software.
