Department for Children, Schools and Families News
DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES  The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) was set up in June 2007 following the disbanding of the government's Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The DCSF is reponsible for issues facing young people up to nineteen years of age, as well as education issues. The department is committed to enabling children to reach their full potential by providing demographic and socio-economic change; developing technology; and increasing global competition. WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Assessment process for adopters to be reformedExpert group to draw up new process to recruit, train and assess people as adoptive parents. New powers for schools to beat the takeawaysSchools will now be able to take on the takeaways with special meal deals to boost uptake of school lunches and tackle obesity. ICT curriculum to be replaced by rigorous Computer ScienceEducation Secretary Michael Gove today announced he was scrapping the existing ICT curriculum. Schools get more freedom to manage teacher performanceSchools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities. Barclays to offer expertise to academies and Free SchoolsEducation Secretary Michael Gove today welcomed a commitment from Barclays to offer their expertise and support to schools across England. Thousands of schools sign up for phonics fundingThousands of primary schools have already signed up to spend more than £7.7 million on new phonics products and training to drive up their pupils’ standards of reading, new Department for Education figures show today. Department for Education confirms new Chair of CafcassEducation Secretary Michael Gove has appointed Baroness Tyler as the new Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. PfS Board member appointments extended until closureEducation Secretary Michael Gove has extended the appointments for three Board Members of the Government’s delivery agency, Partnerships for Schools. New data reveals the truth about school performancePress notice setting out the secondary school performance tables for GCSE and A level exams. Next Page | Last Page | |
WEBSITE SPONSORS Primary/Secondary Schools Huge database of schools, primary, infant, junior, secondary and colleges in the UK. RECENT NEWS SUMMARY SIR ALAN STEER’S FINAL BEHAVIOUR REPORT SHOWS SCHOOLS ARE TACKLING BEHAVIOUR HEAD ON – BUT THERE IS MORE TO DOA BIGGER ROLE FOR COMMUNITIES IN INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE Extension of the National Strategies Contract KEY STAGE 2 TESTS NOT SET IN STONE, ED BALLS TELLS TEACHERS´ UNION CONFERENCE £50m FOR EXPANSION AS DIPLOMAS REACH ‘TIPPING POINT’ JIM KNIGHT STATEMENT ON 16-18 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR 2009/10 FOR SCHOOL SIXTH FORMS AND FURTHER EDUCATION SCHOOLS MINISTER PRAISES PUPILS FOR RECORD ACHIEVEMENT 500 NEW PLAY AREAS OPEN IN TIME FOR EASTER BREAK CONCERN AT OFQUAL FINDINGS ON SCIENCE EXAMS CHILDREN’S MINISTER ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF CHILD INTERNET SAFETY GROUPS |