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Department: Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesPublished: 2009-04-16 12:30:21The Department for Children, Schools and Families has today announced its intention to extend the National Strategies contract by one year, to 31 March 2011. The value of the extension is £64 million. (2009/0072) This government news item was published on the Department for Children, Schools and Families website on the 16 April 2009. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):

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