Sentences with phrase «education secretary damian»

Steps to transform education for children with additional needs and ambitious plans to improve the experiences of children in alternative provision have been announced today (16 March 2018) by Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Teacher workload and its impact on teacher recruitment and retention was the focus of speeches by Spielman, education secretary Damian Hinds and ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton this morning.

In February, education secretary Damian Hinds suggested grammar schools would be able to expand and take on extra pupils as soon as 2020.

England's Education Secretary Damian Hinds said the government wanted to ensure all children learned «the values that underpin our society, including fairness, tolerance and respect».

The past few weeks have been interesting, most notably for education secretary Damian Hinds finally poking his head above the parapet after a good...

In a recent letter to Ed Vaizey MP, England's education secretary Damian Hinds, said the government expected schools to be sympathetic to requests for leave to take these exams.

The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced # 5m funding for the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to trial projects that support parents to...

The new education secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure to release information about the impact of Carillion's collapse on schools.

Ensuring schools have sufficient funding to educate our children properly must become the top priority for Education Secretary Damian Hinds.»

Grammar schools in England will receive # 50m to create new places - and a route has been opened to create new faith schools, Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced.

It was suggested this week that the new education secretary Damian Hinds plans to remove the 50 - per - cent cap on pupils of the same religion being admitted to faith schools.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds heard first hand from pupils, teachers, apprentices and parents about the high quality education they were receiving during a visit to Nottingham (23 March).

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has suggested that increasing the number of commuter degrees could help cut the cost of going to university.

In a speech on Friday to the National Association of Head Teachers, the Education Secretary Damian Hinds arrived carrying a small forest of olive branches.

New Education Secretary Damian Hinds has made a priority of social mobility - but he will also have to make some big decisions about the pressure over school funding.

New education secretary Damian Hinds has said that he would enthusiastically back the expansion of England's existing 163 grammar schools.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds will announce plans for a single measure to trigger support for schools that require intervention, rather than having the «confusing» system of having both floor and coasting standards to measure school performance

Education secretary Damian Hinds said: «The job social workers do couldn't be more important and yet they are often the unsung heroes of our society.

Two schemes have been announced by Education Secretary Damian Hinds to help parents improve their children's early language and literacy skills at home before they start school.

Education secretary Damian Hinds said: «It's a mark of a strong society how we treat children who are most in need of our support.

Education secretary Damian Hinds said: «A healthy breakfast can help fuel children's concentration so they can get the most out of their school day.

Education secretary Damian Hinds has paid its first visit to at a primary school in Cambridgeshire.

Education secretary Damian Hinds has met teachers, children, young people, parents and social workers in the Midlands and North of England.

Education secretary Damian Hinds has announced a package of measures designed to raise education standard by supporting underperforming schools and offering more opportunities for young people.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has pledged to tackle workload that doesn't add value in the classroom and give teachers the time to focus on teaching.

Changes to accountability announced by education secretary Damian Hinds mean that poorly performing schools no long face forced academisation on data alone.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced a # 5 million fund to support more teachers to take a sabbatical, such as a year working in an industry relevant to their field, and a research project to introduce more flexible hours in the profession.

April 2014 — Future Education Secretary Damian Hinds sponsors a debate in the House of Commons calling for the cap to be removed.

A group of religious leaders, parliamentarians, education experts, and prominent public figures have signed a joint letter calling on the new Education Secretary Damian Hinds to reconsider a proposal to allow fully segregated intakes in new and existing religious free schools.

The Sunday Times reports this morning that Education Secretary Damian Hinds has confirmed that he will go ahead with proposals to drop the 50 % cap on faith - based admissions at religious free schools.

Humanists UK will be writing to the Education Secretary Damian Hinds immediately to seek clarification on his remarks.

Humanists UK have highlighted how several MPs, including the new Education Secretary Damian Hinds, have... More

Humanists UK have highlighted how several MPs, including the new Education Secretary Damian Hinds, have received money from the Catholic Bishops» Conference in return for intern placements.

Education Secretary Damian Hinds said: «Children only get one chance at their education and they deserve the best.

Unveiling the review, education secretary Damian Hinds (pictured below) said on Friday that some youngsters - especially those from challenging backgrounds - face «inconsistencies» in their experience of education.

Not exact matches

Speaking to the BBC's Today programme those morning, Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds said that he expects few faith schools to open under the new scheme.

Nonetheless, like former education secretary Justine Greening, and Cabinet Office minister Damian Green before her, she joins the growing ranks of senior Tory backbenchers with only thinly - disguised misgivings about the direction of official Brexit policy.

Prime Minister: David Cameron Deputy PM & First Secretary of State: William Hague Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborne Leader of the Commons: Ken Clarke Home Secretary: David Davis Foreign Secretary: Sir Malcolm Rifkind Business & Employment Secretary: John Redwood Communities & Social Justice Secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Cabinet Office Minister: Francis Maude Defence Secretary: Dr Liam Fox Environment and Energy Secretary: Oliver Letwin Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde Nations Secretary: Lord Trimble Education Secretary: Michael Gove Health Secretary: Chris Grayling Women & Equalities Secretary: Theresa May Pensions & Welfare Reform Secretary: David Willetts Trade & International Development Secretary: Alan Duncan Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor: Dominic Greive Transport Secretary: Damian Green Farming, Food & Rural Affairs Secretary: Nick Herbert Housing & Local Government Secretary: Philip Hammond Culture Secretary: Julie Kirkbride

But the shadow education secretary and Tory moderate, Damian Green, today dismissed claims that left - wing bias is widespread and rising on Britain's campuses.

January 2018 — Education Secretary Justine Greening, who was understood to have privately opposed proposals to drop the cap, is removed and replaced by Damian Hinds.

Emma Hollis, Executive Director of the National Association of School - Based Teacher Trainers, welcomes the appointment of Damian Hinds as new Education Secretary and has some thoughts on how he should proceed.

Emma Hollis, Executive Director, NASBTT, said: «We congratulate Damian Hinds on his appointment as Secretary of State for Education and look forward to working with him in his new role.

Damian Hinds has replaced Justine Greening as education secretary in Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle.

Damian Hinds has become the new Education Secretary, replacing Justine Greening.

Schools need to prepare young people for a digital revolution and a fast - changing jobs market, says England's new education secretary, Damian Hinds.

MPs may also use the session to quiz Gibb on the government's approach to grammar schools after Damian Hinds, the education secretary, made an announcement encouraging existing selective schools to expand.

The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has called for more «variety» in fees - concerned that almost every course at every university is charged at the maximum # 9,250 per year.

Ofsted's sacrosanct independence is now in question just as Damian Hinds, the education secretary, has promised that Ofsted judgements alone will form the basis for future performance interventions in schools, including forced academy conversions.

Last Friday, the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, addressed the NAHT conference where, amongst other things, he promised to help reduce teacher workload.

Damian Hinds has been announced as England's education secretary in the prime minister's cabinet reshuffle.