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Laws: GCSE achievement gap shamefulThu, 11 Dec 2008Government figures published today have revealed that four out of five white boys from deprived families have failed to achieve five good GCSEs including English and maths. |
The Best Start for Children, the Best Deal for FamiliesMon, 01 Dec 2008This paper sets out our policies for nineteen months shared parental leave and twenty hours of free quality childcare for all children from eighteen months |
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Apprenticeships must not be harmed by recession - CleggFri, 21 Nov 2008Speaking at the Association of Colleges annual conference, Nick Clegg called for action on education to ensure that the recession doesn’t mortgage the future of today’s teenagers and young adults. |
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Apprenticeships must not be harmed by recession - CleggThu, 20 Nov 2008Britain must recession proof education and not allow apprenticeships to fall by the wayside during the economic downturn, Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg will say today. |
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Young people must be taught financial literacy to tackle Britain’s debt addiction - CleggWed, 19 Nov 2008Financial literacy must become a comprehensive part of the maths curriculum to tackle Britain’s addiction to debt, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will say today. |
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Liberata shambles raises questions for Government - LawsWed, 19 Nov 2008Responding to reports that Liberata, the company administering the Government’s Education Maintenance Allowance, is to be replaced, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said: "Action by the Government on this issue is long overdue. The administration of the Education Maintenance Allowance has been an utter shambles and follows the earlier problems that the Education Department had with ETS, the contractor for the Key Stage tests." |
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Conservative confusion could criminalise young people – WalmsleyWed, 12 Nov 2008Conservative confusion means a generation of 16-18 year olds could be criminalised for not staying in school, the Liberal Democrats said today. The Government’s Education and Skills Bill will make it a criminal offence for young people to refuse to stay on in some sort of education until they are 18. |
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Ministers incompetence led to student grants cuts - WilliamsWed, 29 Oct 2008Commenting on the news that the Government is cutting student grants after discovering a £200m funding shortfall, Liberal Democrat Shadow Innovations, University and Skills Secretary, Stephen Williams said: "Ministers got their sums completely wrong. This kind of incompetence is not going to persuade young people that the Government is committed to supporting them with their studies." |