My Rt Hon. Friend Minister of State for Schools (Rt Hon. David Laws) made the following announcement:

I would like to set out for the House some actions we have taken to address weaknesses which have recently been identified in the marking of skills tests for prospective teachers.

The numeracy and...

My Rt Hon. Friend Minister of State for Schools (Rt Hon. David Laws) made the following announcement:

I would like to set out for the House some actions we have taken to address weaknesses which have recently been identified in the marking of skills tests for prospective teachers.

The numeracy and...

I would like to set out for the House some actions we have taken to address weaknesses which have recently been identified in the marking of skills tests for prospective teachers.

The numeracy and literacy tests for prospective teachers were developed, in the current format, from 2009 onwards, under a contract...

I would like to set out for the House some actions we have taken to address weaknesses which have recently been identified in the marking of skills tests for prospective teachers.

The numeracy and literacy tests for prospective teachers were developed, in the current format, from 2009 onwards, under a contract...

As part of the structural reforms set out in the schools White Paper ““The Importance of Teaching”” (November 2010), I am today announcing that three new executive agencies of the Department for Education will be established on Sunday, 1 April, the same day that their seven predecessor organisations will cease...

As part of the structural reforms set out in the schools White Paper ““The Importance of Teaching”” (November 2010), I am today announcing that three new executive agencies of the Department for Education will be established on Sunday, 1 April, the same day that their seven predecessor organisations will cease...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As part of the structural reforms set out in the schools White Paper The Importance of Teaching (November 2010), I am today announcing that three new executive agencies of the Department...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As part of the structural reforms set out in the schools White Paper The Importance of Teaching (November 2010), I am today announcing that three new executive agencies of the Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York and (b) York St John University in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York and (b) York St John University in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available.

Table showing the number of places allocated to each higher education institution by the Training and Development Agency for Schools in academic years 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12. 8 p.

Table showing the number of places allocated to each higher education institution by the Training and Development Agency for Schools in academic years 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12. 8 p.

I have today published and laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership. These reports cover the activities of the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership in 2010-11...

I have today published and laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership. These reports cover the activities of the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership in 2010-11...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Schools (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today published and laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership. These reports cover the...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Schools (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today published and laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the National College for School Leadership. These reports cover the...

Education Bill. Lords committee stage fifth day. Clauses 14 to 19 agreed to. New clause under consideration when sitting adjourned. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Education Bill. Lords committee stage fifth day. Clauses 14 to 19 agreed to. New clause under consideration when sitting adjourned. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Yes, I understand that they certainly would.

Yes, I understand that they certainly would.

Yes. We will be seeing an update of this going on the whole time and, to my mind, it could not be a more important age group or area so I hope that the spirit of what my noble friend's amendment stresses will be very much borne in mind.

Yes. We will be seeing an update of this going on the whole time and, to my mind, it could not be a more important age group or area so I hope that the spirit of what my noble friend's amendment stresses will be very much borne in mind.

My Lords, like the noble Earl, we are committed to a diverse and high-quality early years sector. The department will be publishing its foundation years policy statement later this summer and, as we discussed earlier today, it is currently consulting on a revised EYFS framework following Dame Clare’s review, which...

My Lords, like the noble Earl, we are committed to a diverse and high-quality early years sector. The department will be publishing its foundation years policy statement later this summer and, as we discussed earlier today, it is currently consulting on a revised EYFS framework following Dame Clare’s review, which...

My Lords, briefly, I support the broad thrust of my noble friend's amendments because this is quite clearly an important stage of children's development. We have just had the second Frank Field report The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children Becoming Poor Adults, where again he emphasises that: "““The strategy should...

My Lords, briefly, I support the broad thrust of my noble friend's amendments because this is quite clearly an important stage of children's development. We have just had the second Frank Field report The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children Becoming Poor Adults, where again he emphasises that: "““The strategy should...

My Lords, again the Government have pre-empted me by sending me this morning a very helpful e-mail describing their proposals for what are still called disciplinary proceedings, but I do not think that is the right phrase to use for these things. They are much more to do with performance,...

My Lords, again the Government have pre-empted me by sending me this morning a very helpful e-mail describing their proposals for what are still called disciplinary proceedings, but I do not think that is the right phrase to use for these things. They are much more to do with performance,...

I should not have mentioned that. I agree about teacher professionalism. I am glad that expert groups are being formed and I look forward to further discussions on all this with the Minister, and with anyone else who wants to talk about it, and to the rest of the debates...

I should not have mentioned that. I agree about teacher professionalism. I am glad that expert groups are being formed and I look forward to further discussions on all this with the Minister, and with anyone else who wants to talk about it, and to the rest of the debates...