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 In the news
Shown below are details of recent national news, announcements and publications relevant to local authority education and children's services.
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| Free School proposals |
| Monday, 06 September 2010 |
| Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, has laid a Written Ministerial Statement informing Parliament that the first 16 Free School proposals are ready to progress to the next stage of the process. |
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| Admissions lottery |
| Friday, 03 September 2010 |
| Brighton & Hove's controversial school admissions lottery system has failed in one of its key aims, that of giving deprived children equal access to better performing schools, according to a study by academics from the Institute of Education, London, and the University of Bristol. |
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| Schools converting to academies |
| Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
| Michael Gove, Education Secretary, has announced that 142 schools have accepted the Government's offer on becoming academies since the Academies Act became law just over a month ago. |
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| Absenteeism statistics |
| Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
| Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, has welcomed a small fall in the overall absence rate in schools, while recognising that the level of absenteeism is still too high.
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