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The article offers information on the eight chapters of the white paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere," that was published on March 17, 2016. Topics discussed include the education excellence base on the capacity to improve and performance in England, the recruitment of talented teachers, and the empowerment of parents, communities and pupils of high performing maintained primary and secondary schools towards the academisation by 2020.

The article focuses on the White Paper, "The Importance of Teaching," which outlines school system reforms in Great Britain. The reaction of teachers' unions is noted. The White Paper's foreword which includes explanations from the Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Minister Nick Clegg is discussed.

The article mentions five points for improving a school system that are explained in Great Britain's White Paper on education reform.

Focuses on the media coverage of issues concerning education in Great Britain. Plan of the Labour party manifesto for public service reform in education and health; Emphasis given by the Conservative party manifesto on school discipline; Possible merger of Association of University Teachers and National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.

The article presents information on an appearance made by British Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, before the Select Committee. During the two-hour session, Morgan talked about the White Paper, the proposal of the British Government to reform the school system in Great Britain, and the prominence of education in the budget of Great Britain.

Comments on the significance of the Green Paper on the education sector in Great Britain. Educational aims; Smokescreen of academic and vocational parity; Significance of the Green Paper for those whom early entry into vocational studies is the most motivating and engaging educational strategy.

Analyzes the Green Paper on 14-to-19 education and training in Great Britain. Fundamental reform in post-compulsory education; Agreement between the Association of Colleges, the Secondary Heads Association and the National Association of Head Teachers to work together for the reform of education and training; Proposals for an overarching matriculation diploma at three levels.

The announcement that the Government has effecively abandoned its 'Educaion for All' Bill, unveiled in the Queen's Speech on 18 May, was made quietly via a writen Parliamentary statement. Its demise, however, does not come as any great surprise. The doomed Bill's origins were in the widely-trumpeted White Paper, Educaional Excellence Everywhere, announced on 17 March by Jusine Greening's predecessor as Educaion Secretary, Nicky Morgan. The most controversial aspect of the White Paper was the proposal that all schools either had to have converted to academy status or have plans in place to do so, by 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provides information on the "Children's Workforce Strategy," a consultation paper published by the British Department for Education and Skills, which would completely reorganise what early years teachers do. Goal of the government in publishing the paper; Level of change stated in the paper; Comment of John Bangs, assistant secretary responsible for the education department at the National Union of Teachers, on the paper.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the guest editor discusses the changes in the education by the government of Great Britain which turn all the schools to become academies.

The article discusses the release of "The Post-18 Review of Education and Funding: A review of a lifetime" by the National Character Education Foundation (NCEF) and the Campaign for Learning on the future of post-18 education in Great Britain in 2018. The contributors are well known experts on skills and post-18 education, such as adult further education, adult apprenticeships and higher education.

The article focuses on the government policies and legislations related to education in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the several bills that are presented before the House of Lords and House of Commons of the British parliament including the Higher Education and Research Bill, the policies regarding further education in Great Britain, and the need for reforms related schools in the region.

The article focuses on the move of the coalition government to release a 46-page glossy that captures its achievements towards improving the education system in Great Britain. It outlines the contents of the paper, aimed at improving the national curriculum and entrench a culture of high expectations for every child. It also mentions the commitment of the paper to set out reform in schools and provide greater freedom over the curriculum and holding schools.

The article offers observations on media coverage of current issues related to education in Great Britain as of January 2006. The story of sex offenders working in schools was reported by almost every newspaper. Television and radio show also gave great coverage to the issue. "The Guardian" did not run the story on its front page, instead it reported that the former Labour leader Lord Kinnock makes a startling attack on Tony Blair's education reforms.

The author discusses the changes in the education in England, following the budget speech of Chancellor George Osborne. Topics discussed include the merger of education department of local councils and social services for children into one children's services department, the academisation of schools in the country which existed between Balfour Education Act of 1902 and Forster Education Act of 1870, and the prevention for local authorities to provide support to primary and secondary schools.

The article offers news briefs about education in Great Britain. Low-performing schools are expected to undergo improvement programs which would bring in expert leaders. Research shows students from low-performing schools have achieved equal academic success as students from higher-performing schools in universities and colleges. Secondary school admission is increasingly competitive for students and their parents.

The article lists consultations concerning education in Great Britain released in June 2014 by government departments, which include such topics as teachers' pensions and national curriculum reform in England for key stage four science programs.

The article focuses the SATs national tests in Great Britain. It explains that thought the tests have undergone several problems, the resignation of Ed Balls, the secretary for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), is not necessary. Comments from the former Education Secretary Estelle Morris are included.

The article examines the status of education in Great Britain from 1996-2006. It is noted how, despite the appearance of fundamental change in education, there are undercurrents of the reforms of the late 1980's and middle 1990's. For instance, there is little difference between the 400 Academies proposed by the Prime Minister and grant-maintained school status introduced by the Conservative Party.

The article focuses on issues related to the educational policies in Great Britain. It is the government's central aim in education to promote excellence and equality. Providing more personalized support to children and young people, giving them strength in the basics of literacy, stretching their aspirations, and focusing on their individual strengths, weaknesses and interests, are some of the measures that must be taken by the government. The school reforms that Great Britain's government have introduced since 1997 have achieved a lot.

The article presents the debate on educational reforms in grammar schools in Great Britain, examining whether they aim at offering effective education in the nation or are about the preferred values in education. It states that many educational decisions are necessarily and properly based on values, philosophies, and ideologies rather than on empirical evidence. It states that politicians cannot impose decisions with weak evidence If they want to maintain that their decisions are managerial.

The article reports that the British government is planning to introduce reforms that will require grammar schools to offer lower pass marks to children from poor families in an effort to increase the ratio of poor students over middle class students attending grammar schools. Topics discussed include the government's plan to compel grammar schools to increase the number of poor students being accepted in their schools and the reasons why the plans are expected to generate public hostility.

The article focuses on a report by "The Times" periodical which talks about potential educational reforms in Great Britain that will force grammar schools to increase their intake children from deprived backgrounds. Topics discussed include the plans of British Prime Minister Theresa May to open the best selective schools to poor families, the policy of the government on education, and the opposition of this move by the Conservatives.

The article discusses the state of adult education in Great Britain, highlighting the author's opinions on problems with the British government's policies on adult education. Topics addressed include a lack of resources devoted to pursuing government plans of securing adult learning entitlements for people over the age of 50, as well as the views of Alan Tuckett, the former chief executive of the British National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.

The article discusses a debate within the British Parliament introduced by British Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt regarding technical and vocational education in Great Britain as of July 2014. Topics addressed include Hunt's calls for a technical baccalaureate (tech bacc) degree for 16 to 19-year-olds, reforms of technical qualifications and apprenticeship programs, and General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs).

The article informs of the slow rate of development in the education sector of Great Britain. It further says that Great Britain is not able to compete with other nations in educational sector despite of having excellent teachers and great teaching facilities. It also mentions government's efforts for raising the standards of the teaching profession.

The article focuses on the implementation of an education reform in Great Britain under the direction of Education Secretary Michael Gove. It says that two measures have been enforced to realize the effort such as the re-branding of the Great Britain Department for Children, Schools and Families and the approval of the Academies Bill. It mentions obstacles to the reform such as the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and the hostile response of Liberal Democrats.

The author comments on literacy policies under the new coalition government in Great Britain. The author believes that the sector will experience enormous change because of the Labour government's plan to end the National Strategies and primary curriculum reforms. Moreover, he adds that one of the challenges that the coalition government needs to address is to find areas where both political parties agree for the benefit of the sector.

The article focuses on the statement of Glenys Stacey, chief regulator and chief executive of the British Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), at the Westminster Education Forum conference on exam reform in London, England saying that there were three key points about the quality of marking and appeals process. Stacey also states that Ofqual has conducted research comparing the existing process with three alternative marking methods.

The article focuses on the British Education Committee's proposed reform of examination boards in 2012. It indicates that the proposal emerges because of the rivalry between examination boards which is expected to result in lower standards in the country's education system. It is believed by the Education Committee that there is a need of implementing an Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL)-accredited single national syllabus.

The article reports on a speech by Great Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove regarding education reform, which was given at the National Children and Adult Services Conference. It presents Gove's comments on results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, the ranking of British students in comparison to other countries in mathematics, science, and language arts, and the role of local school districts in implementing educational change policies.

The article reports briefly on an educational reform plan issued by the Liberal Democratic Party in Great Britain. Party leader Nick Clegg said the plan would seek to redress class-based educational inequalities by narrowing the gap between private and public schools and increasing funding to disadvantaged students, in particular by cutting infant class sizes.

The article reports briefly on an educational reform plan by the Conservative Party in Great Britain outlined by Shadow Schools Secretary Michael Gove. The plan would seek to promote a safe and orderly school environment for teaching, allow higher pay for better teachers, and offer more opportunities for advanced education of teachers, among other reforms.

The article focuses on the education system in Great Britain. It explains that the pupil referral unites (PRUs) will undergo a major overhaul and may be renamed. The curriculum change to be established by the government is discussed and the privatisation of education is examined by Christine Blower, the acting general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). The need for educational reform is also analyzed.

The article examines the wave of complex, abstruse and pointless legislation affecting schools and colleges that Acts of Parliament have released in Great Britain from 1996-2006. It is noticed that the legislation simply reverses something being done before. For instance, the banning of school federation governing bodies in the 1998 Act is repealed in 2002. The volume of legislation has exceeded the capacity of the education system to absorb it.

Reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated his support for the Academies programme in a speech to the City of London Academy in London, England as of September 2005. Goal of education reform; Criterion for measuring the success of the Academies programme; Views of former British Education Secretary Estelle Morris on the Academies programme.