tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from The Rt Hon Lord Hill of Oareford CBE 2012-10-18T01:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-hill-on-the-studio-schools-movement 2012-10-18T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill on the studio schools movement Lord Hill speaks at the Studio Schools Trust conference. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-hill-to-the-church-of-england-academy-family-conference 2012-08-03T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill to the Church of England Academy Family Conference The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Church of England schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-hill-to-the-national-conference-for-senior-leaders-of-catholic-secondary-education 2012-08-03T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill to the National Conference for Senior Leaders of Catholic Secondary Education The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about Roman Catholic schools and the benefits academy status can offer to faith schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/academies-to-have-same-freedom-as-free-schools-over-teachers 2012-07-27T01:00:00+01:00 Academies to have same freedom as free schools over teachers Details of a change to the funding agreement used by schools converting to academy status. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-publishes-destination-data-for-the-first-time 2012-07-17T01:00:00+01:00 Government publishes destination data for the first time Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/weak-primary-schools-in-lancashire-to-become-academies 2012-07-12T01:00:00+01:00 Weak primary schools in Lancashire to become academies Dr Liz Sidwell encourages poorly performing primary schools to become academies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/opening-speech-by-lord-hill-of-oareford-on-the-second-reading-of-the-academies-bill 2012-04-26T01:00:00+01:00 Opening speech by Lord Hill of Oareford on the second reading of the Academies Bill Lord Hill of Oareford's speech to the House of Lords concerning the proposed greater freedoms and responsibilities afforded to schools and teachers by the bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/fair-funding-for-all-schools 2012-04-13T01:00:00+01:00 Fair funding for all schools Headteachers today welcomed a 2-part government consultation seeking views on how school funding can be made fairer. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/response-to-the-observer-article 2012-02-28T00:00:00+00:00 Response to the Observer article Response to an article in the Observer about Academy performance. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/academy-freedoms-for-pupil-referral-units 2012-02-27T00:00:00+00:00 Academy freedoms for pupil referral units Charlie Taylor: Academy freedoms for pupil referral units will help fix the flawed system that is failing vulnerable children. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-hill-responds-to-the-guardian-on-academies 2011-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 Lord Hill responds to 'The Guardian' on academies Schools Minister Lord Hill writes to 'The Guardian' on underperforming schools and academies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-studio-schools-to-bridge-gap-between-schools-and-the-world-of-work 2011-12-14T00:00:00+00:00 New studio schools to bridge gap between schools and the world of work Announcement about 12 new studio schools approved to open in 2012. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/number-of-childrens-centres-by-local-authority 2011-11-14T00:00:00+00:00 Number of children's centres by local authority Download details of the number of Sure Start children's centres in each local authority. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/schools-to-be-freed-from-over-prescriptive-buildings-rules 2011-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 Schools to be freed from over-prescriptive buildings rules Schools across England are to be freed from confusing and unnecessary regulations on school buildings. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-hill-to-the-national-launch-of-studio-schools 2011-09-29T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill to the national launch of studio schools Lord Hill celebrates the launch of the first two studio schools and welcomes their contribution in breaking the divide between academic and vocational qualifications tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-free-schools-are-a-popular-choice-for-parents 2011-09-05T01:00:00+01:00 New free schools are a popular choice for parents Thousands of parents have applied to send their children to the first 24 free schools with latest analysis showing that half are in the 30% most deprived communities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-hill-responds-to-the-times-on-free-schools 2011-08-31T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill responds to The Times on free schools Letter from the Schools Minister to The Times on free schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/four-academies-opening-every-school-day 2011-07-05T01:00:00+01:00 Four academies opening every school day 801 academies now open � more than a fifth of all secondary schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-hill-responds-to-the-independent-on-free-schools 2011-05-13T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill responds to 'The Independent' on free schools Schools Minister writes in response to an article in 'The Independent' on the number of applications to set up free schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-hill-congratulates-winners-of-the-outstanding-school-governance-awards 2011-04-12T01:00:00+01:00 Lord Hill congratulates winners of the Outstanding School Governance Awards Lord Hill congratulates the winners of the National Governors' Association's annual Outstanding School Governance Awards.