Ministry of Education United Kingdom - United Kingdom Education

Our purpose

The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. We want to:

* make children and young people happy and healthy
* keep them safe and sound
* give them a top class education
* help them stay on track.

Our ChildrenÌs Plan explains how we will do this.

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News >>

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29 April 2008
Record number of school staff

School workforce up by 20,100 in 12 months
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28 April 2008
More help for children who stammer

Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children to receive £340,000
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14 April 2008
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Review launches

National call for evidence from interested individuals and organisations

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