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David Miliband MP - Minister of State for School Standards (United Kingdom)

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David Miliband was appointed the Minister of State for School Standards in June 2002 and has been Labour Member of Parliament for South Shields since June 2001.  He was previously Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit (1997-2001) and Head of Policy in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (1994-1997).  From 1989 to 1994 he was Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (IPPR) and from 1992 to 1994 Secretary of the Commission on Social Justice.

David Miliband was educated at Haverstock Comprehensive School in London.  He graduated with First Class Honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, and completed a Masters Degree in Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Kennedy Scholar.

David Miliband edited Reinventing the Left in 1994, and co-edited Paying for Inequality (also 1994).  He was co-founder of the Centre for European Reform.  He is President of South Shields Football Club, and a member of the Whiteleas and Cleadon Social Clubs.

David Miliband is married to violinist Louise Shackelton.
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Web cast: Forum "Education and Social Cohesion"

An archived version of the high-level forum on "Education and Social Cohesion" which took place Thursday, 18 March 2004 from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m GMT is available.

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OECD Directorate for Education

Assisting members and partners to achieve high quality lifelong learning for all, that contributes to personal development, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion.

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Irish Department of Education and Science

The Department of Education and Science operates in a complex and changing environment. Everybody in the country has an interest in education and has direct or indirect involvement in the system at some stage in their lives, whether as a student, a parent, a teacher, an employer, an employee or as a member of the community.

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OECD Observer Special Education Issue (2004 Education Spotlight)

Featuring articles by Noel Dempsey, Minister for Education and Science, Ireland, and Barry McGaw, Director, OECD Directorate for Education, among others.