Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)

Organisations: Department for Education

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • school improvement, intervention and inspection (including links with Ofsted)
  • regional school improvement teams
  • initial teacher training and incentives
  • teacher retention including the early career framework and teacher training entitlement
  • school leadership
  • teacher pay and pensions
  • school support staff
  • core school funding
  • qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
  • curriculum and assessment, including the curriculum and assessment review and creative education
  • special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and high needs
  • alternative provision
  • school governance
  • admissions
  • faith schools
  • school uniform
  • school transport
  • access to sport, arts and music in education, working with other departments
  • pupil premium

Previous holders of this role

  1. Catherine McKinnell MP

    2024 to 2025