Ministerial role
Minister of State for Schools
Responsibilities
The minister’s responsibilities include:
- teachers and school leaders
- curriculum, assessment and qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
- school accountability (including links with Ofsted)
- dealing with school underperformance and improving school-to-school support
- school admissions, exclusions, behaviour and attendance and alternative provision
Previous holders of this role
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The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
- 2015 to 2016
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The Rt Hon David Laws
- 2012 to 2015
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The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
- 2010 to 2012
Announcements
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New centre for excellence to boost modern foreign language skills
- News story
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International Textbook Summit
- News story
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More children on track to be fluent readers in primary school
- News story
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International Textbook Summit
- Speech
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New standards to support pupils to reach their potential
- News story
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Boost for maths education in the North for National Numeracy Day
- Press release
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New gold-standard GCSEs prepare pupils for careers Britain needs
- Press release
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National primary offer day
- Press release
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New measure for fairer recording of primary school performance
- News story
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Ilford pupil celebrated in international short story competition
- News story