Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare

Organisations: Department for Education

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for education and childcare in the Department for Education.

Responsibilities include:

• childcare and early learning
• assessment, qualifications and curriculum reform
• behaviour and attendance
• school food review
• reducing bureaucracy
• Standards and Testing Agency
• Ofqual

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

   2012 to 2014

Announcements

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• St David's day celebration trumpets record lamb exports and 376 million daffodil bulbs shipped around the world
  • 01 March 2015
  • Press release
• New primary school tests will help eradicate illiteracy and innumeracy
  • 14 July 2014
  • Press release
• Post-16 maths in England
  • 02 July 2014
  • Speech
• Network of 32 maths hubs across England aims to raise standards
  • 01 July 2014
  • Press release
• New £50m fund to help most disadvantaged 3- and 4-year-olds
  • 25 June 2014
  • Press release
• Elizabeth Truss speaks about how schools can support parents
  • 17 June 2014
  • Speech
• More families in need supported by children’s centres
  • 12 June 2014
  • Press release
• Elizabeth Truss on increasing the number of pupils studying Mandarin
  • 06 June 2014
  • Speech
• Microsoft, Google and IBM to help train computing teachers
  • 03 June 2014
  • Press release
• Elizabeth Truss emphasises the importance of technology and maths
  • 16 May 2014
  • Speech

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