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New £700 million plan laid out to help young people in England catch up on lost learning due to the pandemic
Mass testing for secondary pupils as all schools and colleges fully reopen from 8 March
Press release
Schools and colleges to reopen to all pupils from 8 March with asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in place
Guidance for schools: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Collection
What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Introducing international qualified teacher status (iQTS)
Open consultation
We are seeking views on proposals for a new international teaching qualification.
Apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare.
Simple and fun activities to try with kids, from newborn to 5.
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What the Department for Education does
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.
DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies.
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Policy papers and consultations
- Schools national funding formula: changes to sparsity factor
- Early career framework reforms: overview
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs
- DfE monthly workforce management information: 2020 to 2021
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Contact DfE
DfE coronavirus helpline
Telephone
0800 046 8687
If you have a query about coronavirus (COVID-19) relating to schools and other educational establishments, and children's social care, in England contact our helpline.
Helpline opening hours
Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm
If you work in a school, please have your unique reference number (URN or UK PRN) available when calling the helpline.
General enquiries
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Fax (this service will be deactivated on 31 March 2021)
0161 600 1332
The national helpline is open between Monday and Friday, 9am to 5pm, although you may get a quicker answer by calling between 9am and 10am, or between 4pm and 5pm.
We are unable to respond promptly to letters sent in the post at the moment. Please use one of our other contact routes.
Preventing extremism in schools and children's services
Telephone
020 7340 7264
You can report concerns about extremism in schools and organisations that work with children, or where you think a child is at risk of extremism.
Open Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm (excluding bank holidays).
Media enquiries
Central newsdesk
020 7783 8300
Enquiry line for journalists only.
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information (FOI) requests
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Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
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Telephone
0370 000 2288
Please note, we receive a large volume of requests asking for lists of contact details for schools, which are available from our 'Get information about schools' service.
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