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Gavin Williamson

News story

Department for Education ministerial portfolios confirmed

The Department for Education has confirmed the portfolios for its ministerial team.

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News story

Plans to remove funding for courses with low student numbers

Qualifications with low or no enrolments could see funding withdrawn in drive to level up skills and opportunities.

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Press release

Strict new measures to protect vulnerable children in care

Ban on under-16s being placed in unregulated accommodation, consultation proposes

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Campaign

Hungry little minds: kids activities

Simple and fun activities to try with kids, from newborn to 5.

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Open consultation

Music education: call for evidence

We’re seeking views on music education to inform proposals for a refreshed national plan for music education.

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Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for educational settings

Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Latest from the Department for Education

  1. COVID-19: guidance for educational settings
    • Guidance
  2. Behaviour hubs
    • Detailed guide
  3. Experts to help tackle poor behaviour in schools
    • Press release

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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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  1. Sign in to your childcare account
  2. Help paying for childcare
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Guidance and regulation

  1. COVID-19: guidance for educational settings
    • Guidance
  2. Early years foundation stage statutory framework (EYFS)
    • Statutory guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Experts to help tackle poor behaviour in schools
    • Press release
  2. Sompting Abbotts School: warning notice
    • Correspondence
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Children's social work workforce 2019
    • Official statistics
  2. Apprenticeships and traineeships: February 2020
    • Official statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Police Covenant for England and Wales
    • Open consultation
  2. Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020
    • Open consultation
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. English proficiency: pupils with English as additional language
    • Transparency
  2. DfE monthly workforce management information: 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Gavin Williamson CBE MP

The Rt Hon

Gavin Williamson CBE MP
Michelle Donelan MP
Michelle Donelan MP
Nick Gibb MP

The Rt Hon

Nick Gibb MP
Vicky Ford MP
Vicky Ford MP
Gillian Keegan MP
Gillian Keegan MP
Baroness Berridge of The Vale of Catmose
Baroness Berridge of The Vale of Catmose

Unpaid

Our management

Jonathan Slater
Jonathan Slater
Permanent Secretary
Indra Morris
Director General, Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage
Andrew McCully
Director General, Early Years and Schools
Mike Green
Chief Operating Officer, Operations Group
Eileen Milner
Ex officio Department for Education board member
Richard Pennycook
Lead non-executive board member
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE
Non-executive board member
Ian Ferguson CBE
Non-executive board member
Paul Kett
Director General, Higher and Further Education Group
Toby Peyton-Jones
Non-executive board member
Irene Lucas
Non-executive board member

Contact DfE

General enquiries

Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom

Contact Form: General enquiries

Telephone

0370 000 2288

Fax

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.

Preventing extremism in schools and children's services

Email

counter.extremism@education.gov.uk

Telephone

020 7340 7264

If you are concerned about extremism in a school or organisation that works with children, or if you think a child might be at risk of extremism, contact our helpline.

Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm (excluding bank holidays).

Media enquiries

Central newsdesk

020 7783 8300

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom

FOI contact form

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.

High profile groups within DfE

  1. Further Education Commissioner
  2. Regional Schools Commissioners
  3. Schools Commissioners Group
  4. UK Council for Internet Safety

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Working for DfE
  2. Procurement at DfE
  3. Jobs

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