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New gold-standard GCSEs prepare pupils for careers Britain needs
Pupils across the country prepare to take new GCSE exams this week.
Department
for Education
Drive to create more good school places for families
Education Secretary unveils measures to provide more choice and raise standards for children from all backgrounds.
Education Secretary to set out vision for "clearer" school system
Damian Hinds to overhaul “confusing” system of school accountability to give teachers more freedom and to boost development opportunities for new teachers.
Access childcare support through the childcare service
Apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare.
Children in need of help and protection: call for evidence
Call for evidence for what works in improving the educational outcomes of children in need.
Latest
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Social work post-qualifying standards: knowledge and skills statements
- updated
- Guidance
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Education Secretary marks Mental Health Awareness Week in Hastings
- published
- News story
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Funding: initial teacher training (ITT), academic year 2018 to 19
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. We work to provide children’s services and education that ensure opportunity is equal for all, no matter what their background or family circumstances.
DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions
- Consultation outcome
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Golden Hello: Proposed end date for claims
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
Our statistics
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Pupil absence in schools in England: autumn term 2017
- National Statistics
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Apprenticeship and levy statistics: May 2018
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Jonathan Slater
Permanent Secretary
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Indra Morris
Director General, Social Care, Mobility and Equalities
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Paul Kett
Director General, Education Standards
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Andrew McCully
Director General, Infrastructure and Funding
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Philippa Lloyd
Director General, Higher and Further Education
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Richard Pennycook
Lead non-executive board member
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Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE
Non-executive board member
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Ian Ferguson CBE
Non-executive board member
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Howard Orme
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Insight, Resources and Transformation
Contact DfE
General enquiries
Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
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
- 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 at:
High profile groups within DfE
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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