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Damian Hinds

Press release

Proposals launched to boost the quality and uptake of Higher Technical Qualifications

Review reveals how Higher Technical Qualifications can lead to better wages and plug skills gaps

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Press release

‘Education must continue internationalist approach’, Gibb at G7

Minister Gibb met G7 education ministers in France this week and showcased the Recruitment & Retention Strategy to an international audience

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Press release

Children in care to be helped into independent schools

Next steps in Government’s ambition to improve educational outcomes and boost aspirations for the most vulnerable young people in society.

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Hungry little minds: kids activities

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

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Open consultation

Improving higher technical education

We’re seeking views on plans to improve the quality of classroom-based higher technical education in England.

Latest from the Department for Education

  1. Postgraduate teaching apprenticeships: funding manual
    • Guidance
  2. School Direct (salaried): funding manual
    • Guidance
  3. Education provision: children under 5 years of age, January 2019
    • National statistics

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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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Services

  1. Sign in to your childcare account
  2. 30 hours free childcare
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Keeping children safe in education
    • Statutory guidance
  2. Early years foundation stage statutory framework (EYFS)
    • Statutory guidance
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News and communications

  1. Society-wide mission to tackle early literacy and communication
    • News story
  2. Further measures announced to boost the quality of post-16 qualifications
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Education provision: children under 5 years of age, January 2019
    • National statistics
  2. Blackpool children's services: commissioner's report
    • Independent report
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. School and college performance tables: statements of intent
    • Policy paper
  2. Reducing teacher workload
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs
    • Transparency
  2. Academies consolidated annual report and accounts: 2017 to 2018
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Damian Hinds MP

The Rt Hon

Damian Hinds MP
Nick Gibb MP

The Rt Hon

Nick Gibb MP
Lord Agnew
Lord Agnew

Unpaid

Chris Skidmore MP
Chris Skidmore MP
Nadhim Zahawi MP
Nadhim Zahawi MP

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
Emran Mian
Interim Director General, Strategy and International

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. Schools Commissioners Group
  2. Further Education Commissioner

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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

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