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Teacher workload cut by five hours a week over past three years
Teachers’ working hours fall by 5 hours compared to 2016, with the reduction driven by decrease in time spent on marking, planning and non-teaching tasks
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Schools to learn funding allocations following £14 billion pledge
New figures to show how much schools will benefit from Government’s multi-billion pound investment in pupils’ education
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First 'State of the Nation' report marks World Mental Health Day
More than 4 in 5 children and young people report being happy with their lives, as landmark new report on children’s wellbeing is published
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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 17 agencies and public bodies.
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- Department for Education: exceptions to spending controls
- Senior DfE officials' travel and hospitality: 2019 to 2020
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Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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
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).
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020 7783 8300
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Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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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