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News story

New training for experts to boost early communication skills

£6.5 million for councils to launch new projects like family reading sessions and parenting pop ups.

IoT

News story

The First Twelve Institutes of Technology Announced

New employer-led Institutes of Technology to offer top-quality, higher level technical education to help close skills gaps in key STEM areas.

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News story

New online apps launched to transform careers advice for students

The Universities Minister Chris Skidmore launched two apps which empower students to make better choices about where and what to study at university.

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Service

Access childcare support through the childcare service

Apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare.

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Campaign

Employ an apprentice

Information about becoming or employing an apprentice for young people, parents and employers.

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Open consultation

Children not in school

We are seeking views on a local authority registration system for children who do not attend state-funded or registered independent schools.

Latest from the Department for Education

  1. 'My Activity Passport' downloaded 42,000 times in four months
    • News story
  2. Apply to open a special or alternative provision free school
    • Guidance
  3. School census 2019 to 2020: technical information
    • Guidance

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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. Help with home to school transport
    • Local transaction
  2. Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE): funding request form
    • Form
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Apply to open a special or alternative provision free school
    • Guidance
  2. School census 2019 to 2020: technical information
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. 'My Activity Passport' downloaded 42,000 times in four months
    • News story
  2. NAAS: early adopters grants
    • Correspondence
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Research and statistics

  1. Provider finances: evidence from early years providers
    • Research
  2. FE learners and apprentices survey
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Funding increases to teachers’ pensions employer contributions
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Institutes of Technology competition
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Teachers' pension scheme payments: 2018 to 2019
    • Transparency
  2. DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2018 to 2019
    • Transparency
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
Anne Milton MP

The Rt Hon

Anne Milton 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. Procurement at DfE
  2. Working for DfE
  3. Jobs

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