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Primary school places confirmed for thousands of pupils as education standards continue to rise.
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Funding boost for the arts to support talented pupils
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb announces £96 million to support talented music, drama and dance pupils kick-start their career in the arts.
600,000 graduates to benefit from financial milestone
Biggest change to student finance since 2012 will see repayment threshold rise to £25,000 per year.
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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.
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Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE): course providers
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14 to 19 technical and applied qualifications: technical guidance
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Colleges: financial intervention and exceptional financial support
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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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Primary assessment in England
- Consultation outcome
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Out-of-school education settings: registration and inspection
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
Our statistics
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Apprenticeship and levy statistics: April 2018
- Official Statistics
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Experimental UK Performance Indicators 2016 to 2017: further tables
- 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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