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All state-funded schools in England currently without a defibrillator to receive one by the end of the academic year.
Cost of living boost for students
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Financial package to help students with living costs and a further freeze on tuition fees.
Children's social care: Stable Homes, Built on Love
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We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.
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What we do
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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Policy papers and consultations
- De-designation of QAA as the designated quality body in England
- Children and Families Act 2014: government response to the Lords Select Committee report
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- British schools overseas: inspection reports for accredited schools
- DfE: business appointment rules advice
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Contact DfE
General enquiries
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Opening times:
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays)
You may get a quicker answer by calling between 9.30am and 10am, or between 4pm and 5pm.
Data collections helpdesk
For queries relating to school data collections or any of the following systems: S2S, ASP, GIAP, GIAS or COLLECT.
Preventing extremism in education settings
Telephone
020 7340 7264
Opening times
Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm (excluding bank holidays)
You can report concerns about extremism related to education settings in England, including allegations about institutions, staff and external people or organisations trying to influence settings.
Media enquiries
Central newsdesk
020 7783 8300
Enquiry line for journalists only.
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 using the details below.
Freedom of information (FOI) requests
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 (https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/)
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Corporate information
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