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SoS in Sheffield

News story

Education Secretary visits world-leading research centre

Gavin Williamson sees first-hand how high-quality technical training is boosting skills and jobs

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Press release

Innovative adult retraining scheme rolled out further

National Retraining Scheme gathers pace as new digital service Get Help to Retrain is rolled out to the West Midlands and North East

GW WorldSkills

News story

Education Secretary meets competitors preparing for WorldSkills

Students and apprentices from across the UK will head to Russia to compete against 65 nations in a range of specialist skills

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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

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. DfE monthly workforce management information: 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
  2. Early years foundation stage profile results: 2017 to 2018
    • National statistics
  3. Statutory requirement, data sharing and regulations
    • Manual section

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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 17 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
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. GCSE entries to arts and core academic subjects rise
    • News story
  2. Education Secretary says post-16 options better than ever, as GCSE results released
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Early years foundation stage profile results: 2017 to 2018
    • National statistics
  2. Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics
    • Official statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. College oversight: support and intervention
    • Policy paper
  2. Regulating independent schools
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DfE monthly workforce management information: 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
  2. DfE and executive agency ePCS spend over £500: 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Gavin Williamson CBE MP

The Rt Hon

Gavin Williamson CBE MP
Nick Gibb MP

The Rt Hon

Nick Gibb MP
Jo Johnson MP

The Rt Hon

Jo Johnson MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Kemi Badenoch MP
Lord Agnew
Lord Agnew

Unpaid

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. UK Council for Internet Safety
  3. Further Education Commissioner

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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

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