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Media enquiries
Our central newsdesk for journalists’ enquiries only from Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm, on 020 7783 8300. Outside of these hours, the number will divert to the duty press officer.
Members of the public should call our general enquiries line on 0370 000 2288.
Other media calls should be directed as below:
Head of Communications
Gabriel Milland
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Head of Press Office
Ray Tang
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Newsdesk
Chief Press Officer
Anna Sinfield
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Senior Press Officer
Katherine Hyde
Press Officers
Gina Malatesta
Jess Gearey
Emma Heseltine
Schools desk 1 - academies, behaviour, curriculum, exams/tests and pupil premium
Chief Press Officer
Oliver Lane
Telephone: 020 7340 8111
Senior Press Officers
Sam Eversden
Telephone: 020 7783 8352
Max Blain
Telephone: 020 7783 8685
Press Officers
Annabel Ellis
Telephone: 020 7783 8198
Alex Blackburn
Telephone: 020 7783 8396
Schools desk 2 - free schools, school funding, school governance, teacher training/recruitment and teacher quality/pay
Chief Press Officer
Rhiannon Spellman
Telephone: 020 7340 8239
Senior Press Officer
Simon Barrett
Telephone: 020 7227 5111
Children and families desk
Chief Press Officer
Priya Brahmbhatt
Telephone: 020 7227 5195
Senior Press Officers
Lydia Austen
Telephone: 020 7340 7564
Chelsea Austin
Telephone: 020 7340 8465
Press Officer
Anna Rutter
Telephone: 020 7340 8189
Media planning
Senior Media Planner
Sima Parmar
Telephone: 020 7227 5181
Office Manager
Stephen Hadley
Telephone: 020 7783 8590
Related contacts
Calls regarding higher education should be directed to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills press office.
Specific enquiries about a policy that is managed by a non-departmental public body should be made directly to their press office:
Audit Commission
Telephone: 0303 444 8300
Cafcass
Telephone: 0844 353 4332
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
Telephone: 0870 000 3434
Education Funding Agency (EFA)
The department press office handles media enquiries on behalf of EFA and should be contacted on the central newsdesk number above.
National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)
The department press office handles media enquiries on behalf of NCTL and should be contacted on the central newsdesk number above.
Office of the Children’s Commissioner
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7783 8330
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Telephone: 0300 303 3342
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Telephone: 0300 013 0415
Standards and Testing Agency (STA)
The department press office handles media enquiries on behalf of STA and should be contacted on the central newsdesk number above.