Beside DfE Professional and production staff the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release. Ministers: Secretary of State for Education Private Secretary (SoS Private Office) Special Advisor to the Secretary of State Special Advisor to the Secretary of State Private Secretary to the SoS SpAd (SoS SpAd Private Office) Minister of State for Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Advisor to the MoS Private Secretary to the MoS (MoS Private Office) Senior Officials: Permanent Secretary for Education Private Secretary (Permanent Secretary’s Private Office) Director General, Higher and Further Education Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics Director, Career Learning, Analysis, Skills and Student Choice Director, Higher Education Reform Director, Higher Education Strategy & Policy Director, Student Finance Delivery & Analysis Press Office: Senior Press Officer, Higher Education Policy Officials: Deputy Director, Head of HE Strategy and Policy Policy Advisor, HE Strategy and Policy Policy Official, Teaching Excellence Framework and Student Choice Policy Official, Widening Participation and Student Experience Deputy Director, Head of STEM policy Policy Official, Postgraduate Student Loans