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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 .
Get in touch with the Department for Education (DfE).
DFES existed until 2007 when it was replaced the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Annual reports produced by the Department for Education.
Complain to the Department for Education (DfE) about a school or how DfE handled your complaint if you’ve made one.
Regional directors work locally across children’s social care, SEND, schools and area-based programmes to improve outcomes for children, families and learners. Regional Department for Education (DfE) Directors is part of the Department for Education .
Northern Ireland’s Department of Education aims to promote the education of the people of Northern Ireland and to ensure the effective implementation of education policy. Department of Education (Northern Ireland) is supported by 1 public body .
The Department for Education’s statutory guidance publications for schools and local authorities.
How to apply for access to personal data from DfE and its executive agencies.
Use a Department for Education (DfE) approved framework agreement to help you buy goods and services for your school.
DCSF is now the Department for Education
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2023 on Department for Education measures
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children.
Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Information on how the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies share personal data.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2020 on Department for Education measures.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2018 on Department for Education measures.
The Department for Education's (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2024 on Department for Education measures
How eligible providers of full-time online education can apply to join the DfE accreditation scheme.
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