Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)

Organisations: Department for Education

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
curriculum including relationships, sex, and health education and personal, social, health and economic education
Standards and Testing Agency and primary assessment
school accountability and inspection (including links with Ofsted)
supporting a high-quality teaching profession including qualifications and professional development
supporting recruitment and retention of teachers and school leaders including initial teacher training
Teaching Regulation Agency
support for raising school standards including the National Tutoring Programme
school revenue funding, including the national funding formula for schools
school efficiency and commercial policy
Education Investment Areas, Opportunity North East and Opportunity Areas (jointly with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System))
pupil premium
special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including high needs funding
school food, including free school meals
coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery for schools