Timelines for schools: mandatory and useful information
Autumn term 2014 updated information to help headteachers, principals and governors plan for the academic year ahead.
Department
for Education
Thousands more school leavers staying in education or training
New figures reveal more young people are gaining knowledge and skills demanded by employers.
The importance of teaching
Nick Gibb speaks to ResearchED about why the promotion of evidence-based approaches and freeing teachers to teach go hand in hand.
Schools: statutory guidance
The Department for Education’s statutory guidance publications for schools and local authorities.
Supporting social workers to provide help and protection to children
How the government is ensuring social workers and other professionals are able to help and protect vulnerable children.
Review of standards for teaching assistants launched
Status and professionalism of teaching assistants to be enshrined in a new set of standards established by an independent review.
Latest
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Local authority interactive tool (LAIT)
- updated 3 October 2014
- Transparency data
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School census 2014 to 2015: guide for schools and LAs
- updated 3 October 2014
- Guidance
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Handling strike action in schools
- updated 3 October 2014
- Guidance
What we do
The Department for Education is responsible for education and children’s services in England. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for children and young people, no matter what their background or family circumstances.
DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 9 agencies and public bodies.
Our policies
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Improving the quality of further education and skills training
Introducing a new FE funding system, improving teacher training and apprenticeships
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Increasing opportunities for young people and helping them to achieve their potential
What the government is doing to improve the quality of education and opportunities for young people.
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Improving the quality of teaching and leadership
How the government is giving schools a greater role in training and developing teachers and leaders and reforming their pay and performance.
Documents
Our announcements
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Review of standards for teaching assistants launched
- 3 October 2014
- Press release
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Thousands more school leavers staying in education or training
- 2 October 2014
- Press release
Our consultations
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Teachers' pension scheme: further reform
- 3 October 2014
- Consultation outcome
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Draft order and regulations: key stage 4 science
- 30 September 2014
- Open consultation
Our publications
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Local authority interactive tool (LAIT)
- 3 October 2014
- Transparency data
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School census 2014 to 2015: guide for schools and LAs
- 3 October 2014
- Guidance
Our statistics
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Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2012 to 2013
- 2 October 2014
- Statistics
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Children looked after in England, including adoption
- 30 September 2014
- Statistics - national statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Chris Wormald
Permanent Secretary
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Tom Jeffery
Director General, Children’s Services and Departmental Strategy
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Shona Dunn
Director General, Education Standards
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Andrew McCully
Director General, Infrastructure and Funding
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Tom Shinner
Director of Strategy
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Janette Durbin
Director, People and Change
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Simon Judge
Director, Finance and Commercial
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Peter Lauener
Chief Executive, EFA
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Paul Marshall
Lead non-executive board member
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David Meller
Non-executive board member
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Jim O’Neill
Non-executive board member
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Theodore Agnew
Non-executive board member
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Pamela Dow
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education
Contact DfE
General enquiries
Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
Media enquiries
Central newsdesk 020 7783 8300
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
- Make a new request by contacting us at:
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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