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The Department for Education (DfE) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further, and higher education), apprenticeships, and wider skills in England.
Further education workforce; Further education provider market including quality and improvement and further education efficiency; Adult education, including the National Retraining Scheme and basic skills; Institutes of Technology and National Colleges; Reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an executive agency of the government of the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Department for Education. The ESFA was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). [ 1 ]
Higher technical education (levels 4 and 5) Adult education, including basic skills and combined authority devolution; Careers advice and support for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) (including the Careers and Enterprise Company) Apprenticeships, including the growth and skills levy; Technical Excellence Colleges
The DfES (Department for Education and Skills) stated in the Consultation of 2002 that: Most teaching requires the expertise and skills of a qualified teacher; but some teaching activity can be undertaken by suitably trained staff without QTS [qualified teacher status], provided they are working within a clear system of leadership and ...
The department reports to two ministers; secretaries are responsible for the delivery of departmental services, which include corporate strategy, early-childhood education and childcare, higher education, research, and skills and training. [96] Each state is responsible for the delivery and coordination of its programmes and policies:
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education.
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007, responsible for the education system (including higher education and adult learning) as well as children's services in England. The department was led by Secretary of State for Education and Skills.