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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 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:
The minister of state for Skills, [1] formerly Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education and previously Minister of State for Universities, is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government. The position has been filled by Jacqui Smith since July 2024. [2]
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 National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) was an executive agency of the British Department for Education from 2013 to 2018. It inherited the responsibilities of the National College for School Leadership (NCSL). The NCTL aimed to improve academic standards by ensuring a well-qualified teaching workforce and supporting schools.
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.
The office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, [1] formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing, [2] is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education, previously the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department for Education and Skills, in the Government of the United Kingdom. [3]