The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of the UK government responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education.
A Department for Education previously existed between 1992, when the Department of Education and Science was renamed, and 1995 when it was merged with the Department for Employment to become the Department for Education and Employment.
Ministers
The Department for Education’s Ministers are as follows: [3]
Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
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The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP | Secretary of State and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath | Overall responsibility | |
David Laws MP | Minister of State and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Yeovil |
Schools [4] | |
Edward Timpson MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Conservative Member of Parliament for Crewe & Nantwich | Children’s minister with responsibility for adoption and children in care | |
Matthew Hancock MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Conservative Member of Parliament for West Suffolk | Further education, skills and lifelong learning (Departments for Business, Innovation and Skills and Education) | |
Elizabeth Truss MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk | Early years’ education | |
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Government Spokesperson | Schools (including academies) |
Key | Conservative | |
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Liberal Democrat |
Matthew Hancock works jointly between the department and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.[5]
Board
As of 15 March 2012 the board:[6]
- Permanent Secretary – Chris Wormald
- Director-General for Children, Young People and Families – Tom Jeffery
- Acting Director-General for Infrastructure and Funding – Andrew McCully
- Acting Director General for Education Standards – Stephen Meek
- Director Finance and commercial Group – Simon Judge
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Lead Non Executive Board member – Paul Marshall
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Non Executive Director Board Member – Theodore Agnew
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Chief Executive of Education Funding Agency – Peter Lauener
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Non Executive Board Member – Dame Sue John
- Director of Strategy, Performance, and Private Office Group – Hilary Spencer
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Director of People and Change Group – Janette Durbin
Non-Executive Board members:[7]
- Anthony Salz; lawyer
- Theodore Agnew; businessman
- Dame Susan John, DBE; Headteacher, Lampton School
- John Nash, sponsor, Pimlico Academy
Locations
As of 15 March 2012, the DfE has five main sites:[8]
- Castle View House, Runcorn
- 2 St Paul’s Place, Sheffield
- Mowden Hall, Darlington
- Sanctuary Buildings, London
- Standards and Testing Agency, Coventry
Devolution
Education, youth and children’s policy is devolved elsewhere in the UK. The department’s main devolved counterparts are as follows:
- Department of Education
- Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (children and young people) [9]
References
- ^ Budget 2011. London: HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ DCSF Annual Report
- ^ Cabinet Office List of Government Departments and Ministers: Department for Education
- ^ The Rt Hon David Laws MP
- ^ Ministers: John Hayes MP
- ^ http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/boardmembers accessed 15/3/2012
- ^ Non-Executive Members, DfE Board
- ^ http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/locationdetails/a0022/where-to-find-us accessed 15/3/2012
- ^ OFMDFM Children and young people
- ^ http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/?lang=en
External links
Departments of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom
Ministerial departments
Non-Ministerial departments
Charity Commission for England and Wales · Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt · Crown Estate · Crown Prosecution Service · Food Standards Agency · Forestry Commission · Government Actuary’s Department · Her Majesty’s Land Registry · Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs · Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills · Office of Fair Trading · Office of Gas and Electricity Markets · Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation · Office of Rail Regulation · Office of the Parliamentary Counsel · Ordnance Survey · Public Works Loan Board · Serious Fraud Office · The National Archives · Treasury Solicitor’s Department · UK Statistics Authority · UK Trade & Investment · Water Services Regulation Authority
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