Department for Education (DfE)

Gillian is currently serving as Secretary of State for Education.

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

early years and childcare
children’s social care
teacher quality, recruitment and retention
the school curriculum
school improvement
academies and free schools
further education
apprenticeships and skills
higher education

Department for Education (DfE)

Gillian is currently serving as Secretary of State for Education. The Minister’s responsibilities include: early years and childcare children’s social care teacher quality, recruitment and retention the school curriculum school improvement academies and free schools further education appr

Statutory guidance: Support and intervention in schools

Statutory guidance on local authorities' and regional directors' responsibilities relating to schools and PRUs which require support or inte

Guidance: Childminder agencies: list of agencies

Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.

Guidance: School exclusion reviews data collection: how to submit data

How local authorities should submit information about reviews of cases where schools have suspended or expelled pupils.

Understanding and managing your land and buildings

Information you should have about your estate, how to use it effectively and when to update it.

Fundamentals of good estate management

An overview of the important policies, processes and documents schools should have.

Good estate management for schools

Advice for schools and responsible bodies to help manage their school buildings and land.

Health and safety

Advice on legal responsibilities for managing and maintaining the school estate and ensuring school buildings and land are compliant with st

Maintaining your estate

Planning and prioritising maintenance works to ensure the learning environment is safe, warm and weatherproof.

Managing your estate projects

Planning, managing and delivering all sizes of estate projects.

Transparency data: DfE prompt payment data: 2023 to 2024

How long the Department for Education (DfE), its executive agencies and other arms-length bodies take to pay invoices.