Department for Education

Gillian Keegan is the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills at the Department for Education.

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • strategy for post-16 education (jointly with Minister of State for Universities)
  • technical education and skills including T Levels and qualifications review
  • apprenticeships including traineeships
  • 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
  • careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company
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Public First: in conversation with... Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan MP

Public First was delighted to be joined by Skills Minister Gillian Keegan MP for a virtual panel event on Tuesday 6 October. Interviewed by Jonathan Simons, Director at Public First, the discussion looked ahead to the upcoming Skills White Paper, as well as focusing on the future of FE.

Chichester MP reopens Rumboldswhyke School

Rumboldswhyke School starts a new chapter today, as it formally joins Bishop Luffa School and becomes part of a brand new academy trust for Chichester. The trust is called The Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership.

DfE News: Minister pledges to work to eradicate racism in FE

Black FE Leadership Group says it remains concerned about the lack of recognition of the need to review all post 16 curricula and qualifications

There is “no place for racism” in the education system, apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan has said.