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
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Department for Education

Gillian is currently serving as the Secretary of State for Education

The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education, including:

Data items 2023 to 2024

Guidance about every piece of information you need to send us in autumn 2023, spring and summer 2024.

Early years census

How local authorities should collect and submit data about providers of early years education to complete the annual early years census.