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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:

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

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Gillian Speaks at Conference

Gillian Keegan's Conference Address in Manchester

Monday, 2 October, 2023

With Conference season underway, Gillian Keegan, the Secretary of State for Education, addressed audiences with her vision for the future of education, as well as the journey that brought her to where she is today.

See the full speech in Manchester on the 2nd October 2023 below:

Gillian's Column of the week

'Record Childcare Investment and Uber-Style Buses Come to Chichester' - 24th August 2023, Chichester Observer

Thursday, 24 August, 2023
AED next to school sports hall

DfE News: Millions of children get access to life-saving defibrillators

Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

Taken from the Department for Education's 25th July 2023 Press Release.

Football and person

DfE News: New plan to deliver high quality PE and sport for all pupils

Wednesday, 19 July, 2023

Taken from the Department for Education's 19th July Press Release.

Gillian at Foster Care Fortnight Event

Foster Care Fortnight

Friday, 26 May, 2023

Gillian had a brilliant time celebrating Foster Care Fortnight and welcoming so many amazing foster carers to 10 Downing Street recently.

Thank you for everything you do!

Mumsnet Interview

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

It was great for Gillian to chat childcare, teachers, special educational needs and much more with mumsnet.com founder Justine Roberts.

Gillian thanks Mumsnet for having her!

GCSEs and A Levels 2023

Monday, 15 May, 2023

Good luck to everyone starting their GCSEs and A levels today – and of course to those continuing with exams and assessments for VTQs and T Levels.

Students have worked really hard for this, and the next few weeks provide them with a real opportunity to show what they can do!

G7 Education Ministers' Meeting 2023

Sunday, 14 May, 2023

Gillian had a busy past few days in Japan for the G7 Education Ministers' Meeting. 

So many of us across the world face similar challenges in education. That's why events like these, and last week's World Education Forum, are so important.

World Education Forum 2023

Monday, 8 May, 2023

It was a real pleasure for Gillian to open this year's World Education Forum today and to speak with so many other leaders from across the education space.

The Eden Project Flowers Infographic

The Eden Project

Tuesday, 2 May, 2023

A lovely way for school children to mark the Coronation. 

If planted all together, the seeds would fill around 40 rugby pitches with wildflower meadows.

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News story: Laws passed to reduce strike disruption and protect public services

New laws to reduce the impact of industrial action on rail, border security and ambulance services while balancing the ability of workers

Guidance: Early years qualifications and ratios

The staff:child ratios regulations that providers working with children at early years foundation stage (EYFS) must follow.

Guidance: Early years educator (level 3): qualifications criteria

The assessment criteria and minimum qualification content requirements for level 3 early years educators.

Statutory guidance: Early years qualification requirements and standards

The qualifications that staff must hold to be included in the specified staff:child ratios at levels 2, 3 and 6 of the early years founda

Guidance: Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom

Lists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios.

Guidance: Early years practitioner (level 2): qualifications criteria

The criteria for the minimum qualification content of level 2 early years practitioners qualifications.

Statutory guidance: Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework

The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.

Guidance: Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014 criteria

Criteria that early years qualifications, started before 1 September 2014, must meet to be classed as 'full and relevant' by DfE.

Research: How childcare provider characteristics impact costs of childcare

Research looking at whether, on average, bigger childcare providers deliver childcare more cheaply.

Policy paper: Intensive training and practice

Information on the intensive training and practice (ITAP) element of initial teacher training (ITT).

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