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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
Campaigns
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School Funding in West Sussex

Gillian has been working to secure more funding in schools across the Chichester constituency.

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More High Quality Apprenticeships

As the only degree level apprentice in the House of Commons Gillian is championing more high-quality apprenticeships.

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Minister Keegan responds to Westminster Hall debate on skills-led recovery

Tuesday, 20 October, 2020

Westminster Hall Debate: Role of colleges in a skills-led recovery from the covid-19 outbreak

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DfE News: Digital Media and Technology Centre Opened by Gillian Keegan MP

Thursday, 15 October, 2020

Strode College were thrilled to welcome Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, to open our Digital Media and Technology Centre with MP James Heappey, Minister for the armed forces and local MP in attendance.

DfE News: National Retraining Scheme has been integrated with the government’s new £2.5bn National Skills Fund - FE News

Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

Today [13 Oct] I wanted to update both Houses on further policy developments we are making as part of our efforts to help boost productivity, ensure that businesses can find and hire the skilled workers they need, and help people to fulfil their potential.

I hope more government departments follow our lead by employing apprentices - FE WEEK

Sunday, 11 October, 2020

The apprenticeships trial in my department will be closely evaluated so we can set an example across government, writes Gillian Keegan

There has never been a more critical time to invest in new talent and help create more job opportunities.

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The engineering sector is ready to play its part in the green recovery - Politics Home

Thursday, 8 October, 2020

Speaking at an event at Conservative Party Conference, Ministers Gillian Keegan MP and Amanda Solloway MP, stressed the importance of investing in engineering and skills to deliver the green recovery.

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Public First: in conversation with... Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan MP

Tuesday, 6 October, 2020

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.

DfE News: Ceremony marks official opening of Haywards Heath College

Tuesday, 6 October, 2020

Haywards Heath College was officially declared open at a ceremony last week.

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Gillian on BBC News to discuss the PM's keynote speech at Party Conference

Tuesday, 6 October, 2020

Credit: BBC News

Apprenticeships Minister meets with Brightest and Best of Tech Talent at National College for Digital Skills

Saturday, 3 October, 2020

Gillian Keegan urges Ada students to take initiative to open doors to successful careers 

GK cutting the ribbon

Chichester MP reopens Rumboldswhyke School

Friday, 2 October, 2020

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.

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Press release: Thousands of places created in new special free schools

Over 3,000 extra school places to be created for pupils with the most complex needs

Guidance: Student number controls

The measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak, including temporary student number controls and additi

Transparency data: New school proposals

Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up.

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): reducing burdens on educational and care settings

List of data collections, services or requests which will be cancelled, paused or will continue.

Correspondence: School governance update

Important news and communications from the Department for Education (DfE) relating to governance in maintained schools and academy trusts

Detailed guide: Equality and diversity fund: for school-led projects

Apply for funding for school-led equality and diversity projects in your region.

Guidance: Higher education: reopening buildings and campuses

Guidance for higher education providers in England on when and how to reopen their campuses and buildings.

Press release: Opportunity Areas programme to support young people hit hardest by pandemic

Place-based approach will help level up outcomes in employment and education to support recovery from the pandemic

Open consultation: Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19)

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

Transparency data: British schools overseas: inspection reports for accredited schools

Inspection reports for British schools overseas that meet DfE accreditation standards and that are registered on Get information about sc

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