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

Campaigns

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

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

Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the financial year 2019 to 2020.

Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2019 to 2020.

Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2019 to 2020.

How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).

Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2019 to 2020 children in need census.

Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2019 to 2020 returns.

How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.

Information on the process for providers wishing to close ITT provision and withdrawal of initial teacher training accreditation.

Information for parents and carers about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of coronavirus (COV

Reports on DfE exceptions to government spending controls.