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 meeting students at Tangmere Primary

School Funding in West Sussex

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

More High Quality Apprenticeships

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

News

Gillian Keegan MP Appointed Apprenticeships & Skills Minister

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

During last week’s Cabinet reshuffle Chichester MP, Gillian Keegan, was appointed to the Department for Education as the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills.

Gillian Visits St. Anthony's School

Thursday, 30 January, 2020

Gillian enjoyed a visit to Chichester's St. Anthony's School on Thursday, January 30th. She met with teachers, pupils, and parents to discuss their interests and ambitions for the school.

Which pupils to include

Find out which pupils are in scope for the alternative provision census.

Detailed guide: COVID Summer Food Fund

Guidance for schools and local authorities on providing vouchers to support pupils eligible for free school meals over the summer holiday

Detailed guide: Studying in the UK: guidance for EU students

What citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland studying, or planning to study in the UK should consider.

Guidance: Protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Protective measures for providers of community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings offeri

Guidance: Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Guidance for parents and carers of children attending community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-schoo

Guidance: Department for Education non-executive appointments

Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies.

Guidance: Find, join or create a network for school business professionals

How business professionals working in schools can find, join or create a network of local school business professionals.

Guidance: What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Information for parents and carers about the opening of early years providers, schools and colleges, safety in schools, attendance, trans

Guidance: School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19)

Guidance on funding available to schools to support them with costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19).

Decision: Direction issued to Devon County Council

Statutory direction issued to Devon County Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.