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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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