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The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.

Our vision is to provide world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background. It will make sure that everyone has the chance to reach their potential, and live a more fulfilled life. It will also create a more productive economy, so that our country is fit for the future.

We are responsible for:
- teaching and learning for children in the early years and in primary schools
- teaching and learning for young people in secondary schools
- teaching, learning and training for young people and adults in apprenticeships, traineeships and further education
- teaching and learning for young people and adults in higher education
- supporting professionals who work with children, young people and adult learners
- helping disadvantaged children and young people to achieve more
- making sure that local services protect and support children

We’ll develop world-class education with the following principles:
- ensure our academic standards match and keep pace with key comparator nations
- strive to bring our technical education standards in line with leading international systems
- ensure that education builds character, resilience and well-being
To be achieved through:
- always remembering that in education and care, by far the most important factor is the people delivering it – so we will strive to recruit, develop and retain the best
- prioritising in all that we do the people and places left behind and the most disadvantaged
- protecting the autonomy of institutions by intervening only where clear boundaries are crossed
- making every pound of our funding count
- Read our single departmental plan to find out more about how we are performing against our objectives.

We are a ministerial department supported by 19 agencies and public bodies and non-ministerial departments.
Our staff are based at our ministerial offices in London and in a number of other locations around England.
We work closely with:
- national and local agencies who look after children
- local authorities professionals who work in schools and further and higher education institutions, children’s services and health services
Role
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Geographical Region
London

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West Kent and Ashford College requests to go into education administration

In January 2019 we introduced a new insolvency regime for FE and sixth-form colleges so that there is an orderly process in place for managing a college if it hits financial difficulties and becomes insolvent.

We must focus much more attention on providing great #apprenticeships for all those who do not go to university says @BorisJohnson #ALevelResults2019

#STEM subjects up 26.2% Government welcomes more pupils studying science Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said the increase in pupils taking science subjects at A level will equip this generation with the skills the country needs.

Education Secretary meets competitors preparing for #WorldSkills

Today, #TeamUK met with Secretary of State for Education @GavinWilliamson. They showcased the fantastic #skills that won them a place representing their country at @WorldSkillsKZN. They'll be competing for gold next week - good luck Team UK! Meet the team: https://t.co/z6RcJVDhY2 pic.twitter.com/4viT1DWePE

Celebrating #VocationalResultsDay and looking to the future of technical education

Deaf pupils are struggling at every stage of their education with fewer than half leaving school with two A levels

Support for deaf pupils Today, a report from the National Deaf Children’s Society that suggests deaf pupils are struggling at every stage of their education with fewer than half leaving school with two A levels.