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Department for Education - GOV.UK

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Department for Education - GOV.UK

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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. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies .

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url https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
title Department for Education
description 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. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies .

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  • [H1] Department for Education
  • [H2] Cookies on GOV.UK
  • [H2] Navigation menu
  • [H2] Featured
  • [H2] Latest from the Department for Education
  • [H2] Subscriptions
  • [H2] What we do
  • [H2] Documents
  • [H2] Our ministers
  • [H2] Our management
  • [H2] Contact DfE
  • [H2] Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
  • [H2] High profile groups within DfE
  • [H2] Corporate information
  • [H2] Is this page useful?
  • [H2] Help us improve GOV.UK
  • [H2] Help us improve GOV.UK
  • [H2] Services and information
  • [H2] Government activity
  • [H2] Support links
  • [H3] Services and information
  • [H3] Government activity
  • [H3] Search
  • [H3] Government launch antisemitism review into schools and colleges
  • [H3] Radical expansion in rights for children with SEND
  • [H3] 10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child
  • [H3] Adoption support that works for all
  • [H3] Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2026
  • [H3] SEND reform: putting children and young people first
  • [H3] Follow us
  • [H3] Services
  • [H3] Guidance and regulation
  • [H3] News and communications
  • [H3] Research and statistics
  • [H3] Policy papers and consultations
  • [H3] Transparency and freedom of information releases
  • [H3] DfE general enquiries
  • [H3] DfE data collections helpdesk
  • [H3] Preventing extremism in education settings
  • [H3] DfE media enquiries
  • [H3] Freedom of information (FOI) requests
  • [H3] Jobs and contracts

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