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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
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Geographical Region
London

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DfE surpasses #apprenticeship target two years in a row

Education Secretary backs review of university admissions

Education Secretary @GavinWilliamson backs review of university admissions Education Secretary backs review of post qualification admissions amid ‘deeply concerning’ use of unconditional offers; Williamson commits to publish university ratings by subject by through Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework; Guidance to Office for Students supports regulator ‘boldly’ using full powers to ensure value for money for students Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has backed a review of university admissions, which will consider whether students should apply to university after getting their A level results alongside other options.

#TLevels - Education Secretary visits the West Midlands

Great to welcome @GavinWilliamson to @Dudley_College today, along with @IanAustinMP, @mikejwood and @AoCDavidH as we discussed our exciting plans for T- Levels, Industry Placements and the future of technical education. pic.twitter.com/W388SVHhMR

The importance of girls’ education - Pan-Commonwealth Forum

Minister Gibb has been speaking today at the Pan-Commonwealth Forum in Edinburgh on the importance of girls’ education, outlining the work the UK is doing to support Commonwealth leaders’ commitment to 12 years of quality education for all girls by 2030:

EDUCATION SECRETARY SPEECH AT UNIVERSITIES UK CONFERENCE

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson sets a challenge to the higher education sector to ensure wider access to universities to students from all backgrounds: