Department for Education

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government ministry ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom

The Department for Education is the UK government ministry responsible for children’s services and education, including schools, colleges, and universities in England.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government ministry → ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom →
abbreviation	DfE →
budget	multi‑billion pound annual budget →
country	United Kingdom →
dateFormed	2010 →
hasChiefCivilServantTitle	Permanent Secretary →
hasMinisterialHeadTitle	Secretary of State for Education →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education →
headquartersLocation	London → Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster →
jurisdiction	England →
oversees	Education and Skills Funding Agency → Office of the Children’s Commissioner (funding and sponsorship role historically in England) → Standards and Testing Agency → Teaching Regulation Agency → further education colleges in England → state-funded schools in England → universities in England (in respect of overall policy) →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	British Civil Service structure →
policyArea	children’s services → early years → education → further education → higher education → skills →
precededBy	Department for Education and Skills →
regionServed	England →
replaced	Department for Children, Schools and Families → Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills →
responsibleFor	academy schools policy in England → apprenticeships in England → children’s services in England → curriculum standards in England → early years education in England → education policy in England → free schools policy in England → further education in England → higher education in England → national examinations and assessment policy in England → primary education in England → safeguarding of children in education settings in England → school funding policy in England → secondary education in England → skills and training policy in England → special educational needs and disabilities policy in England → teacher training policy in England →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Education and Skills Funding Agency → Standards and Testing Agency → Teaching Regulation Agency →	parentOrganization
HMG → Secretary of State for Education and Science ("Department of Education and Science") →	oversees
Department for Education ("DfE") →	abbreviation
Independent Schools Inspectorate ("Department for Education of the United Kingdom") →	accountableTo
Independent Schools Inspectorate ("Department for Education of the United Kingdom") →	authorisedBy
Secretary of State for Education →	department
UK government →	educationSystemManagedBy
UK government →	executiveBody
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ("Department for Education and Skills") →	formedFrom
Whitehall ("Department for Education (in the wider Whitehall area)") →	hasGovernmentBuilding
Secretary of State for Education →	heads
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster →	occupant
Standards and Testing Agency →	overseenBy
Teaching Regulation Agency →	partOf
Department for Education ("Department for Education and Skills") →	precededBy
Department for Education ("Department for Children, Schools and Families") →	replaced
Command Papers →	submittedBy
Independent Schools Inspectorate ("Department for Education independent school standards") →	worksUnderFrameworkOf
Independent Schools Council →	worksWith