After a long wait we now know who’s doing what at the DfE. We take a look at the responsibilities of the team headed up by the Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening.
Caroline Dinenage (MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head)
Parliamentary under secretary of state for women, equalities and early years
(previously parliamentary under secretary of state for women and equalities at the DfE and family justice at the Ministry of Justice.)
Responsibilities include:
- women’s equality (including addressing the gender pay gap and getting more women on company boards)
- lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender policy
- the Equality and Human Rights Commission (including the equality legal framework an international commitments)
- dealing with bullying in schools (including homophobic bullying)
- early years and childcare (including the Government’s commitment of 30 hours free childcare per week)
Edward Timpson (MP for Crewe and Nantwich)
Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families
(previously minister of state for children and families)
Responsibilities include:
- children’s social care (including child protection, children in care and adoption, care leavers, local authority innovation and intervention, and the Children and Social Work Bill)
- special educational needs (including education, health and care plans and reforms, attainment and progress, high needs funding)
- rounded and resilient young people (including mental health and character)
- school sport and personal, social and health education (PSHE)
- National Citizens Service
- behaviour and attendance, exclusions and alternative provision
- pupil premium (and pupil premium plus)
Robert Halfon (MP for Harlow)
Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (previously minister without portfolio)
Responsibilities include:
- careers education and guidance in schools
- apprenticeships (including arrangements for the introduction of the apprenticeships levy)
- funding for post-16 provision (including financial support for young people and adult learners)
- further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and local patterns of provision (including area reviews and city deals)
Nick Gibb (MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Minister of State for School Standards (previously minister of state for schools)
Responsibilities include:
- recruiting and retaining teachers and school leaders (including initial teacher training, qualifications and professional development)
- teaching school alliances
- College of Teaching
- national funding formula for schools and schools revenue funding
- curriculum, assessment and qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
- school accountability (including links with Ofsted)
- Education for All Bill
Jo Johnson (MP for Orpington)
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (previously minister of state for universities and science)
The minister is responsible for:
- universities and higher education reform (including the Higher Education Bill and teaching excellence framework and quality)
- higher education student finance (including the Student Loans Company)
- widening participation and social mobility
- all education exports (including international students, international research
Lord Nash
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System (previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System)
- Responsibilities include:
- a strong school system (including free schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, university technical colleges, studio schools, faith schools, independent schools, home education, supplementary schools)
- school governance and underperformance
- admissions
- school capital investment (including new school places, school maintenance, land, and playing fields)
- tackling extremism in schools
