Department for Education

What we do

The Department for Education is responsible for the State Education system.

Responsibilities

• schools and other education institutions
• curriculum, assessment and qualifications
• teacher and educator standards
• education quality, inspection and regulation
• education policy, evidence and system improvement

Our ministers

Agencies and public bodies

• Beacon AcademySponsored education institution
• Child Safeguarding Practice Review PanelIndependent review panel
• Office for StudentsExecutive non-departmental public body
• Office of the Children’s CommissionerExecutive non-departmental public body
• Office of the Schools AdjudicatorIndependent adjudicator office
• OfqualNon-ministerial department
• OfstedNon-ministerial department
• School Teachers’ Review BodyAdvisory non-departmental public body
• Standards and Testing AgencyExecutive agency
• Teaching Regulation AgencyExecutive agency

Corporate information

• Complaints procedureCorporate information