Responsibilities
Leads the Department for Education and has overall responsibility for State Education; schools, colleges and the University of Brightmere; curriculum, qualifications and assessment; teaching and educator standards; SEND, alternative provision and safeguarding in education; District Education Authorities; DfE public bodies; and cross-government education relationships.
Leads equality and opportunity ministerial portfolio including women and equalities, OEO ministerial direction, equality strategy, equality legislation interfaces, equality public bodies and cross-government equality coordination.
Current role holder
Vacant