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Department for Education
Department
for Education
Schools: statutory guidance
Get into teaching
School and college performance data
Get information about schools
Early years and childcare: guidance for providers
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils
The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
12 April 2026
—
Press release
Government scraps high-sugar food from school menus
High-sugar and deep-fried food taken off the menu in new plans to overhaul school dinners amid health crisis facing children, helping to tackle obesity.
26 March 2026
—
Press release
New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s
Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.
5 March 2026
—
Open consultation
Proposal on support for pupils with medical conditions at school
We are seeking views on updates to guidance to strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions and allergies.
10 February 2026
—
Open consultation
Adoption support that works for all
We’re seeking views on a more responsive, holistic and evidence-based system of adoption support, including changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
30 March 2026
—
Open consultation
SEND reform: putting children and young people first
Proposed changes to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including early, fair support, with shared accountabilities across local partners.
Latest from the Department for Education
School land: decisions about the disposal of playing field land
23 April 2026
Transparency data
Pupil attendance in schools
23 April 2026
Official statistics announcement
Child and family ASYE: programme resources
23 April 2026
Guidance
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy in England.
DfE
is a ministerial department, supported by
14 agencies and public bodies
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
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Education Hub
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Documents
Services
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Find an apprenticeship
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Guidance and regulation
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
1 September 2025
Statutory guidance
Working together to safeguard children
18 March 2026
Statutory guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Secretary of State sets out policy steers to Ofqual
23 April 2026
Correspondence
DfE Update 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
Correspondence
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
Pupil attendance in schools
23 April 2026
Official statistics announcement
Teacher demand and postgraduate trainee need: 2026 to 2027
23 April 2026
Official Statistics
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Post-16 L2 and L3 qualifications: 2027 proposed subject content
23 April 2026
Open consultation
School Food Standards: updating the legislative framework
21 April 2026
Open consultation
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
School land: decisions about the disposal of playing field land
23 April 2026
Transparency data
Academies consolidated annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024
23 April 2026
Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our ministers
The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
Georgia Gould OBE MP
Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)
The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Minister of State (Minister for Skills)
The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP
Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)
Olivia Bailey MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
Josh MacAlister OBE MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)
Seema Malhotra MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
Our management
Susan Acland-Hood
Permanent Secretary
Dr Tim Coulson
Director General, Regions
Jane Cunliffe
Chief Operating Officer
Tony Foot
Director General, Strategy
Julia Kinniburgh
Director General, Schools
Sinead O'Sullivan
Director General, Skills
Gila Sacks
Director General, Families
Sir Kevan Collins
Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union
Sir Peter Bazalgette
Non-executive board member
Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE
Non-executive board member
Steve Crocker OBE
Non-executive board member
Naomi Eisenstadt CB
Non-executive board member
Rebecca George CBE
Non-executive board member
Stuart McMinnies
Non-executive board member
Contact DfE
DfE general enquiries
Contact: DfE general enquiries
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5.30pm
Closed at weekends and bank holidays
DfE data collections helpdesk
Contact: DfE data collections helpdesk
For queries relating to school data collections or any of the following systems: S2S, ASP, GIAP, GIAS or COLLECT.
Preventing extremism in education settings
Email
counter.extremism@education.gov.uk
Contact: Preventing extremism in education settings
Telephone
020 7340 7264
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 11am to 3pm (excluding bank holidays)
You can report concerns about extremism related to education settings in England, including allegations about institutions, staff and external people or organisations trying to influence settings.
DfE media enquiries
Central newsdesk
0203 371 4832
Enquiry line for journalists only.
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 8am to 7pm
Outside of these hours, the number will divert to the duty media officer
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information (FOI) requests
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
FOI contact form
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Please note, we receive a large volume of requests asking for lists of contact details for schools, which are available from our 'Get information about schools' service (
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/
)
High profile groups within DfE
Further Education Commissioner
Regional Department for Education (DfE) Directors
UK Council for Internet Safety
Corporate information
Our organisation chart
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Equality and diversity
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our energy use
Our governance
Research at DfE
Statistics at DfE
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at DfE
Working for DfE
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on
Social media use
.
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Department for Education
Department
for Education
Schools: statutory guidance
Get into teaching
School and college performance data
Get information about schools
Early years and childcare: guidance for providers
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils
The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
12 April 2026
—
Press release
Government scraps high-sugar food from school menus
High-sugar and deep-fried food taken off the menu in new plans to overhaul school dinners amid health crisis facing children, helping to tackle obesity.
26 March 2026
—
Press release
New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s
Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.
5 March 2026
—
Open consultation
Proposal on support for pupils with medical conditions at school
We are seeking views on updates to guidance to strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions and allergies.
10 February 2026
—
Open consultation
Adoption support that works for all
We’re seeking views on a more responsive, holistic and evidence-based system of adoption support, including changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
30 March 2026
—
Open consultation
SEND reform: putting children and young people first
Proposed changes to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including early, fair support, with shared accountabilities across local partners.
Latest from the Department for Education
School land: decisions about the disposal of playing field land
23 April 2026
Transparency data
Pupil attendance in schools
23 April 2026
Official statistics announcement
Child and family ASYE: programme resources
23 April 2026
Guidance
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy in England.
DfE
is a ministerial department, supported by
14 agencies and public bodies
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
The following links open in a new tab
Follow on
DfE on Facebook
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
DfE on X (formerly Twitter)
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
DfE on Instagram
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
DfE on YouTube
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Education Hub
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Newsletter for teachers
(opens in new tab)
Documents
Services
Sign in to your childcare account
Find an apprenticeship
See all services
Guidance and regulation
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
1 September 2025
Statutory guidance
Working together to safeguard children
18 March 2026
Statutory guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Secretary of State sets out policy steers to Ofqual
23 April 2026
Correspondence
DfE Update 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
Correspondence
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
Pupil attendance in schools
23 April 2026
Official statistics announcement
Teacher demand and postgraduate trainee need: 2026 to 2027
23 April 2026
Official Statistics
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Post-16 L2 and L3 qualifications: 2027 proposed subject content
23 April 2026
Open consultation
School Food Standards: updating the legislative framework
21 April 2026
Open consultation
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
School land: decisions about the disposal of playing field land
23 April 2026
Transparency data
Academies consolidated annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024
23 April 2026
Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our ministers
The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
Georgia Gould OBE MP
Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)
The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Minister of State (Minister for Skills)
The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP
Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)
Olivia Bailey MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
Josh MacAlister OBE MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)
Seema Malhotra MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
Our management
Susan Acland-Hood
Permanent Secretary
Dr Tim Coulson
Director General, Regions
Jane Cunliffe
Chief Operating Officer
Tony Foot
Director General, Strategy
Julia Kinniburgh
Director General, Schools
Sinead O'Sullivan
Director General, Skills
Gila Sacks
Director General, Families
Sir Kevan Collins
Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union
Sir Peter Bazalgette
Non-executive board member
Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE
Non-executive board member
Steve Crocker OBE
Non-executive board member
Naomi Eisenstadt CB
Non-executive board member
Rebecca George CBE
Non-executive board member
Stuart McMinnies
Non-executive board member
Contact DfE
DfE general enquiries
Contact: DfE general enquiries
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5.30pm
Closed at weekends and bank holidays
DfE data collections helpdesk
Contact: DfE data collections helpdesk
For queries relating to school data collections or any of the following systems: S2S, ASP, GIAP, GIAS or COLLECT.
Preventing extremism in education settings
counter.extremism@education.gov.uk
Contact: Preventing extremism in education settings
Telephone
020 7340 7264
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 11am to 3pm (excluding bank holidays)
You can report concerns about extremism related to education settings in England, including allegations about institutions, staff and external people or organisations trying to influence settings.
DfE media enquiries
Central newsdesk
0203 371 4832
Enquiry line for journalists only.
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 8am to 7pm
Outside of these hours, the number will divert to the duty media officer
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information (FOI) requests
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
FOI contact form
Telephone
0370 000 2288
Please note, we receive a large volume of requests asking for lists of contact details for schools, which are available from our 'Get information about schools' service (
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/
)
High profile groups within DfE
Further Education Commissioner
Regional Department for Education (DfE) Directors
UK Council for Internet Safety
Corporate information
Our organisation chart
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Equality and diversity
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our energy use
Our governance
Research at DfE
Statistics at DfE
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at DfE
Working for DfE
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on
Social media use
.
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