Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School and College System)

Organisations: Department for Education

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

academies and multi-academy trusts
free schools and university technical colleges
faith schools
independent schools
home education and supplementary schools
intervention in underperforming schools and school improvement
school governance
school capital investment (including pupil place planning)
Education Investment Areas (jointly with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School Standards))
education provision and outcomes for 16 to 19 year olds
college governance and accountability
intervention and financial oversight of further education colleges
careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company
reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training
safeguarding in schools and post-16 settings
counter extremism in schools and post-16 settings
departmental efficiency and commercial policy