Department for Education

A ministerial department, also called DfE

The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. It replaces the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
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Requests for information held by Regional Schools Commissioners, who are responsible for making decisions about academies and free schools, can be made to the Department for Education.

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Average income of adoptive parents in Nottingham
Response by Department for Education to Sarah Chan on .

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Dear Ms Chan Thank you for your recent enquiry. A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible. For information; the departmental standard for corres...
Pupil Level Annual School Census Summer 2018 Data (PLASC)
Response by Department for Education to Kath Bedford on .

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Kath Thank you for your email dated 18 October 2018 about the school census. You wrote: ‘I need PLASC data submitted by two local authorities in S...
Care and provision for Trafficked Children
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Dear Ms Kate Garbers,   Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 18 October 2018. You requested:   For each local aut...
Days lost by pupils due to schools rigid enforcement of 48 hour minimum absence due to sickness.
Response by Department for Education to Phil Goodacre on .

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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted. We wil...
Data behind statement by Nick Gibb re History and Geography GCSE entries 2017
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .

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Dear J Downs Thank you for your recent enquiry. A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible. For information; the departmental standard for corres...
A-level Grade combinations
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education, you will usually receive a reply within 15 working days. You can find out how the department...
Independent faith schools in England
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted. We wil...
List of Primary Schools UK (England, Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland)
Response by Department for Education to John Kelly on .

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Dear Mr Kelly  Thank you for your request for information received on 08 August 2017. You requested:   “Under the Freedom of Information Act, co...
Children Act 1989/2004 Section 47 Investigations Instigated Without Seeing Children
Response by Department for Education to A.E. on .

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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted. We wil...
Names, details and email addresses for all nursery and pre school providers in the UK
Response by Department for Education to Mrs Francis on .

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Dear Ms. Francis    Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 17 October 2018.     Please find attached the Department...
Excel List of nurseries and childminders in Lancashire
Response by Department for Education to Elaine Warner on .

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Dear Ms. Warner,   RE: FOI 2018-0041164   Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 17 October 2018.   Please find...
Number of teacher misconduct panel investigations (2013-2018)
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted. We wil...
Number of "Right to Withdraw" Requests from Sex Education
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Dear Sally Withheld    Thank you for your request for information that was received on 1 November, 2018.   You requested the following informa...
Freedom of Information request - Update of previous FOI request regarding day nurseries in England
Response by Department for Education to William Hammond on .

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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education, you will usually receive a reply within 15 working days. You can find out how the department...
Number of Secondary school PGCE maths and English funded places
Response by Department for Education to Dan Phillips on .

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Dear Mr Phillips,   Secondary school PGCE trainees   Thank you for your request, reference number: 2018-0041399. Your request was as follows:...
Which Trusts made an application to take over any of the four schools currently under the silver birch academy trust
Response by Department for Education to Katerina Hallouma on .

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Dear Katerina, Apologies for the delay in responding to your request. Your request is being dealt with and I will respond as soon as possible. Kind...
The legality of flexi-schooling
Request to Department for Education by Corrine Pearson. Annotated by Fiona Nicholson on .

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I have added this link to my page on flexischooling http://edyourself.org/articles/flexischooling.php
Details of UK schools with pupils between 4-11
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education, you will usually receive a reply within 15 working days. You can find out how the department...
Headcount and FTE independent school teachers
Response by Department for Education to J Brady on .

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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education, you will usually receive a reply within 15 working days. You can find out how the department...
List of delivery schools used in Troops to Teachers programme
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Information not held.

Dear Mr. Ormson, Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 28 June 2016. You requested a list of the schools being used as 'de...
2018 Sixth Form Graduates Information: Number of A-Levels and A*s
Response by Department for Education to Edward Burn on .

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Dear Mr Burn,   Please accept the Department's sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your original Freedom of Information request. As you...
Names of free schools in temporary accommodation
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education, you will usually receive a reply within 15 working days. You can find out how the department...
GCE A-level and Equivalent
Response by Department for Education to Jon Gordon on .

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Dear Kim,   2016/17 and 2017/18 GCE A-level and equivalent   Thank you for your email received on 26^th October 2018, reference number: 2018-0...
Fines for exclusions for schools in England and Wales
Response by Department for Education to Nicola Oxley on .

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Dear Nicola,   Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 22 October 2018. You requested “the total value of financial pena...
Full list of all UK primary and secondary Academies. Specifically I would need the head teacher name, school address with email address for school bursar and head teacher if possible.
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    Dear Steve Choppen   Thank you for your recent enquiry. A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible. For information; the departmental...

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