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Department for Education senior staff data: September 2014
Updated 21 March 2024
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| Post Unique Reference | Name | Grade (or equivalent) | Job Title | Job/Team Function | Parent Department | Organisation | Unit | Contact Phone | Contact E-mail | Reports to Senior Post | Salary Cost of Reports (£) | FTE | Actual Pay Floor (£) | Actual Pay Ceiling (£) | Professional/Occupational Group | Notes | Valid? | |
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| DFE-1124 | Susan Acland-Hood | SCS2 | Director | Director of Education Funding Group. Director with lead responsibility for all school funding policy, both revenue and capital, including increasing the fairness and effectiveness of revenue funding for schools; and ensuring that our capital funding provides enough school places as the population grows, and supports schools to be maintained in good condition. The Group also provides flexible policy and analytical support to the wider Infrastructure and Funding Directorate. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Education Funding Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 235571 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1140 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for the policy framework underpinning the creation and performance of Academies. Policy development around particular | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1086 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1127 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for improving financial management in DfE, by providing: decision support, advice and guidance on financial issues to DGs and their directorates. Provide a conduit between the corporate centre and finance in the business: liaising with the business and Strategy Unit on Spending Reviews; business planning; and efficiencies and savings exercises. To lead an expert centre for governance and finance policy, grants and payments for DfE and as DfE Champion for fraud, error and debt | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 961568.44 | 0.86 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Finance | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1094 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of IT Operations. Responsible for the management and delivery of all of the Department’s internal IT systems and services including the desktop, email, filing systems, printing, Videoconferencing and telephony. It is IT Operation's job to ensure that systems are modern, responsive and reliable and that everyone in DFE and its executive agencies has the technology tools they need to do their job and to collaborate effectively with colleagues inside and outside the Department. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Chief Information Officer Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1136 | 2653631.245 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Information Technology | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1026 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Deputy Director for NCTL Business Services oversees the Programme Management Office, business transformation programmes, workforce planning and commercial advice for the agency. He liaises closely with shared service functions (HR, Finance, Commercial, Legal, IT) within DfE to ensure that the NCTL operates effectively and efficiently. The Deputy Director for NCTL Business Services oversees the Programme Management Office, business transformation programmes, workforce planning and commercial advice for the agency. He liaises closely with shared service functions (HR, Finance, Commercial, Legal, IT) within DfE to ensure that the NCTL operates effectively and efficiently | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1049 | 1702338.06 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1082 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | – Local Area Policy and Performance Division covers: The role of the local authority in education and children’s services and the associated framework of local partnership arrangements. The Department's interest in Community Budgets. Facilitation of stakeholder relations with Local Authorities; The Department's interest in health reforms and the Department's relationship with the Department of Health; Performance Improvement in local authority children's services, including the development of sector led approaches, leadership development and coordination of wider workforce issues; Policy on tackling weak local authority performance. Management of the Department's interventions in poorly performing Local Authorities. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1016 | 2060784.625 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1210 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | National College for Teaching and Leadership | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1021 | 1140494.125 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1171 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Leads on Teachers’ Pensions and Deregulation, which includes teachers’ pensions policy and matters relating to reducing bureaucracy, employment law, teacher regulation and workload. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Teachers and Teaching Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1017 | 1231405.785 | 0.97 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1133 | Susan Baldwin | SCS2 | Director | Academies and Maintained School Group: The Director is the senior responsible owner for: academies and free schools financial management and funding agreement compliance; funding operations (all schools and academies); fraud awareness and the operational framework for anti-fraud activity across the EFA; and the EFA’s Change Programme | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1136 | 3504932.925 | 1 | 95000 | 99999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1032 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Test Operations Deputy Director in the Standards and Testing Agency (STA). The Division has responsibility for the delivery of assessments and testing in England, under statutory instruments, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education. In carrying out these functions, the division • undertakes operational delivery of national curriculum tests and assessments; • supports the process of teacher assessment moderation; and • supports schools and other stakeholders (by providing guidance, communications and helpdesk support). The Division also produces guidance and exemplification materials for the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 English writing teacher assessment and has a statutory function in respect of maladministration – where the validity of test results are in doubt for any reason.The Test Operations division took on responsibility for the general qualifications logistics service, provided to exam centres and examiners, on 1st April 2014 | Department for Education | Standards and Testing Agency | Standards and Testing Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1181 | 1780458.475 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1005 | Hardip Begol | SCS2 | Director | Head of the Assessment, Curriculum and General Qualifications Group with responsibility for advising Ministers on: the implementation of the new National Curriculum; assessment and the wider curriculum in schools; the reform of GCSE and A level qualifications; and improving the credibility of the exams system. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Assessment, Curriculum and General Qualifications | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 1119828.55 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1220 | Iain Bell | SCS2 | Director | Director for Data and Education Standards Analysis | Department for Education | Department For Education | Systems and Accountability | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1208 | 612674.035 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1017 | Marcus Bell | SCS2 | Director | Leads Teachers and Teaching, which is responsible for policy on the teaching profession, including training, standards, regulation, leadership, pay, pensions and industrial relations. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Teachers and Teaching Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 243596 | 1 | 90000 | 94999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1085 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of the Ministerial and Public Communications Division. The Division supports Ministers by producing replies to MPs’ letters and Parliamentary Questions. The Division responds on behalf of Ministers to correspondence and telephone enquiries from education professionals and members of the public; and handles complaints from parents and others about schools. Head of the Ministerial and Public Communications Division. The Division supports Ministers by producing replies to MPs’ letters and Parliamentary Questions. The Division responds on behalf of Ministers to correspondence and telephone enquiries from education professionals and members of the public; and handles complaints from parents and others about schools. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 3283309.955 | 0.94 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Communications | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1239 | Jennifer Bexon-Smith | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commissioner for East Midlands and Humber responsible for tackling educational underperformance and inadequate governance in open academies; approving new academy provision; managing the regional sponsor market for academies; and providing advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 190036.13 | 1 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1172 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | DD - Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1006 | 2949380.055 | 0.7 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1202 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for improving operational management by providing advice and guidance on change planning and delivery. This includes leading on organisational change and continuous improvement projects, communications and capability development. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Infrastructure and Funding Directorate | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 137130 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Programme and Project Management (PPM) | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1098 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director in the Academies Group: Developing appropriate Academy solutions to transform underperforming schools and working to improve underperforming Academies | Department for Education | Department For Education | Academies Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 2910370.365 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1083 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsibility for managing the market for Initial Teacher Training (ITT). This involves strategic oversight of the budget to fund ITT training and provide financial support for trainees. Responsible for working with Ofsted on regulating the quality of ITT and on the accreditation of ITT providers and for the collection of a wide range of trainee and labour market data to support the work of the Agency. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1021 | 1666461.575 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1035 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director Accountability and Directorate Leadership Division, Education Standards Directorate | Department for Education | Department For Education | Assessment, Curriculum and General Qualifications | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 2989584.3 | 0.81 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1087 | Claire Burton | SCS2 | Director | Acting Director of Academies Group: Increasing the number of academies and tackling underperformance in open academies to create a better and more diverse school system. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Academies Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 440793 | 1 | 70000 | 74999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1072 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Academies Group Territory: responsible for open academies in the North including: the provision of accurate, timely funding information to academies, compliance with the Funding Agreement, mangaging enquiries from academies, providing responses to POs/TOs, complaints and general enquiries about academies and risk assessment to identify potential failure of academies. SRO on Communications and Stakeholder Management Sub Programme for the Group. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1133 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1245 | David Carter | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West: responsible for tackling educational underperformance and inadequate governance in open academies; approving new academy provision; managing the regional sponsor market for academies; and providing advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 201854.52 | 1 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1053 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for Young People's Programme service delivery in South West England, the East Midlands and the West Midlands. Ensure delivery of EFA programmes including ESF, Youth Contract; monitor and support local authorities in implementing arrangements for High Needs Student funding; intervene with inadequate providers, supporting replacement of poor provision and filling gaps in provision. National lead for the policy implementation and processes to manage provider failure, to deliver effective intervention to support improvement. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1137 | 1222062.28 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1214 | Juliet Chua | SCS2 | Director | Deputy Director Closing The Gap | Department for Education | Department For Education | Closing The Gap | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 491052.44 | 0.82 | 105000 | 109999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1137 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of the Government’s Child Poverty Unit. The role of the unit is to support Ministers in delivering on their commitment to eliminate child poverty in the UK and in carrying out their obligations under the Child Poverty Act 2010. The unit is jointly sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Education and HM Treasury | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategic Analysis Research and Policy Impact Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1136 | 1185911.9 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1025 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director, Initial Teacher Training (ITT), National College for Teaching & Leadership (NCTL). | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1021 | 1239656.71 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1130 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for: overseeing the Academy delivery process, including the process for determining appropriate Academy solution for underperforming schools, monitoring delivery against budget, and providing a single source of information and knowledge for Academy delivery. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Academies Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 2756915.315 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1238 | Tim Coulson | SCS3 | Director General | Tim Coulson is Regional Schools Commissioner for the East of England North East London. He carries out Ministers’ responsibilities towards the Academies and Free Schools system as their numbers have reached a point where it is no longer sensible or practical for Ministers to take all decisions from the centre | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 179043.8 | 1 | 130000 | 134999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1099 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The EFA Young People's Funding Allocation and Student Support Division includes: Section 96 Qualification approvals; the design, development, calculation, and allocation of all formula funding for 16-19 participation and for Learner Support (Bursaries, Free Meals, Care to Learn, Residential Bursaries, Dance and Drama Awards). Allocations are made to all providers delivering to young people aged 16-19, and 16-25 for those with learning difficulties and disabilities, ( colleges, independent specialist colleges, maintained schools, Academies, UTCs, Studio Schools, Free schools, Maths Schools, voluntary and charitable providers. For voluntary and charitable providers this includes reconciliation for over and under-delivery. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1137 | 2173116.2 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1041 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Early years funding and system reform | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1202 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1207 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of Infrastructure and Funding analysis. Oversight of all economics, statistics, modelling and research work in Infrastructure and Funding Directorate. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Education Funding Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1124 | 1670005.3 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Programme and Project Management (PPM) | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1166 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Director of International Business is responsible for leading and managing the work of the College’s International Business Unit including: developing and delivering a comprehensive strategy for international business development and income generation; designing innovative products and services that support the development of international markets; developing market entry strategies including forming strategic partnerships and alliances with individual clients, governments and consulting partners. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1049 | 193956.14 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1059 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Education Commissioner Birmingham - Part of the System Reform Groupart of the System Reform Group | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1144 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | To ensure the Secretary of State and Ministers are well supported in all aspects of their roles by the Private Office Department of State function. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 671862.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1150 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for: policy on international education. International work includes: managing the DfE's interests in international organisations, including the European Union, OECD and European Schools system; ensuring that policy is informed by international evidence of effective policy and practice; developing strategic partnerships on education with key partner countries as part of the government's wider foreign policy engagement. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategic Analysis Research and Policy Impact Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 631012.64 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1003 | Shona Dunn | SCS3 | Director General | Leads Education Standards Directorate. Overall responsibility for policy on teachers and teaching standards/teachers’ terms and conditions/Teachers’ Pension Scheme/school standards/data and statistics/National Curriculum content and test delivery/qualifications reform/participation and closing the gap /National College for Teaching and Leadership /Standards and Testing Agency. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Education Standards Directorate | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 1025676.46 | 1 | 120000 | 124999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1209 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | I currently lead the EFA division responsible for casework and financial oversight of academies and free schools in the south of England | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1133 | 1725034.14 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1123 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | To lead the Department’s work on - reporting performance against our key priorities; risk management and governance | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 397842 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1040 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Leads Improving Teacher Quality Division which is responsible for teachers' pay and conditions reform, the policy on teachers' development and development and the review of teacher quality policy. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Teachers and Teaching Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1017 | 1143987.305 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1011 | Simon Fryer | SCS2 | Director | Leading HR strategy and delivery of HR services to the Department for Education, including Executive Agencies. The HR Director is also responsible for internal communications within the Department. | Department for Education | Department For Education | HR and Change Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 1300653.135 | 0.83 | 65000 | 69999 | Not set | Human Resources | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1031 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | manage the Risk Analysis Division, a team of 65 people who provide assurance that the funds distributed by the Education Funding Agency are used for the purpose that parliament intended | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1020 | 2576873.34 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1183 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of Curriculum and Standards Division, with responsibility for policy on English, mathematics, science and computing, history , geography and languages from age 5-19, including their curricula, qualification subject contents, and dedicated support to schools, colleges and teachers; education technology; the overview of the National Curriculum; and Year 7 catch-up support in literacy and numeracy. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Assessment, Curriculum and General Qualifications | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1005 | 1181943.92 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1043 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director within the Education Funding Group | Department for Education | Department For Education | Education Funding Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1124 | 852124.6 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1213 | Frank Green | SCS2 | Director | Schools Commissioner • promoting the benefits of the academies and free schools programme among school leaders, local authorities, parent groups and community organisations • leading communications between DfE and the education sector • initiating brokerage of academy arrangements between those schools that would benefit most from an academy solution and established sponsors with a good track record of performance improvement • encouraging and helping nurture potential sponsors from schools and community sectors • influencing school-to-school support and working closely with ministers to shape the future development of the academies and free schools programme • I will line manage the 8 regional schools commissioners (RSCs). | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 1089635 | 0.8 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1135 | Mike Green | SCS2 | Director | The Director of Capital is part of the EFA’s Senior Team and head of the Capital Directorate which is one of four EFA Directorates. The Director oversees the Directors of the Planning & Funding, Programme Delivery and Efficiency Divisions. The Director ensures the successful delivery of the EFA remit for Capital Programmes and supports the Chief Executive in making the EFA an outstandingly successful vehicle for education transformation by ensuring the effective procurement of educational institutions, in line with the Secretary of State’s vision. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1136 | 2286154.08 | 1 | 130000 | 134999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1042 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | DD Finance and Commercial Group | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 1492110.545 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Finance | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1006 | Ann Gross | SCS2 | Director | Leading the Policy Family which supports Ministers in developing and implementing policies relating to the reform of provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, child & adolescent mental health,child poverty (jointly with DWP) and children’s services strategy | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 273598 | 1 | 90000 | 94999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1225 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | not on Directory | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 776986.53 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1022 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director, Information Systems and Professionalism Division and Head of Finance Profession. I lead on DfE’s Transactional Shared Services and corporate MI systems which involves managing the current operational arrangements and also a programme to drive out strategic improvement. I also lead on the publication of finance, procurement and workforce MI. As Head of Finance Profession I support all qualified and trainee finance staff in DfE to drive up capability. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 1086086.84 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1244 | Dominic Herrington | SCS2 | Director | Regional Schools Commissioner for the South East and South London: responsible for tackling educational underperformance and inadequate governance in open academies; approving new academy provision; managing the regional sponsor market for academies; and providing advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 235289.085 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1111 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | On behalf of the DfE, leading the Education Data Division on the collection, quality assurance, management and dissemination of school and local authority data and publishing Schools Performance Tables that inform policy development, and drive accountability and parental choice. The Division also provides a range of data to DfE colleagues for funding allocations. Leading a new data transformation programme to modernise and rationalise the way DfE will collect, manage and disseminate data from schools and local authorities in the future. As Head of Profession for Statistics deals with statistical issues as they arise and ensure compliance with Code of Practice for Official Statistics. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Systems and Accountability | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1220 | 3282027.04 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1081 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for Free Schools (North), UTCs and Studio Schools Capital. Responsible for ensuring the successful and timely procurement and transformation of suitable free school sites in the north and UTCs/Studio Schools across the country. Also DfE Head of Site for St Paul’s Place, Sheffield | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1192 | 923587.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1179 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Provide a centralised end to end finance function on spend for the divisions and groups across both IFD and ESD as well as first line support to them on all RM systems related issues on finance. Manage the department’s financial interface with EFA on their funding, lead on business planning, supporting budget managers and provide advice/guidance and the point of contact on governance and financial issues for IFD. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 51261.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1033 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for improving behaviour and attendance in schools, including legislation/policy on: 1. Teachers' powers to discipline pupils. 2. Helping schools to manage behaviour more effectively. 3. Measures to prevent and tackle bullying in schools. 4. Exclusions (expulsions and suspensions) 5. The quality of alternative provisions for excluded children and others without a school place. 6. Improving attendance at schools. 7. Reducing the number of children missing education altogether. 8. Penalty notices, parenting contracts or orders and other 'Parental responsibility measures'. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Closing The Gap | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1214 | 994478.225 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1086 | Elizabeth Jackson | SCS2 | Director | Director of System Reform Group, which aims to bring more quality, diversity and choice to the school system. The Group covers policy on academies, admissions, school place planning, school governance and the regulation of independent schools. | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 353462 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1002 | Thomas Jeffery | SCS3 | Director General | Developing and reforming safeguarding services that protect and support children at risk of harm. Improving the capability and affordability of childcare and early education for children from 0-5. Tackling barriers preventing children from fulfilling their educational and wider potential, including for children with SEN and disabilities. Reforming the care system and speeding up the process of adoption. Contributing to the Government’s priorities on children’s rights, child poverty, and ensuring effective relationships between DfE and the children’s services sector. Leading the policy profession including promoting better evidenced base policy making. Overseeing central departmental functions including private office, communications and international relations. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Children Services and Departmental Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 1653143.635 | 1 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1064 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | • policy on Academies and Free Schools including the framework of funding agreements and governance in which academies operate; communication and correspondence in relation to academies • policy on intervention in maintained schools and academies • follow up action following Ofsted inspections of local authority school improvement functions • policy related to faith in the school system, and the department’s engagement with the churches and other faith provider bodies | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1086 | 1173614.295 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1170 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for School Organisation and Admissions Division (SOAD). SOAD is responsible for two areas of schools policy: School Organisation, which covers issues such as the establishment, closure and expansion of state-funded schools; and, Admissions, where the Division's work is to ensure that all children are admitted fairly to state funded schools. The latter incorporates several policy areas including home to school transport, school uniform and school charging. | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1086 | 1404613.11 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1009 | Simon Judge | SCS2 | Director | Finance Director for the Department. The central finance, estates and commercial teams report to this role, which also has board oversight of IT. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 734445 | 1 | 95000 | 99999 | Not set | Finance | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1192 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Head of Capital Funding ensures that there are comprehensive, efficient and effective systems for the allocation and payment of capital funding for schools and colleges. They work closely with the Deputy Director of the Data & Funding Division in the development of strategy and systems for the management of capital funding. They also have an important role in managing and developing relationships on funding matters with senior officials in DfE, HMT and other Government Departments as necessary and engage with a range of external stakeholders including local authorities, dioceses and school trusts. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 68096 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1106 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Head of Capital Funding ensures that there are comprehensive, efficient and effective systems for the allocation and payment of capital funding for schools and colleges. They work closely with the Deputy Director of the Data & Funding Division in the development of strategy and systems for the management of capital funding. They also have an important role in managing and developing relationships on funding matters with senior officials in DfE, HMT and other Government Departments as necessary and engage with a range of external stakeholders including local authorities, dioceses and school trusts. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1216 | 341601.675 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1016 | Paul Kissack | SCS2 | Director | Director of Children’s Social Care policy. Responsible for the Government’s reforms to the children’s social work profession and children’s social care system, including child protection, fostering and residential care and adoption. Also responsible for policy on the performance, improvement and innovation of local authority children’s social care services. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 401755.5 | 1 | 100000 | 104999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1208 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director - Education Standards Evidence and Dissemination Division (ESEDD). ESEDD is a multidisciplinary analytical division (meaning we have statisticians, social researchers, economists and operational researchers). We provide analysis and evidence to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of a range of education standards policies. We publish a wide range of statistics (such as attainment by pupil characteristics, absence and exclusions, participation in education and training, school workforce), social research and evaluation reports | Department for Education | Department For Education | Systems and Accountability | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 2342462.81 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1187 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for policy on free schools in the pre-opening stage and for taking forward individual proposals in the South East & South London and North West London & South Central regions | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1090 | 621044.88 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1206 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | lead the work on Social Work Reform, the Innovation Programme and Analysis and Research in Children Social Care. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1016 | 2746433.935 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1136 | Peter Lauener | SCS3 | Director General | Chief Executive of the Education Funding Agency, within the DfE, and Accounting Officer for the EFA’s | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 5005885.38 | 0.5 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1119 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director, Early Years and Childcare Markets – responsible for policy to create a dynamic and thriving Early Years and Childcare market. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1202 | 506916.275 | 0.5 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1141 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director - Vocational Education Division responsible for 14-19 vocational education strategy, the reform of vocational qualifications and work-related learning for this age group, including the Traineeship programme. Maths and English GCSE reform amongst 16-19 year olds. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Closing The Gap | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1214 | 896950.485 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1215 | Tim Leunig | SCS2 | Director | Chief Analyst, responsible for the quality and accuracy of analytical advice across the Department. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategic Analysis Research and Policy Impact Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 101547 | 1 | 110000 | 114999 | Not set | Programme and Project Management (PPM) | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1227 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy at the National College for Teaching and Leadership The Division is responsible for early years workforce, a number of initial teacher training special projects including Troops to Teachers, maths and physics chairs and Primary PE; and some centrally commissioned CPD programmes. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1021 | 975256.62 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1221 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | deputy director for The Implementation Group that I head up is a high quality, flexible resource that supports the Department in delivering it's priorities through data driven work that brings a fresh perspective to delivery issues. If you believe that your area might benefit from support, then do get in touch. We run a rolling programme of work and are open to bids from colleagues for support throughout the year. ... | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 62309 | 0.67 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1075 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for co-ordinating the implementation of the DfE Review (published in November 2012) | Department for Education | Department For Education | HR and Change Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1011 | 631084.08 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1084 | Andrew McCully | SCS3 | Director General | Infrastructure and Funding Directorate is responsible for: leading the shift to a more autonomous education system through the delivery of the academies and free schools programmes, and the appointment of eight Regional Schools Commissioners; the maintenance and reform of the funding system for both pre and post-16 education to a system which is transparent, where funding follows the pupil and where pupils with additional needs attract additional funding; developing and implementing policy on pre and post-16 capital funding including the Priority School Building Programme; and applying ministers' deregulatory principles to the wider school system. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Infrastructure and Funding Directorate | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1001 | 835369.5 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1019 | Olivia McLeod | SCS2 | Director | also covers Special Educational Needs and Children’s Services Strategy. Responsible for driving reform across three policy portfolios (1) increasing choice through childcare market reform including childminder agencies, growing the role of schools in providing early education and childcare, and information to parents (2) strengthening quality through early years curriculum and teaching reform, including regulation and pedagogy and (3) improving affordability through early years funding reform, including support to parents and delivery of funded early learning for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Children Services and Departmental Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 72014 | 0.68 | 90000 | 94999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1193 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | DD Care and Adoption Division | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1016 | 62309 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1065 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Academies Group Territory: responsible for open academies in the Central region including: compliance with the Funding Agreement, casework from academies, responses to POs/TOs, complaints about academies and risk assessment and management. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1133 | 1545382.91 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1027 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for CPD and leadership is responsible for the College’s approach to leadership development and CPD, including the licensing of the Leadership Curriculum and how leadership development can be increasingly owned by the system. He leads the delivery and management of commissioned programmes including Future Leaders and Teaching Leaders. In addition he is responsible for programmes for school business managers and chairs of governors. The role involves building strong customer relationships with licensees and commissioned providers whilst holding them to account for high quality delivery and ensuring value for money | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1049 | 755230.95 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1028 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director has overall responsibility for leading the Teacher Services Division of the National College for Teaching and Leadership. The Division supports the award of qualified teacher status, the investigation and consideration of cases where it is alleged that a teacher is guilty of unacceptable professional conduct, conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute or where the teacher has been convicted of a relevant offence. The Division maintains the list of prohibited teachers and makes it available. The Division acts as the appeal body for teachers who have failed their induction period. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1049 | 1342882.08 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1162 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | To provide policy advice to the Secretary of State and other Ministers | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1078 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of News Division, responsible for leading the Press Office and Speeches teams to ensure Ministers' messages are communicated effectively through national media and speech platforms. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Communications Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 1780148.095 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Communications | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1173 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for implementing the recommendations of the DfE Review in the Infrastructure and Funding Directorate: leading a programme of organisational change; and oversight of internal governance, performance reporting and business planning. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1006 | 456668.975 | 0.88 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1151 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for leading the EFA's finance division taking allocations of | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1020 | 1621352.745 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1153 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for HR Services and Head of Site for the department’s office in Darlington. HR professional responsible for the strategy, delivery and continuous improvement of HR services for the Department and its Agencies. Senior manager providing leadership to DfE staff located in Darlington | Department for Education | Department For Education | HR and Change Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1011 | 781554.97 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Human Resources | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1021 | Sinead O'Sullivan | SCS2 | Director | Responsible for co-ordinating the implementation of the DfE Review (published in November 2012). | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1015 | 404812 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1243 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Simon is Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Analysis and Research Division (SARD). SARD work to ensure that policy & strategy are data driven across the Department for Education by: • Producing robust and accessible analysis and research to support policy development or in areas of strategic importance to DfE; e.g. Spending Review. • Providing leadership for DFE research by supporting and quality assuring the research programme and engaging the external research community on our research strategy • Enabling the department to be evidence based through increasing the effectiveness and use of DfE analytical resource, e.g. policy curriculum, analytical reviews” | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategic Analysis Research and Policy Impact Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1215 | 887160.265 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Economics | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1020 | Simon Parkes | SCS2 | Director | Chief Financial Officer. Responsible for leading the EFA’s Finance, Assurance and Data and Systems functions to achieve their key priorities – funding education providers in England and ensuring that the money spent by the EFA is properly accounted for by recipients and that they maintain high standards of financial probity with public money. Providing support to the Accounting Officer and ensuring the EFA secures value for money through developing the Agency’s management information; ensuring that the right information is available at the right time to support the EFA’s strategic decision making. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1136 | 2586886.76 | 1 | 135000 | 139999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1029 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for Young People’s Programme service delivery in Southern England, covering the South East, East of England and London. Ensure delivery of EFA programmes (ESF, Youth Contract, etc.); monitor and support LAs in implementing High Needs Students funding; intervenes with inadequate providers and supports replacement of poor provision and filling of any gaps in provision. National lead for EFA on Service Improvement. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1137 | 1037009.895 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1242 | Pankaj Patel | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commisioner | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 0 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1139 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Academies Funding Division: responsible for the funding of all open and opening academy types and Free Schools. This includes the annual allocations cycle, funding within the terms of individual funding agreements, dealing with issues with and revisions to funding throughout the year, working closely with the Free Schools Group, the Converter and sponsored academy divisions and the funding policy team | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1133 | 1716830.06 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1241 | Martin Post | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commisioner | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 140682.53 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1062 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director Capital Finance Division. To provide accurate, high quality and proportionate information, analysis and tools to help its Capital Group and the EFA to plan capital spending effectively, provide value for money services and to continuously improve | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1020 | 41104 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Finance | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1226 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director Children's Services Strategy | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1006 | 190128.6 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1194 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Policy Adviser | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1068 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director responsible for the Early Years and Educational Psychology Division of National College of Teaching and Leadership’s ( NCTL) . Delivering government current commitments to the workforce for Early Years, Educational Psychology and classroom based support staff. Responsible for the design of the delivery of More Great Childcare’s commitment to Early Years Teachers and Early Years Educators. Responsible for the design and delivery of the government’s contribution to the future supply and quality of Education Psychologists following DfE’s Review. Responsible for the delivery of Early Language Development and Portage contracts. Responsible for the smooth transition of this work from the Teaching Agency to the merged NCTL. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1015 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1142 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The role of DD Young People’s Group - Programmes and Development includes development of the EFA’s funding system for 16-19 year old students, 14-16 year olds in full time FE, and HNS aged 16-24; delivery of programmes to increase participation including Youth Contract, ESF and Youth Offenders in Custody; leading the EFA’s contribution to implementing Study Programmes and Raising the Participation Age; line/site management of YP staffing cadres; and national role in governance and corporate/development boards as determined by SCS 2. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1137 | 1135865.28 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1108 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | External Assurance Division: providing assurance to the Chief Executive, EFA, on the proper use of funds (£52 billion). Includes funds to schools (via direct support grant), academies, colleges (16-19 funding), private training/ independent specialist providers, including capital funding. Delivering assurance arrangements for the Teaching Agency, assessing the financial health of academies/colleges and supporting those in financial difficulty/financial intervention. Providing advice, assurance and financial viability matters to EFA colleagues. Responsibility for developing overall assurance arrangements, contributing widely to policy development, development of assurance arrangements for academies, and responsibility for the financial assessment of applications for free schools, UTCs, and special schools. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1020 | 702646.855 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1240 | Janet Renou | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commissioner for the North of England region: responsible for tackling educational underperformance and inadequate governance in open academies; approving new academy provision; managing the regional sponsor market for academies; and providing advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 0 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1184 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Senior Policy Advisors work with the Secretary of State and Ministers, their Private Offices and Special Advisers to (1) Provide high quality strategy and policy advice, and respond rapidly to day-to-day requests for briefing and advice on current and emerging issues, (2) Work closely with colleagues across the Department to ensure that the policy and communications priorities of the Secretary of State and Ministers are fully understood, (3) Support colleagues in the strategy and policy-making process, brokering solutions among Ministers when there are policy differences, (4)Support the decision-making process across government to troubleshoot cross-cutting policy issues | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1061 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Deputy Director of the Private Finance Team leads the team that is responsible for the commercial development and delivery of privately financed solutions as well as advice and assistance to operational privately financed deals. This role includes the management of the private finance arm of the Priority School Building Programme and the ongoing performance of the more delivery focused aspects of the traditional Private Finance Unit (PFU) role in respect of legacy education sector PFI contracts including BSF and pre-BSF schools PFI | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 1053184.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1211 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of Central Capital Unit. The Unit manages the Department’s capital budget, and is responsible for capital policy, including ensuring there are sufficient school places, and the condition and maintenance of the education estate | Department for Education | Department For Education | Education Funding Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1124 | 1618587.555 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1134 | Dugald Sandeman | SCS2 | Director | The role of the Maintained Schools Division includes: The collection of financial data for maintained schools; The calculation and payment of funding allocations to local authorities of the Dedicated Schools Grant and the Pupil Premium; Gaining assurance from local authorities of the proper use of the grants for schools paid to them; The implementation of the school funding reforms announced in March 2012 for 2013-14; and the assessment of the appropriate amounts to be recouped from local authorities for expenditure on Academies in their areas. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1133 | 1032560.5 | 1 | 85000 | 89999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1146 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | sessment processes; programme management of the free schools programme including management information, communications and oversight of the Department’s relationship with New Schools Network; and the future development of the free school programme | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1090 | 1753636.02 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1191 | Tom Shinner | SCS2 | Director | • Advising the Secretary of State, the Permanent Secretary and the DfE board on strategy and policy • Leading and managing the department’s strategy unit, performance unit, implementation group and policy advisers • Leading the department’s strategic and financial planning, including overseeing the DfE’s contribution to HM Treasury spending reviews • Assessing the department’s performance, reporting progress to the board and ministers, and ensuring risk is managed effectively • Supporting the effective implementation of high-priority initiatives | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 492843 | 1 | 125000 | 129999 | Not set | Planning | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1122 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for the policy and implementation of the University Technical College & Studio School Programmes. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1090 | 1170198.635 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1057 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | I lead the Academies East Division in Academies Group. I work with two Regional Schools Commissioners: Tim Coulson (East of England and North East London) and Jenny Bexon-Smith (East Midlands and the Humber) and their offices. Academies East Division is responsible in the two regions for: working with schools wanting to convert and brokerage of new sponsored academies; post-approval work to open all academy projects (converters and sponsored); and intervening in under-performing open academies. We also lead on all delivery processes and procedures across the other regional divisions. I lead continuous improvement for the group and jointly at directorate level | Department for Education | Department For Education | Academies Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 1973299.76 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1212 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Group Head of Internal Audit | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 860524.135 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Internal Audit | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1223 | Paul Smith | SCS3 | Director General | Regional Schools Commissioner for the Lancashire and West Yorkshire: responsible for tackling educational underperformance and inadequate governance in open academies; approving new academy provision; managing the regional sponsor market for academies; and providing advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools | Department for Education | Department For Education | Regional Schools Commissioners Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1213 | 130392.2 | 1 | 110000 | 114999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1097 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Division is responsible for issues relating to school food, including free school meals. It is also responsible for post-16 participation in education and training including raising the participation age, young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), careers guidance and post-16 transport | Department for Education | Department For Education | Closing The Gap | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1214 | 993238.48 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1109 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | My statement on my role is: As a member of the senior leadership of NCTL, I lead the work on teaching schools, system leadership, school improvement and leadership supply | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1021 | 1426141.55 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1154 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director, Priority School Building Programme | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 1640936 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1152 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director, Independent Education and School Governance: responsible for policy on the registration and regulation of the independent schools sector in England and taking regulatory action where schools fail to meet the independent school standards. Also responsible for policy on the governance of maintained schools in England | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1086 | 1201082.135 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1219 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The post of Deputy Director for Finance, Programme, Property and Technical in Free Schools Capital is responsible for supervising the: • Acquisition of temporary and permanent sites for locating schools, and securing appropriate planning consents • Technical aspects of site inspection, selection, costing, preparation, contractor procurement and construction management • Structured planning, management and delivery of the programme to ensure fit-for-purpose schools open on time and budget • Financial management: forecasting costs, operating cost controls, promoting efficiency and value for money, and ensuring affordability within the budget agreed with HM Treasury. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 680911 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1015 | Charlie Taylor | SCS2 | Director | The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is a new government agency created to enable and support the development of a self-improving, school-led system. The agency was formed from the merger, on 2 April 2013, of the National College for School Leadership and the Teaching Agency. NCTL has two key aims: improving the quality of the education workforce; and helping schools to help each other to improve | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 271770 | 1 | 140000 | 144999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1203 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division (previously known as the Preventing Extremism Unit) was established in October 2010 and was the first counter extremism division in government outside of the Home Office. The Division’s aim is to ensure that children and young people in England are safeguarded from extremists and extremist views in schools or in out of school hours learning, and prevent young people from becoming radicalised or acting on extreme views. The division is comprised of civil servants with support from specialists who have expertise in security matters | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1090 | 865059.88 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1067 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for: project work supporting GCSE reform. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1016 | 0 | 0.89 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1105 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Programme Director – Priority School Building Programme Phase 2 | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 140644.5 | 0.6 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1181 | Ian Todd | SCS2 | Director | Chief Executive and Accounting Officer for the Standards and Testing Agency, developing and delivering all National Curriculum assessments up to the end of Key Stage 3. As Chief Executive, responsible for the corporate performance of the STA and for setting its strategic direction in line with Ministerial priorities. | Department for Education | Standards and Testing Agency | Standards and Testing Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1003 | 267212.5 | 1 | 105000 | 109999 | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1178 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Joint Head of Business Partner division. Business Partner for the Education Standards Directorate and the corporate centre in DfE, supporting discussion/decision making within the senior management teams. Overview of finances, including, management information on programme and administrative costs, guidance on accounting , propriety/value for money; strategic financial analysis; engagement in the Department’s financial exercises. Provision of financial services for the NCTL and STA. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 813825.02 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Finance | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1204 | Isabelle Trowler | SCS2 | Director | The Chief Social Worker for Children and Families works collaboratively with the Chief Social Worker for Adults. Together they work from the Office of the Chief Social Worker to: • support and challenge the profession to ensure that children and adults get the best possible help from social workers • provide independent expert advice to ministers on social work reform, and the contribution of social work and social workers to policy implementation more generally • provide leadership and work with key leaders in the profession and wider sector to drive forward the improvement and reform programme for social work • challenge weak practice to achieve decisive improvements in the quality of social work • provide leadership to the network of principal social workers | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1002 | 0 | 1 | 130000 | 134999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1049 | Brian Tytherleigh | SCS2 | Director | Provide direct support to the Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Learning, oversee accountability and performance, and ensure the agency operates and functions as a fully integrated and supportive component of the DfE. | Department for Education | National College | National College | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1015 | 378640 | 1 | 95000 | 99999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1201 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | I lead a number of projects to improve two key components of the childcare system. Firstly, effective management of the curriculum and regulatory framework that childcare providers need to comply with and be inspected against by Ofsted. Secondly, the early years and childcare workforce, where we are raising the status and qualifications of the profession, and increasing the ability of providers to improve their staff. My overall aim is to ensure that children access affordable, high-quality early education and childcare that keeps them safe and enables them to learn and develop so that they are ready to thrive at school. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1019 | 742779.075 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1091 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for Organisational Change and Communications- Leading the HR Programme and strategy for raising capability; engagement strategy with trade unions and staff and internal communications. Also leading the reorganisation of the CIO Group. | Department for Education | Department For Education | HR and Change Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1011 | 437479.4 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Human Resources | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1060 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for test development within the Standards and Testing Agency, to ensure that all statutory tests and assessments meet OfQual's common regulatory principles, including validity, reliability and freedom from bias. Also responsible for the development and delivery of the Professional Skills Tests for prospective teachers | Department for Education | Standards and Testing Agency | Standards and Testing Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1181 | 1909214.3 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1092 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Head of a unit of 17 people advising Ministers on the distribution of the Department’s budget; carrying out longer term strategic thinking; analysing issues that affect the delivery of Ministers’ priorities; and building the policy-making capacity of the Department as proposed in the DfE Review. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Office of the Schools Commissioner Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1191 | 792992.4 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1090 | Mela Watts | SCS2 | Director | Senior Responsible Officer for the Free Schools, University Technical Colleges & Studio Schools programmes - policy development and implementation and for the work of the Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1084 | 468347.45 | 1 | 90000 | 94999 | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1205 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for: 1. Reforming adoption, including speeding up the system, improving support services for children adopted from care, and increasing the supply of adopters; 2. Reform of the family justice system (particularly as it relates to children) and ensuring an effective public law process that avoids unnecessary delay; and 3. Casework on inter-country adoptions and ensuring adoptions into and out of the UK comply with international safeguards. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1016 | 802306.555 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1148 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for Young People’s Programme service delivery in northern England, covering the North East, North West and Yorkshire. Ensure delivery of EFA programmes (ESF, Youth Contract, etc.); monitor and support LAs in implementing High Needs Students funding; intervenes with inadequate providers and supports replacement of poor provision and filling of any gaps in provision. National lead for EFA on 16 – 18 Apprenticeships and Traineeships. Management of Apprenticeships budget, and programme development. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1137 | 931808.2 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1161 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Deputy Director for Targeted Capital Programmes is responsible for the day to day management of the Targeted Capital Programme team, whilst reporting to the Divisional Director Programme Delivery. They lead an internal team of Project Directors to work with schools, sponsors, Academy Trusts, Local Authorities and other stakeholders to deliver the Academy capital build projects, the Academies Maintenance Fund, TBNP and the remaining BSF schemes. | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 1202270.855 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1216 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director Data and Funding | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 643000.38 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1001 | Chris Wormald | SCS4 | Permanent Secretary | The Permanent Secretary has three overall roles: 1. The Head of the Department. 2. The Accounting Officer. 3. The Chief Policy Non-Political Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State. He is responsible for the overall management of the Department and is accountable to Parliament for the actions the Department takes and the way in which taxpayers’ money is spent. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Permanent Secretary’s Office | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | xx | 1616018.5 | 1 | 160000 | 164999 | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1102 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Leads Supply Division, which is responsible for policy on initial teacher training and school system leadership and industrial relations. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Teachers and Teaching Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1017 | 1420536.185 | 0.8 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1232 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director responsible for the EFA's work in ensuring that existing school and college buildings are maintained appropriately. This includes managing the teams responsible for the Property Data Survey and the Condition Improvement Fund | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 202953.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1237 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | – Head of Procurement, Deputy Director, Commercial Division. Responsible for ensuring that the commercial and procurement activity of the Department for Education and its Executive Agencies supports Departmental priorities and delivers outstanding value for money. Also responsible for developing commercial solutions for schools | Department for Education | Department For Education | Finance and Commercial Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1009 | 1712471.38 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Procurement | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1233 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director for free schools capital in the South of England | Department for Education | Education Funding Agency | Education Funding Agency | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1135 | 725613 | 0.6 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Operational Delivery | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1231 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | To ensure the Secretary of State and Ministers are well supported in all aspects of their roles by the Private Office Department of State function. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Strategy Performance and Private Office Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1144 | 129066 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Other | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1235 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | The Future Academy System Team develop policy regarding the future of the school system and how the academy programme should evolve, including the role of Regional Schools Commissioners and Headteacher Boards and how their role should develop | Department for Education | Department For Education | System Reform Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1086 | 119439.5 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1230 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Deputy Director in the Academies Group: responsible for, in the for the South East and South London, and NW London and South Central Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) regions, developing appropriate academy solutions to transform underperforming LA-maintained schools; handling and delivery of converter and sponsored academy projects from application through to opening; and, working to improve underperforming academies. | Department for Education | Department For Education | Academies Group | 0370 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1087 | 1762873.875 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |
| DFE-1228 | N/D | SCS1 | Deputy Director | Responsible for policy on open free schools and for taking forward individual proposals in the North East London and East of England; West Midlands; South West; East Midlands and the Humber; Lancashire and West Yorkshire; and North regions | Department for Education | Department For Education | Free School Group | 371 000 2288 | N/D | DFE-1090 | 1307758.74 | 1 | N/A | Not set | Not set | Policy | Not set | 1 |