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Department for Education senior staff data: September 2019

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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 (£) Total Pay (£) Professional/Occupational Group
DFE-2001 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in HR Group with specific responsibility for HR Services to the Department. These services include recruitment (from entry level to SCS), complex casework, occupational health, workplace adjustments and employee assistance. Department for Education Department For Education Human Resources Directorate 0370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2038 1428269 1 N/A N/A N/A HR
DFE-2002 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director The Funding Division in the ESFA’s Academies and Maintained Schools Directorate, ESFA, is responsible for revenue funding allocations to academies and LAs; and the The Funding Division in the ESFA Academies and Maintained Schools Directorate is responsible for revenue funding allocations to academies and LAs. This includes the annual allocations cycle for the Direct Schools Grant and academies general annual grant. The Division handles revenue funding for all open and opening academy types and free schools, dealing with the issue of and revisions to funding allocations throughout the year. The Division is responsible for the implementation of the National Funding Formula. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 0370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 0 0.55556 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2003 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Free Schools Directorate with responsibility for: policy on and the performance of the University Technical Colleges programme; encouraging and delivering new maths schools; policy on studio schools and policy on the overall performance of open free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Free School Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2005 0 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2004 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Independent Education and School Safeguarding Division.  Responsible for: policy on the registration and regulation of the independent school sector in England; taking regulatory action where schools fail to meet the independent school standards; taking action against unregistered independent schools; and policy on home education.  Also responsible for statutory guidance on safeguarding in schools and regulation of the teacher workforce in England. Department for Education Department For Education School Quality & Safeguarding Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2078 916838 0.6 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2005 Mela Watts SCS Band 2 London Director Director of School System Infrastructure Directorate and Senior Responsible Officer for the Free Schools, University Technical Colleges and Maths Schools programmes. The directorate is responsible for developing and implementing policies which taken together secure access to school places for all children and young people; that includes the creation of school places, school admissions, school organisation, free schools, maths schools and University Technical Colleges, the academies system (supporting the National Schools Commissioner) and school capital spending. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 454659 1 95000 99999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2006 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for School Infrastructure and Access Division (SIAD). SIAD is responsible for several areas of schools policy: School Organisation, which covers issues such as the establishment, closure and expansion of state-funded schools; Faith schools, including the department’s relationship with those who run faith schools; selective schools; rural schools; school intervention; the academies legal framework; home to school transport; and, school admissions, where the Division's work is to ensure that all children and young people have fair access to schools, including ensuring that barriers are not erected through school uniform or school charging policies. Department for Education Department For Education School Quality & Safeguarding Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2078 1700382 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2007 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Head of Qualifications Division.  The Division is responsible for policy on GCSEs, AS and A levels and qualifications other than GCSEs which are available to pupils at ages 14-16, and for the Department’s relationship with the independent qualifications regulator Ofqual. Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2157 362672 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2009 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Funding Policy Unit, which oversees revenue funding for early years (for 2-4 year olds), schools (5-16 year olds) and children and young people with high needs (0-25 year olds); and helps to support efficient use of that funding. Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 1228504 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2010 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate, leading projects on the Department’s relationship with local authorities; the use of data and technology within children’s social care; and the Department’s engagement with the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee’s 2019 reports on transforming children’s services. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2014 113809 0.69444 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2013 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for the Life Skills Division in ESD, and have responsibility for mental health in schools, Relationships and Sex education, PSHE, Citizenship, school Cadet units, and school engagement in the National Citizen Service Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2157 1307504 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2014 Graham Archer SCS Band 2 London Director Director for Children’s Social Care (CSC), Improvement & Learning at the Department for Education. He is responsible for local authority performance and improvement in CSC as well as the CSC Innovation Programmes  and developing a national learning infrastructure in CSC.  Graham has oversight of  CSC strategy and analysis.  Previously, he has led the Department’s work on Social Work Reform and Childcare Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 382653 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2015 Peter Mucklow SCS Band 2 National Director Director Supporting improvement in and monitoring the financial health of colleges and training providers. Leading intervention in at-risk colleges and training providers. Supporting structural change to improve college sustainability. Development of provider funding policies for education of post-16 year olds. Provider readiness for introduction of T levels in 2020. Leading market entry and exit for and regulation of Apprenticeship providers. Procurement and contract management of the DfE’s ESF programme. Operational delivery of devolution of Adult Education Budget to Mayoral Combined Authorities. Leading and managing over 280 staff in 9 cities Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 652354 1 100000 104999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2016 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for the capital delivery of free schools in the North and South, ?leading a team of 5 Regional Heads and Project Directors in those areas who work with project managers and technical teams to build new free schools. The teams work closely with the trusts setting up new schools, Free Schools Directorate colleagues in the department and colleagues in the offices of the Regional School Commissioners. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2087 1861135 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2017 Andrew McCully SCS Band 3 London Director General Director General for the Early Years and Schools Group, working closely with the ESFA, to maintain all policy and delivery responsibilities for schools and early years provision. Responsibilities include: childcare and early years learning; school accountability; safeguarding in schools; improving the resilience of the school system against the threat of extremism; ensuring effective oversight of academies and free schools through the work of RSCs; enabling a school-led improvement system; reforming the system of funding for schools so it is fair and transparent and pupils with additional needs attract additional funding; improving the supply and retention of teachers and leaders; strengthening system leadership; the Teaching Regulation Agency; overseeing curriculum and qualifications development including national curriculum tests for primary children; ensuring children and young people have the opportunities in school to develop character, resilience and wellbeing. The Standards and Testing Agency, Chief Executive reports to the Director General for Early Years and Schools. Department for Education Department For Education Early Years and Schools Support Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2071 880461 1 135000 139999 N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2018 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Transformation Deputy Director in the Transformation Team with responsibility for change and engagement in the DfE. The main focus of my role is on delivering change in line with our 4 transformation aims to: be user-centred, empower yourself and others, make evidence based decisions and deliver end to end Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2143 746162 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2019 Sinead O'Sullivan SCS Band 2 London Director Leads on National Retraining Scheme, sponsorship of the Student Loans Company, sales of student loans, the development of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), and analysis of higher and further education. Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 558231 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2020 Stuart Miller SCS Band 2 London. Director Director for Disadvantaged Children and Young People, leading work on Disadvantage, including Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), Alternative Provision, Behaviour, Exclusions, Attendance and Serious Violence; and linking to work on Children in Need Department for Education Department For Education Disadvantaged Children & Young People Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 0 1 70000 74999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2021 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Central Operations Division, Regional Delivery Directorate (RDD). Providing core central support for RDD operations for academies, free schools and school improvement functions. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2083 4059304 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2022 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the East Midlands and Humber Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC), supporting the RSC to deliver the academies and free schools programme  and the school improvement and teacher workforce offer across the region.  Includes: taking action with trusts which have academies and free schools which are underperforming; deciding on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; encouraging and deciding on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; delivering new free schools; deciding on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools and; delivering the school improvement and teacher workforce offer to eligible schools Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2144 1519093 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2023 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director with responsibility for the School Resource Management portfolio, providing a package of help and support to schools to reduce cost pressures. Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 92876 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2025 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director The Estates and Security Division is responsible for the development of our Estates Strategy, the running of our Head Office buildings and delivery of crucial security services. Key areas of responsibility are: Estates Strategy, Facilities Management, Estates Management, Refurbishment projects, Incident Management, Crisis Management, Building security, Security culture and awareness, Vetting and clearance. Our objective is to provide DfE with fit for purpose buildings where staff feel they have a safe environment that allows them to be productive. Department for Education Department For Education Estates and Security Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 726289 1 N/A N/A N/A Estates and Facilities Management
DFE-2030 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Standards and Testing Agency with responsibility for Test Development. Accountable for the development of valid and reliable national curriculum assessments and maintaining standards over time to meet the defined purposes. This is achieved through the implementation of processes aligned to international best practice involving trialling and expert review Department for Education Standards and Testing Agency Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2135 2162980 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2031 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy Director for Education Data Division, Overseeing the systems and management of a number of the departments key data collections including school census and school work force census, as well as digital services inc Get Information About Schools (GIAS) – the departments register of schools; • The production of the primary, secondary, post 16, destinations and MAT attainment statistics and data which is published in both the school performance tables and analyse school performance, and which underlies a number of departmental and wider stakeholders’ operational management of schools and colleges: • The production, governance and analysis of the longitudinal educational outcomes (LEO) dataset & parent pupil matched dataset (PPMD). Department for Education Department For Education Data Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2168 3518245 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2033 Helen Walker SCS Band 2 National. Director Chief Technology Officer: setting the strategy for DfE’s technology services and capabilities to enable delivery of Ministerial priorities; leading several major transformational programmes; securing and monitoring DfE’s cyber estate; providing desktop services for internal staff; providing hosting, identity, access and service management for all external-facing services and setting architectural standards.  Devising commercial resourcing and sourcing strategies. Advising on DfE’s strategic prioritisation and investment as DDaT Director and member of DDaT and Investment Board Sub-Committees. Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 2698887 1 80000 84999 N/A IT
DFE-2034 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director of the Governance and Leadership Division, responsible for policies to support the recruitment, retention, and quality of school leaders, governors, and trustees.  This includes: oversight of the range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and the payment of scholarships for participants in target areas, as well as High Potential programmes; reform of the Headteacher Standards; improving the equality and diversity of school leadership through regional hubs; national programmes of training for governors and trustees; supporting governor and trustee recruitment; and, oversight of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 1942758 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2035 Mike Green SCS Band 3 London Director General The Chief Operating Officer (COO) covers: Operational and Strategic Finance, HR, Commercial, Capital, Analysis, Data, Operations and Delivery, Estates and Security and Project Delivery.  The COO, Mike Green, is the DfE diversity champion and also chairs the carers, wellbeing and 50+ diversity networks.  Mike is also the male menopause champion for Government. Department for Education Department For Education Central Operations Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2071 1456748 1 155000 159999 157346 Business Unit Support
DFE-2036 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Child Protection, Safeguarding and Family Law policy in Children’s Social Care. Responsible for the framework within which local authorities discharge their responsibilities to children in need of help and protection, up to, and including, care proceedings. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2059 1468679 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2038 Simon Fryer SCS Band 2 London Director Leading HR strategy and the delivery of HR services to the Department for Education, including Executive Agencies. Department for Education Department For Education Human Resources Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 285250 0.83784 80000 84999 N/A HR
DFE-2039 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director of Financial Management within Operations Group providing financial analysis, reporting and advisory services on compliance with managing public money/ VfM, accounting/ budgetary treatment and support through fiscal events such as supplementary estimates, annual budgeting, statutory and internal audits etc. Key internal stakeholders are Operations Group’s Director General and the Central Capital Unit. Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 726146 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2041 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Programme Director, responsible for the delivery of the Priority School Building Programme Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 1434433 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2043 Isabelle Trowler SCS Band 2 London Director Role is to provide expert advice to Ministers and the wider civil service, to provide a permanent professional presence in Government to help ensure the impact of policy on social work practice and children's social care is understood, and to help think through how best to improve services and to provide a direct link from frontline operations into the Department. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 0 1 135000 139999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2047 Anthony Foot SCS Band 2 London Director Director for early years and schools funding and analysis.  This covers strategy and policy on early years and schools funding, and analytical support to the Early Years and Schools Group as a whole. Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 464638 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2048 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy Director leading DfE Operational Spending Project, with objective of analysing and documenting Department’s current and projected spending on running costs (for example staffing, estates, technology) to inform financial planning Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 2311327 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2050 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Lead for capability and learning and development for the Department.  Working in partnership with Senior Leaders and Heads of Profession to identify the capabilities and priority skills to develop in the workforce and implement a plan to meet those needs which includes leadership and management development; priority skills; mandatory training and a full range of apprenticeships. Department for Education Department For Education Human Resources Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2038 769166 1 N/A N/A N/A HR
DFE-2056 Katherine Cowell SCS Band 2 National. Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the North 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 Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 1504134 1 70000 74999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2057 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for the Standards and Testing Agency responsible for the operational delivery of test operations services associated with the KS1, KS2 National Curriculum Assessments and the phonics check.  Responsibilities also include the moderation or teacher assessment in English writing at KS1 and KS2.   Department for Education Standards and Testing Agency Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2135 1330392 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2059 Samantha Olsen SCS Band 2 London. Director Director of Children’s Social Care, Practice and Workforce. Responsible for: the statutory framework and practice in Children’s Social Care related to child protection, Children in Need and children in care, including fostering and residential care and securing permanence for children through adoption and Special Guardianship Orders; and securing improved outcomes for Children in Need, children in care and care leavers. Oversight of the social work profession, improving its status and the quality of the workforce, including two major delivery projects, establishing a new regulator for social workers, Social Work England, and rolling out a new assessment and accreditation system for social workers. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 1424292 1 85000 89999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2060 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Policy adviser to the Secretary of State, working on areas including teachers and teaching, leadership, accountability, school improvement and the pupil premium. Department for Education Department For Education Private Office 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2257 41900 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2061 David Brown SCS Band 2 London Director Director of Central Operations, a portfolio role containing teams that work closely with the Secretary of State to ensure delivery of their priorities and with the Operations Group to set and ensure delivery of its priorities. Our teams lead a joint-effort to reform our corporate services and govern an interconnected suite of systems, support reporting, forecasting and provide insight through the Corporate Dashboard, maximising the value of the Group’s operational data, direct the group’s growing portfolio of projects, and help make DfE a great place to work through the Smarter Working programme. Department for Education Department For Education Central Operations Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 1957689 1 95000 99999 N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2062 Victoria Beer SCS Band 2 National Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the Lancashire and West Yorkshire:RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State about academies and academy trusts and, maintained schools that have received an inadequate Ofsted judgement. They have responsibility for free schools and University Technical Colleges; the delivery of targeted school improvement; and school workforce development. RSCs also work closely with DfE’s school policy teams to provide operational insightproviding advice and taking decisions in relation to free schools, UTCs and studio schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 179812 1 140000 144999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2064 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy director for the Child and Family Social Worker Reform where we are working towards raising the standards of social work practice by bring the best people into the profession; give them the right knowledge and skills for the vital work they do; and develop leaders equipped to nurture practice excellence. Programs include fast track entry, establishment of a new regulator and roll out of a National Assessment and Accreditation Program Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2059 1642430 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2065 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Children in Care and Permanence. Responsible for the framework within which local authorities discharge their responsibilities to looked-after and previously looked-after children, whether through fostering, residential homes, secure children's homes or into adoption or other forms of permanence. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2059 927795 1.38 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2067 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Digital, People and Capability: Responsible for recruitment, retention and retraining to build digital capability, plus communication of the work of the digital team The User Centred Design Lab Heads of Profession Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2143 1485368 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2068 Jennifer Coupland SCS Band 2 London Director SRO for the Government’s Technical Education Reform Programme ensuring delivery of the new T level qualification; significant growth in work-placements for 16-18 year olds and reform of technical education qualifications market, including developing and implementing a new licencing regime for exam boards and establishing a new regulatory environment with Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical education. Take forward a cross-cutting policy review on how we can boost Level 4&5 skills as part of the Manifesto commitment to extend the Sainsbury reforms to the highest levels. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 1077470 1 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2069 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Early Years Quality and Outcomes Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 1007215 0.9 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2070 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director head of the Delivery Unit (DU). DU ensures delivery of the Secretary of State’s priorities by providing support and challenge to relevant Senior Responsible Owners. This includes: support for planning; tracking progress; solving delivery challenges and building capability. Department for Education Department For Education Central Operations Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2061 1000416 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2071 Jonathan Slater SCS London Permananet 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 Private Office 370 000 2288 N/D NULL 1579522 1 165000 169999 168419 Business Unit Support
DFE-2072 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in Capital Group, responsible for data, insight and intervention on:  the need for school places, including the annual School Capacity survey (SCAP) of local authorities; the condition of the school and college estate, including the Condition Data Collection (CDC) Programme; and on the cost and efficiency of capital delivery. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 2091140 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2077 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Head of Strategy Unit works alongside Secretary of State’s private office and currently delivers four key functions: Helping Ministers and the Secretary of State to develop and set their priorities for the Department, including the upcoming Spending Review; Delivering high quality strategic policy projects, respond to ministerial priorities; Building the strategic capability of the Department by convening external experts to bring new, interesting and challenging thinking about education policy; and; Leading the Department’s work on social mobility, including the Secretary of State’s priority to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and young people. We are also responsible for the Department’s relationship with the Social Mobility Commission. The Strategy Unit also includes the DfE Behavioural Insights Unit. The Unit supports teams to develop behavioural solutions to key policy problems, helps teams to commission high quality research, and builds the department’s knowledge and capability in using behavioural insights in their work. Department for Education Department For Education Social Care Mobility and Equalities Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2252 1112702 1 N/A N/A N/A Strategy
DFE-2078 Kate Dixon SCS Band 2 London Director Director of School Quality and Safeguarding – responsible for policy on inspection, accountability and intervention in schools; sponsorship of OFSTED, policy and regulation of independent schools; safeguarding in schools; faith schools and faith issues; countering extremism in schools, Higher and Further education Department for Education Department For Education School Quality & Safeguarding Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 686252 0.9 80000 84999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2082 Kathleen Dethridge SCS Band 2 London. Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner for North West London South Central. Responsibilities include: supporting the RSC to take decisions on the creation of new academies; monitoring the performance of academies and free schools and taking action where they are underperforming; improving inadequate maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encouraging and deciding on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; advising on proposals for new free schools; and deciding on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 0 1 110000 114999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2083 Jonathan Duff SCS Band 2 London. Director Director of Services, Operations and Transformation within the Regional Delivery Directorate. This post oversees the Central Operations Division, which provides corporate and professional services to Regional Schools Commissioners and their teams; and a Service Delivery Division, which is transforming and digitising end-to-end services for academy schools and trusts Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 744230 1 70000 74999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2084 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Academies and Maintained School's Directorate for the Central area. Academies and Maintained Schools Directorate is responsible for ensuring the financial health of trusts in the academies sector and that trusts meet the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook other regulatory obligations. Central division, as part of AMSD, undertakes those responsibilities through formal intervention or preventative engagement with trusts located in the areas covered by the East Midlands & Humber and West Midlands Regional Schools Commissioner. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 1882052 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2085 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Academies and Maintained Schools Directorate for the South Central and East area. This covers the North West London and South Central, and East of England North London, RSC regions. Our work involves intervening with academies and trusts which are not complying with their Funding Agreement and working with them to prevent future financial difficulties. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 2299418 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2087 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Divisional Director in the Capital Directorate of Operations Group and programme director for delivery of the Free Schools Capital programme, responsible for finding and acquiring suitable sites and for converting and building new free schools across England Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 822214 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2089 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Academies and Maintained School's Directorate for the South West and South East of England. This role also covers the South West and South East of London. Our work involves intervening with academies and trusts which are not complying with their Funding Agreement and working with them to prevent future financial difficulties. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 2451407 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2090 Andrew Warren SCS Band 2 National Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the West Midlands 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 Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 132652 1 120000 124999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2091 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Programme Director for the National Retraining Scheme - an agile user-centred service design programme to establish the new National Retraining Scheme. This will be a service that helps working adults whose jobs are at risk from changes in the labour market to retrain and find better jobs. The programme to develop the Scheme includes Get Help to Retrain (a digital service that helps adults understand their skills and find suitable training), online-learning and in-work training options, and generating opportunities to enhance the service through the development of new Artificial Intelligence and Ed-Tech capabilities. Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 2180769 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2092 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner, supporting the RSC to take action where academies and free schools are underperforming; intervene in academies where governance is inadequate; decide on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; improve underperforming maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encourage and decide on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; take action to improve poorly performing sponsors; advise on proposals for new free schools; and decide on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2161 1247392 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2093 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for apprentices, traineeships and NEETS. Responsible for ensuring that the apprenticeships programme meets the needs of apprentices, widening participation in apprenticeships, ensuring that traineeships provide an effective route into apprenticeships and other employment for learners who need additional up-front support, and responsible for overall co-ordination of DfE policy on people not in education employment or training including the duty to ensure all 16 and 17 year olds are participating in education and policy on local authorities’ post 16 transport duties Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 1283569 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2094 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Careers and Basic skills – leading a programme of work to improve the quality and quantity of careers information, advice and guidance to you people and adults; working to improve the basic literacy, numeracy and digital skills of young people and adults over the age of 16, to help them progress in future work and study Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 1136490 0.9 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2095 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Student Loans Company Sponsorship and Strategy, responsible for: supporting the SLC to deliver the products and policy priorities of its four shareholders (HM Government and the three devolved administrations); performance and risk management on behalf of shareholders; the continual improvement of the health, performance and financial management of the company; and the programme of loan sales. Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 530911 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2097 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy Director in the leadership of a major Capital Delivery Programme. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2041 3817567 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2098 Gemmaine Walsh SCS Band 2 London Director Director of Communications. I am responsible for Media Relations, Strategic Communications, Internal Communications, and the Ministerial and Public Communications Division. Department for Education Department For Education Communications Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 220980 1 115000 119999 N/A Communications and Marketing
DFE-2099 Matthew Toombs SCS Band 2 London Director Director of the Student Finance Directorate, responsible for the policy and legislation that underpins the English student finance system ensuring that students have access to support for their studies. Also leading on the work for the department on the Post-18 Review of Education and Funding. Department for Education Department For Education Student Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 288295 1 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2100 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Higher Education Strategy and Delivery team are responsible for overseeing strategy development and delivery for HE; development of HE policy in key strategic areas (e.g. HE skills, HE workforce) and sponsorship of the Office for Students Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 1425692 0.86486 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2101 Indra Morris SCS Band 3 London Director General Director General for Children’s Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage.  Responsible for Children’s Social Care, Disadvantage, Social Mobility, including Opportunity Areas, Departmental Communications and Private Office. Also Leadership Team champion for Social Mobility, Gender, the Policy Profession, the Social Worker Network, the Sheffield site and most recently, Parliament Department for Education Department For Education Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Group 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2071 1519560 1 135000 139999 N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2102 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Education and Skills Funding Agency working on Apprenticeships Strategy, Policy and Delivery. Close joint working with the Institute for Apprenticeships, Ofsted and other partner bodies and departments. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 1076099 0.82222 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2103 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Widening Participation and Student Experience, Higher Education. To create the conditions for all students, regardless of background, to access and succeed in Higher Education, and to have a positive student experience; ensure that social mobility is enabled throughout Higher and Technical Education. Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 670136 0.75676 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2104 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis in the Career Learning, Analysis, Skills and Student Choice Group, Further Education analysys Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 2083192 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2106 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Career Learning, Analysis, Skills and Student Choice directorate, responsible for oversight of a unit that provides flexible resource to deal with emerging policy priorities across the Higher Education and Further Education group of directorates. Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 695125 0.83333 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2107 Ian Coates SCS Band 2 London Director Heads Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate, with lead responsibility for Higher Education funding and policy, both domestic and international; for Institutes of Technology and National Colleges; and for STEM, Digital and Edtech policy across DfE Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 490009 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2108 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Careers and Further Education Directorate, with responsibility for our overall strategy for improving the quality and financial health of Further Education Institutions, including the leadership and governance of incorporated FE Colleges. The role has policy oversight of the FE Commissioner role, and is also responsible for sponsoring the Department’s NDPBs focussed on Further Education – the Industry Training Boards. The role has responsibility for the policy scope of the Strategic College Improvement Fund, National Leaders of Further Education and National Leaders of FE Governance, and the Construction Skills Fund. Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 1861231 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2109 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Responsible for: policy advice on the future of the FE provider market; for setting policy and for delivering the Institutes of Technology and National Colleges programmes and;  the Higher and Further Education Designation Trial’ Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 910850 0.7125 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2110 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Digital Delivery Deputy Director working on making the Department's services better for our users. I lead the department’s digital delivery teams and at the moment we support exemplary digital delivery of new services for teachers and people working in children’s social care. Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2143 481989 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2112 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Head of Higher Education Analysis Division, which is responsible for forecasting future student loan expenditure and repayments; the development of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset for graduate outcomes; monitoring and publishing statistics on trends in higher education, including widening participation; and analytical and economic advice across all aspects of the HE system and market, including the design of the Teaching Excellence Framework and the impact of the UK’s departure from the European Union.  Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 2260087 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2272 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director and Senior Responsible Officer for the Opportunity Area Programme. The Opportunity Area Programme works in 12 social mobility cold spot areas of the country including: Blackpool, Bradford, Derby, Doncaster, Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, Ipswich, North Yorkshire Coast, Norwich, Oldham, Stoke on Trent and West Somerset. The programme is supported by £72m of funding from the Department for Education with an additional £22m provided to support the development of essential life skills for children and young people in the 12 areas. In each of the 12 areas, there is a published delivery plan setting out the work that will be done in each of the areas including delivery of programmes from the early years to post 19 Department for Education Department For Education Strategy, Social Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2080 2279456 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2114 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for International Higher Education and EU Exit in the Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers directorate. This division is responsible for policy in connection to international (EU and non-EU) students and academics in the UK with a view to ensuring the resilience of the higher education sector; higher education exports in keeping with the Government’s export strategy; higher education-related bilateral and multi-lateral international agreements in support of Government’s wider foreign and economic policy interests; and the UK’s interest in Erasmus+, the largest exchange scheme in the world.     Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 520013 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2115 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for co-ordinating the Department for Education and other Government Department’s efforts on STEM and Digital Skills growth, and setting our overarching strategic direction on these subjects. The Deputy Director is also responsible for the Department’s policy and strategy on the use of Education Technology (EdTech) in schools, colleges and Universities. Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 887248 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2116 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for managing the budget for Higher Education Student support and management of individual student support products, including fee loans, maintenance support, Advance Learner Loans, support for disabled students and student with dependants. Management of annual regulatory changes to student support rules. Policy on personal and course eligibility. Counterfraud in student support. Policy on  Student loan repayments and the collections ; HE Student support in the context of EU Exit negotiations. Department for Education Department For Education Student Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2099 884171 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2117 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Pupil Premium and School Food. Oversees policy on the Pupil Premium, Free School Meals and Universal Infant Free School Meals; the national school breakfast club programme, holiday activities and food programme and implementing school-related commitments in the Childhood Obesity Plan. Responsible for the Eligibility Checking System and the department's relationship with the Education Endowment Foundation. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 890430 0.91892 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2119 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director The National Careers Service team supports delivery of the policy outlined in the Industrial Strategy and the Careers Strategy 2017 that establishes the National Careers Service as the single source of careers advice and guidance from government in England. The team manages the delivery of a comprehensive universal service procuring, building and maintaining capabilities and infrastructure to facilitate comprehensive impartial professional careers advice including a comprehensive performance management suite, a user centred a digital service and proactive promotion of National Careers Service content across a variety of media to support individuals in managing their careers, learning and work. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2123 1085280 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2120 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Funding Directorate of the ESFA, responsible for delivery of the end to end process for 19+ funding; managing spend for delegated 19+ budgets; setting post 19 allocations; scheme management for Adult Learning Loans & AEB;; post 16 contracts and payments services Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 2251495 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2122 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director As Head of The Apprenticeship Service, I am responsible for design, delivery and operation of a service  supporting users in the apprenticeship arena: Apprentices: Understand how apprenticeships can work for them and go on to find and apply for apprenticeships on-line Employers: Services ensure their understanding of the value apprenticeships bring, find apprenticeship training that adds value to their business, recruit apprentices, enter into agreements with providers and manage apprenticeship funding Providers: New funding models ensure providers can market apprenticeship provision to employers, commit directly with employers to delivery apprenticeship standards and frameworks and be paid directly for that provision Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 2869269 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2123 Susan Husband SCS Band 2 National Director The Director is responsible for several customer-facing services of the ESFA which includes the National Careers Service, which provides high quality, impartial and free information, advice and guidance to help citizens make informed decisions.  The directorate also leads a service that develops relationships with employers at CEO level, driving employer engagement with the skills agenda.  The directorate leads the ESFA’s People team and Communications function and has responsibility for the government’s relationship with WorldSkills UK which is a partnership between businesses, education and government including bringing together apprentices and young people to compete in national and international skills competitions. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 932548 1 105000 109999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2124 Charlotte Briscall SCS Band 2 National Director The Director for Customer Experience, Digital and Data is responsible for shared business services for the agency, covering, Customer Experience, Data Science and Digital, Data and Information. Their focus is on serving the needs of users, providing tools and analysis to improve decision making. The focus is on being a data led and user-centred organisation. These include: supporting smarter working across sites, creating an inclusive environment for staff; communications and customer experience teams designing communications and services that meet customer needs; data and digital teams ensuring the right technology, data and analysis to make decisions, helping customers more efficiently manage their business Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 559765 1 115000 119999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2125 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Territorial Deputy Director in the FE Directorate of the ESFA means that I am responsible for an expert team of geographically dispersed managers working across the South West and South of England. The team is responsible for identification and management of risk to the sustainability of supply of Further Education; including intervention and structural change in colleges and contract management of independent learning providers.  In addition we are responsible for the management of operational interactions with devolved authorities and the field based preparations for new policy implementation areas such as the introduction of T levels Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 1054255 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2126 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Project Director of the Corporate Services Reform Programme Department for Education Department For Education Central Operations Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2061 164404 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2127 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director Further Education Directorate Territorial Team – Midlands and East.  We work with the post-16 sector in the territory to: identify, manage and mitigate risk to provision and public funding; intervene early to prevent and address failure minimising the impact on students; oversee the  implementation of structural change to the provider base where identified through formal intervention, in a timely and efficient manner for the benefit of students and local economies; lead local technical education and skills improvement including AEB devolution, MCA/GLA liaison on wider skills, T level provider development, response to local economic shocks. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 1589330 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2128 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director We work with the post-16 sector in the territory to: identify, manage and mitigate risk to provision and public funding; intervene early to prevent and address failure minimising the impact on students support the Area Review process and oversee  implementation in a timely and efficient manner for the benefit of students and local economies Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 3530848 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2129 Keith Smith SCS Band 2 National Director Apprenticeships Director, the SRO for the apprenticeships programme in England. Responsibilities include agreeing the objectives of the programme and overseeing an end to end delivery function to ensure these objectives are met Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 649238 1 110000 114999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2130 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Provider Market Oversight (PMO) Programmes leading the remaining operational requirements of the Restructuring Facility which provided funding to support colleges to restructure to achieve financial sustainability and transfer to the operation of the new college oversight policy; and managing Planning, Performance and Risk team to drive efficiency, effectiveness and the best use of resources through enabling effective business planning, budget management and strategic governance; and providing a service of data analysis to identify financial risk, use of technology to create self-service tools and through introducing automation to PMO processes including financial health assessment of applicants to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and of Academy Trusts Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2146 793356 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2131 Sarah Whitehead SCS Band 2 London. Director Finance Director in the Education and Skills Funding Agency, responsible for financial management of £57bn of spend that the ESFA administers. The division provides financial advice and support to the ESFA Accounting Officer to ensure effective stewardship of public funding, maximising value for money and is also responsible for reviewing and monitoring the internal control environment within the ESFA. We are leading on a plan to improve commercial capability and practices. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 2201327 1 70000 74999 N/A Finance
DFE-2132 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for the quality of digital and technology services and products within the Funding & Allocations portfolio.  Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this role works alongside a senior team of directors and managers responsible for managing policy, funding operations, digital, data and technology to shape and deliver (design, build and run work) the portfolio in response to the demands and user needs of the DfE and ESFA. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 701881 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2133 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for apprenticeship communication and employer engagement, including direct delivery of support to help employers to realise the benefits of high quality apprenticeships and T-levels. Securing more employers to benefit from Technical Education through: an account management service to 6000 key employers to help them start/expand their apprenticeship/T-Level programmes, personalisation and new technology to engage employers at scale; work in partnership with key intermediaries to reach a broader employer base (5 million organisations); deliver key widening participation projects to address diversity/inclusion issues and support networks of employer and apprentice advocates to drive greater growth in quality apprenticeships. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 3746390 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2134 Hannah Woodhouse SCS Band 2 National Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West. RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State about academies and academy trusts and, maintained schools that have received an inadequate Ofsted judgement. They have responsibility for free schools and University Technical Colleges; the delivery of targeted school improvement; and school workforce development. RSCs also work closely with DfE’s school policy teams to provide operational insight. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 1154878 1 110000 114999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2135 Una Bennett SCS Band 2 National Director The Chief Executive of the Standards and Testing Agency is responsible for overseeing the work of the agency and is accountable to the Secretary of State for Education. The Chief Executive signs off the content of the national curriculum tests and the setting and maintenance of standards, acting independently of the Department for Education and ministers, to ensure confidence in the validity of test outcomes. Department for Education Standards and Testing Agency Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 224072 1 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2136 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Perform budget holder function for DfE’s major FE budget lines: 16-19 provision and support and the Adult Education budget (AEB); deliver AEB devolution to Mayoral Combined Authorities and Greater London Authority; oversee and amend (as needed) eligibility for FE; oversee arrangements for FE capital (including capital for T-levels); review the financial sustainability and strategy for the FE sector Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 1167813 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2137 Paul Kett SCS Band 3 London Director General Director General responsible for Higher Education and Further Education; International; Digital and Transformation. Member of the DfE Leadership Team and the implementation and management committees. Chair of the DfE Digital, Data and Technology Committee. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2071 819040 1 120000 124999 N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2139 Iain King SCS Band 2 London Director As Operational Finance Director, I am responsible for effective stewardship of the taxpayers’ money by the department. This involves management of the system of internal controls, the smooth operation of our financial systems and payment operations, and oversight and assurance arrangements. We deliver the statutory reporting requirements for the department and its Arm’s Length with unqualified annual reports and accounts. We make secure payments to education providers, suppliers and staff on time. We prepare the Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts and contribute to the effective collection, analysis and use of academy trusts’ financial data by the department. We ensure there is a clear governance and control framework and drive continuous improvements across finance for systems and data solutions. We are responsible for the DfE estates strategy, management of our head office buildings and ensuring the physical security of our staff Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 369593 1 105000 109999 N/A Finance
DFE-2141 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Apprenticeships Directorate of the Education and Skills Funding Agency, with responsibility for apprenticeship funding policy and strategy, including advising ministers on approving funding bands for apprenticeship standards, the effective operation of current funding policy, and future strategy for the funding and scope of the apprenticeships programme. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 1190286 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2143 Emma Stace SCS Band 2 London Director Director for Transformation and Digital and Chief Digital Officer ,Chief Digital Officer, leads on the digital strategy for the Department, integrating digital into all aspects of the organisation with the aim of delivering digital first, world class services.  As Transformation Director, responsible for creating an enabling an environment in which the organisation can deliver on its four strategic aims to become a brilliant civil service; be user centred, deliver end to end, be empowered and evidence based. This includes oversight of an organisational wide portfolio of projects and programmes; including development of new skills and capability to support effective future delivery Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 362575 1 140000 144999 N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2144 John Edwards SCS Band 2 National Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the East Midlands and the Humber. RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State about academies and academy trusts and, maintained schools that have received an inadequate Ofsted judgement. They have responsibility for free schools and University Technical Colleges; the delivery of targeted school improvement; and school workforce development. RSCs also work closely with DfE’s school policy teams to provide operational insight Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 71750 1 125000 129999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2145 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Providing senior leadership and deputising for the Director of Communications in Communications Group. Press Secretary to the Secretary of State, management of the DfE/GEO’s external communications team (24/7 media, press, digital and monitoring service), Ministerial speechwriting and internal/corporate communications across all DfE sites and staff. Department for Education Department For Education Communications Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2098 1921637 1 N/A N/A N/A Communications and Marketing
DFE-2146 Matthew Atkinson SCS Band 2 London Director Director of Provider Market Oversight. The directorate deploys expert audit, finance, counter fraud and investigation skills, underpinned by robust analysis to ensure the agency’s funding is spent for the purposes intended by Parliament. Delivering assurance to ESFA Chief Executive on the use of funds paid to educational establishments, monitor the financial health of academies, colleges and other pre-16 and post-16 providers. We intervene when problems arise – we investigate when providers are in serious financial difficulties and/or fraud or irregularity is suspected. We also provide restructuring support for Colleges who need it as well as assess and challenge college restructuring plans Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 336242 1 130000 134999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2149 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Directors (jobshare) for Performance, Operational Policy and Strategy in the Academies and Maintained Schools Directorate, in the ESFA. Responsible for finance/governance strategy and operational policy delivery for open academies plus academies reporting, internal and external briefing/communications, group performance and strategy, and management information for the group and the sector. Also responsible for ESFA corporate governance on behalf of the agency Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 1215623 1.4 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2151 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Finance Business Partnering - We provide financial advisory services to the Higher and Further Education Group in the Department. This covers ensuring that there is effective financial management of the Group’s budgets, ensuring that the impact of policy decisions are translated into financial impact, compliance with managing public money, value for money, accounting, budgetary treatment and support through fiscal events such as supplementary estimates and annual budgeting. Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 812916 0.9027 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2152 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Early Years and Schools Analysis and Research. My division has analytical units supporting policy development in: early years and disadvantage; qualifications, curriculum and extra-curricular; and, special educational needs and disability, alternative provision, exclusions and attendance and serious violence Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 1862737 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2153 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for STEM in Schools leads the Department’s work to improve standards of teaching, and increase the take-up and attainment among pupils, in STEM subjects across primary and secondary schools. The post-holder oversees development of options and analysis to advise ministers on strategic policy work across STEM subjects. The role also oversees the delivery of the Department’s major improvements across STEM subjects, including the set up a national centre for computing education, a CPD programme for Computer Science GCSE teachers, and expansion of  the Teaching for Mastery maths programme into secondary schools. Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2157 1445988 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2154 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director supporting the Regional Schools Commissioner for the Lancashire and West Yorkshire region. RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State about academies and academy trusts and, maintained schools that have received an inadequate Ofsted judgement. They have responsibility for free schools and University Technical Colleges; the delivery of targeted school improvement; and school workforce development. RSCs also work closely with DfE’s school policy teams to provide operational insight Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2062 2499418 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2155 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director The Deputy Director - Assessment Services leads on the development and delivery of digital services for key stage 1 and key stage 2 assessments for over 16,000 primary schools. This includes supporting administration of existing assessments, developing systems for new digital assessments and building the capability to moving existing paper-based assessments online. I also have accountability for assessment policy, test administration, communications, maladministration and STA central functions Department for Education Standards and Testing Agency Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2135 1781165 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2156 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for T Levels Delivery, with responsibility for development and delivery of T Level. The team are responsible for working with colleges to ensure they’re ready to deliver T Levels from 2020 onwards, leading on industry placements support and policy, communications and stakeholder engagement. My team works closely with the T Levels development Division, which has responsibility for T Levels policy and the commercial and procurement of single licensing. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2068 1048301 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2157 Michelle Dyson SCS Band 2 London Director Responsible for pupil experience of school including:  School curriculum with a particular focus on improvement in teaching of maths, computer science, science, early literacy, modern languages, music, PE and sport and citizenship;   making relationship, sex and health education a compulsory part of the curriculum from Sept 2020;  school qualifications and relationship with Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator;  mental health, wellbeing, character and extra-curricular activity;  jointly with NHS England, rolling out a programme to provide mental health support in schools. Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 360252 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2158 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director The Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics is responsible for the quality and use of DfE’s official statistics.  The post holder is responsible for the production and publication of a wide range of official statistics and for building the statistician community in DfE.  The post holder act as the lead point of contact for DfE£ with the UK Statistics Authority. Department for Education Department For Education Data Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2168 1969753 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2159 Jonathan Clear SCS Band 2 London Director As Strategic Finance Director I am responsible for the financial management of the department's resources, including: setting a financial strategy which is underpinned by a robust financial plan; providing Finance Business Partnering services to support Directors General understand the financial impacts of policies, strategies and delivery options; and delivering the department's Performance, Resources and Risk framework and reporting Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 787688 1 105000 109999 N/A Finance
DFE-2162 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director To provide a high quality dedicated Finance Business Partner service which is at the heart of decision making, supporting the Business to manage budgets effectively, develop and bring better end to end visibility across Policy and Delivery, as well as being one point of contact for finance queries, drawing upon expert services from other parts of finance as needed Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 1229209 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2163 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Communications Group. Responsible for setting the department’s communication strategy and evaluating the department’s communication outputs and outcomes. Responsible for planning and delivering audience-led  strategic campaigns to support the implementation of priority programmes Department for Education Department For Education Communications Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2098 1845400 0.8 N/A N/A N/A Communications and Marketing
DFE-2164 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director Teaching – Customer and Brand, leading all teacher recruitment and retention communications and marketing. My division within the Teaching Workforce Directorate is responsible for inspiring, attracting and supporting every potential teacher to successfully apply, and helping to raise the status of the teaching profession. We generate leads via integrated activities (advertising, PR, recruitment fairs, social media); drive candidates to the get-into-teaching website to register; and nudge them towards application through contact centre support, Teacher Training Advisors and Direct Marketing. The role has recently expanded to encompass retention. Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2174 1260039 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2166 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director As Deputy Director for Capital Programme Support I lead a division responsible for supporting our two key delivery programmes PSBP and Free Schools. Areas under my leadership include Supplier Relationship Management, Technical and Cost, Framework Management and Modern Methods of Construction. I have a five-year vision and strategy that aids delivery of our objectives 'our vision is to create a world class Programme Support Function that delivers VFM commercial solutions that enable greater mobility whatever your background'. My area plays a key part in ensuring the department’s objective of making every pound of funding count Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 2181019 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2167 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director post-18 Education Funding Review Department for Education Department For Education Student Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2099 882197 1.4 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2168 Neil McIvor SCS Band 2 National Director The Chief Data Officer and Chief Statistician is responsible for developing and leading the department’s data strategy, governance and data architecture function, transforming how the department collects, processes and publishes data to deliver a modernised system built using common open data standards, public registers and APIs.  The post holder ensures that the Department delivers high quality statistics in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics and modernises the publication of these, and works with the Chief Analyst to lead the department’s analytical community and with the Chief Technology Officer to lead the digital, data and technology communities. Department for Education Department For Education Data Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 3198888 1 110000 114999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2169 Eileen Milner SCS Band 3 National Director General Chief Executive Officer of the ESFA and, as Accounting Officer, is responsible for safeguarding the public funds our agency distributes Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2071 1079704 1 150000 154999 150415 Operational Delivery
DFE-2170 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director Strategic Programme Office Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2014 1640759 0.94595 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2171 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director ensuring that public funds are spent appropriately in line with the objectives of the department and in compliance with Managing Public Money requirements; embedding and improving the financial control environment and providing assurance that financial management within the department is robust. Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2139 1907028 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2172 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Chief Architect leads the Architecture function and profession across DfE. This involves setting out Technology strategies, making strategic technology investment decisions, governing projects and programmes through Architecture Review Board (ARB) so that technology is not duplicated, assuring the design of technical systems and services through standards and patterns so that it is inter-operable and enables the business outcomes Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 744754 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2173 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Provider Market Oversight (PMO) Specialist Restructuring leading the following three teams: Intervention Support, Counter Fraud & Investigations - Academies, Restructuring. The Intervention Support team is responsible for providing expert financial advice on Academies, ITPs, and FE Colleges, ranging from ad-hoc advice to regular reviews of financial information and provider performance. The Counter Fraud & Investigations team is jointly responsible for the ESFA Counter Fraud function and also for investigating allegations of irregularity and fraud in relation to ESFA funding to Academies. The Restructuring team is a call-off function of four restructuring accountants and insolvency practitioners who are responsible for providing expert and rapid restructuring and insolvency advice to challenging situations across all sectors Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2146 1363801 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2174 Caroline/Heather Pusey/McNaughton SCS Band 2 London Director Leads Teaching Workforce, which is responsible for policy on the teaching profession, including teacher recruitment and retention, Initial Teacher Training, standards, regulation, pay, pensions and digital services including Teacher Service Lines Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 370863 1.3 120000 124999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2177 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director The Governance, Risk, Investment and Partnerships Division aims to make sure the DfE is a high performing group of organisations. The division seeks to achieve this though: Governance that gives us confidence we are making decisions in the right place at the right time; a risk culture that is joined-up, transparent and agile in management of risks. Empowered teams to managed risks and pursue opportunities; performance management, provides insight and continuous improvement in how DfE delivers its objectives; confident and well informed investment decisions that secure expected benefits to long term objectives; the department and its ALBs function effectively in partnership in a total delivery system. Each ALB is fit for purpose in its form, function and efficiency. Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 1177822 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2178 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director managing one of the two core commercial teams in DfE providing support to the commercial activity within a number of business areas, including Technical Education, Teachers’ Pension Scheme, ESFA, Higher and Further Education Group and the DfE’s Operations Group.  Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 152138 1 N/A N/A N/A Procurement
DFE-2179 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director FE Financial Resilience and Sustainability Division is responsible for the current and future arrangements for securing the financial resilience of Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges. It oversees policy on intervention where colleges get into financial difficulty, restructuring funding, the implementation of the new FE insolvency regime, the legacy of the FE area review process and FE pensions, as well as the DfE’s relationship with sixth form colleges including academisation. Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 0 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2180 Khondker Rahman SCS Band 2 London Director Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser, Director - Analysis Directorate is responsible for: the provision of analytical and scientific advice to ministers and senior officials; ensuring that the department’s policies and decisions are informed by the best analytical and scientific evidence; co-leading the department’s analytical and leading the department’s scientific community; working with the wider network of Directors of Analysis, Government Economic Service board members, and Chief Scientific Advisers to address cross-departmental issues; and leading on the department’s relationship with external researchers and scientists. Department for Education Department For Education Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 1161810 1 95000 99999 N/A Economics
DFE-2181 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director working across Digital, Data and Technology functions responsible for ensuring the strategic alignment and delivery of Digital, Data and Technology services; including designing and implementing a new central team to ensure end-to-end, user-centred support to the delivery of Digital, Data and Technology Services. Responsible for spend controls and Digital Service Assessments. Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2143 709361 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2183 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Teachers Analysis Division, providing analytical support to teacher policy, school improvement and school-to-school support. Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 2105739 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2184 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Chief Information Security Officer division, forming part of the Technology Directorate.  The division informs decisions derived from Information and Cyber Security risk as well as protecting the Department against unauthorised access to its data, services and resources. Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 982156 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2185 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Central Strategic Finance division, leading on cross-cutting strategic finance issues, including: coordinating the DfE business planning process to set departmental level budget allocations; coordinating strategic finance input into fiscal events and spending reviews; engaging with the HM Treasury Education & Skills spending team. Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 800666 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2186 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in Technology Directorate with Operations Group, assuming overarching responsibility for IT Service Operations, Productivity, Communications, Desktop Services, Print Services and the DFE Sign In Product Line. Primarily I am focused on delivery of robust technical services to the Department, Arm’s Length Bodies and Non Departmental Bodies to provide them with stability to perform their role; to support, enhance, govern and to take action to improve the core business systems and applications used across the Education sector; overarching accountability for the DfE Sign In Product which provides ease of access to schools, local authorities and the wider sector; scope and decision of future Technology Products and Services Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 3241388 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2187 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for policy on school behaviour and attendance, school exclusion and Alternative Provision Department for Education Department For Education Disadvantaged Children & Young People Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 1046034 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2188 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Teacher Services, within the Teaching Workforce Directorate, with responsibility for designing and delivering new digital services to support those entering or returning to the teaching profession Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2174 1856262 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2189 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Skills Strategy, responsible for adult skills strategy, department’s input into the Industrial Strategy and labour markets policy, regional skills, the further education and apprenticeships ministerial briefing hub and the Skills Advisory Panels programme. Department for Education Department For Education Career Learning Analysis and Student Choice Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2019 1156624 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2191 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in Provider Market Oversight (PMO), leading the Prevention Team. The team strive to become a pro-active unit, identifying indicators of provider financial stress before it materialises. Tailoring oversight, data collection, collation and communication in a more efficient and less burdensome way for both internal and external users. Central to this is the creation of the new ‘Integrated Financial Data Model’ (For Colleges). This new model builds on best practise to increase the quality and timeliness of the data we receive to better inform our intervention Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2146 181935 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2192 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Provider Market Oversight (PMO) Assurance, leading the Pre 16 and Post 16 Assurance Teams. The Teams’ aims are to establish the overall assurance and financial reporting frameworks for providers, reduce the risk of the misuse of ESFA funds and provide assurance over ESFA funds paid to providers. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2146 3232932.644 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2193 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director The Major Projects Directorate’s role is to oversee DfE’s portfolio of major projects (all projects worth over £20m and/or which are novel, repercussive of contentious), to ensure they are set up and supported for successful delivery. This includes: improving the operating environment for major projects to make it easier to deliver them successfully; managing and supporting the portfolio of projects as a whole; building capability and capacity; and providing independent delivery assurance. The portfolio includes around 30 projects with a whole life value in excess of £20bn. The directorate also manages the Project Delivery Profession in the department. Department for Education Department For Education Major Project Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 470870.9173 1 N/A N/A N/A Programme and Programme Management
DFE-2196 David Craig SCS Band 2 National. Director Deputy Director Data Science function within the Customer Experience, Digital, Data (CEDD) Directorate of the Education & Skills Funding Agency. We provide a Data Science service to the ESFA, we automate data systems, build analytical tools and give our users applications to reduce time spent on repetitive and administrative tasks.? We offer the following services: data capture, including online data collections; data management, governance and storage; Management Information and data visualisation service, including on-line dashboards and interactive analysis tools; And Analysis and modelling service, including building financial forecasting, fraud, intervention and risk models and offering an analysis QA service Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2124 4757109.702 1 70000 74999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2197 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director Funding and Programme Development, Further Education Directorate, ESFA includes: development of the ESFA’s funding system for 16-19 year old students and 19 years + students; leading on the ESFA’s Further Education Directorate implementation of the T Level and others skills programme developments;  line management of FED staffing cadres; and a national role in governance and corporate/development boards as determined by SCS 2 Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 1094807.781 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2198 Michael Pettifer SCS Band 2 London Director Academies and Maintained School Directorate. The Director is the senior responsible owner for: academies and free schools financial management, governance and funding agreement compliance; and working on good financial health across the schools sector Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 1163155.63 1 100000 104999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2199 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Department for Education’s Operational Finance Directorate responsible for the production of the annual report and accounts for the Department and the Teachers' Pension Scheme on time, unqualified, to a high standard and underpinned by robust and effective accounting advice; and for the production of the statutory accounts for the following departmental agencies and Arm’s Length Bodies: the ESFA, TRA, STA, LocatED, OCC, Social Work England and the Institute for Apprenticeships. Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2139 1984595.325 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2200 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Responsible for the Department's Payment, Treasury and Debt Management Service. The service exists to: account for, effectively control and fulfil approximately £100 billion of payments accurately and on time each year, manage and recover over £100 million of recognised public debt; develop, maintain, secure and govern the Department’s financial systems. Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2139 2275593.783 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2202 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Academies and Maintained School's Directorate for the North area. This covers the North and Lancashire & West Yorkshire RSC regions. Our work involves intervening with academies and trusts which are not complying with their Funding Agreement and working with them to prevent future financial difficulties Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 1660957.106 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2204 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner for East of England and North East London, supporting the RSC to take action where academies and free schools are underperforming; intervene in academies where governance is inadequate; decide on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; improve underperforming maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encourage and decide on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; take action to improve poorly performing sponsors; advise on proposals for new free schools; and decide on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2245 1844340.527 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2205 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner for East of England and North East London, supporting the RSC to take action where academies and free schools are underperforming; intervene in academies where governance is inadequate; decide on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; improve underperforming maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encourage and decide on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; take action to improve poorly performing sponsors; advise on proposals for new free schools; and decide on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2245 1564005.897 0.7 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2206 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in HR Group, responsible for: creating the departmental Strategic Workforce Plan and ongoing implementation and monitoring; performance, pay and reward strategies and polices for all DfE staff; running Talent Schemes; and oversight of HR policies and Employee Relations Department for Education Department For Education Human Resources Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2038 1333723.091 1 N/A N/A N/A HR
DFE-2207 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director leading the Legal & Transactions division in Capital Group. As well as dealing with applications for consent in relation to educational land disposal, the team consists of specialists providing legal and commercial advice and support in the following areas: construction procurement and management; general commercial and procurement support to Capital’s activities; legal property support for programme delivery particularly in respect of Free Schools and the PSBP Capital programmes; legal construction programme and project delivery advice and support for DfE Capital programmesLead the Legal & Transactions in EFA Capital. The team consists of specialists providing commercial advice and support in the areas set out below as well as dealing with applications for consent in relation to educational land disposal: Construction framework procurement and management; General commercial and procurement support to EFA Capital activities; Legal property support for programme delivery particularly in respect of Free Schools, UTCs, Studio Schools and the PSBP Capital programmes; Legal construction programme and project delivery advice and support for EFA capital programmes. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 2581314.806 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2208 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Technical Support, within Capital. Responsible for setting the standards to which schools are built and procured as well as providing guidance and support to Capital’s school delivery programmes.  The division includes the Design, IT, Health, Safety & Quality and Strategic Projects Teams. As well as ensuring school buildings meet appropriate standards and quality other key areas are the development of  Sustainability Strategy, roll out of ultrafast broadband to rural schools and communities, reviewing guidance on fire safety as well as the supporting work on building safety following the Hackitt Inquiry Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 3850697.226 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2209 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director overseeing operational elements of the DfE technical education reforms. The portfolio includes the T Level programme (a 1a SoS Priority) which is a Government Major Project. The portfolio also spans Level 4/5, Qualifications Review and Transitional Year programmes, ensuring robust planning, assurance and risk management are in place. TER Ops is a high-performing, division that works to support the delivery all portfolio projects and programmes to budget and on time. I work very closely with the SRO and other key stakeholders to deliver these fundamental technical education reforms. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2068 556130.0347 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2211 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director leading the DfE Private Finance Team within Operations Group and programme director for the PSBP Private Finance Programme, advising on issues relating to privately financed schools and academies in legacy deals as well as running the PSBP Private Finance Programme in which 46 new schools in five privately financed batches were procured during 2013-2016 and are now in the operational phase, managing the contracts on behalf of the schools for the full 25 year term. The team also provides advice/assistance to schools/LAs/academy trusts, acts as the education sector Private Finance Unit (liaising with HMT and IPA) and provides legal support to the academy converter process where converting schools sit within existing PFI contracts. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 511592.75 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2212 N/D SCS Band 1A National Deputy Director Deputy Director for school improvement and system leadership in the Early Years and Schools Group. Responsible for sponsoring the Teaching Schools Council and for a range of associated funds, designations and initiatives all designed to help schools to improve the quality of their teaching. Also responsible for building the capacity of Multi-Academy Trusts to service the needs of academies that require sponsorship, and more generally for engaging M<ATs with system leadership Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 1670143.862 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2213 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director of the Teacher Reward and Incentives division in the Department for Education. The division is responsible for delivering the Department's priorities for the teaching profession, including teacher pay, pensions and financial incentives Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2174 1589228.549 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2214 N/D SCS Band 1A National Deputy Director Deputy Director,  Head of Financial Planning and Management Accounts.  To provide support to enable the Department to secure the right in-year cash and budgetary resources from HM Treasury, and in making decisions which best deploy the Department’s resources to meet its priorities while staying within parliamentary and HM Treasury control totals.  To provide a high quality dedicated management accounting function which is at the heart of decision making, supporting Finance Business Partners, the wider Department and the Senior Leadership Team to manage budgets effectively. Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2139 0 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2215 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director and Chief Executive of the Teaching Regulation Agency, we take action on receipt of allegations of serious teacher misconduct, and support employers, schools and headteachers with safeguarding responsibilities. We provide employers with access to the database of qualified teachers so they can complete pre-recruitment checks to ensure that they are employing teachers who are not prohibited from teaching and who are appropriately qualified for their role. We act on behalf of the Secretary of State as the competent authority for teaching in England. This role includes the recognition of the professional status of appropriately-qualified teachers from outside England and the award of qualified teacher status (QTS). Department for Education Teaching Regulation Agence Teaching Regulation Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 1978286.647 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2217 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner, supporting the RSC to take action where academies and free schools are underperforming; intervene in academies where governance is inadequate; decide on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; improve underperforming maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encourage and decide on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; take action to improve poorly performing sponsors; advise on proposals for new free schools; and decide on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2090 2416435.183 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2218 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Director, Further Education Workforce, leading work to create clearer entry routes into FE teaching and to ensure that FE teachers possess the skills and experience required to teach the full range of courses they are currently required to deliver as well as preparing them for the new technical education reforms Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 0 1.2 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2219 Dominic Herrington SCS Band 2 London Director National Schools Commissioner responsible for holding RSCs to account for their responsibilities, sharing their practice, developing transparency and ensuring consistency in decision-making; developing and sharing the best Trust-improvement strategies with RSCs and educational leaders; overseeing the performance of national Trusts; advising ministers on the development of the academies programme; monitoring the growth of sponsors across the RSC regions and making sure the best practice of our strongest sponsors informs RSCs’ decision-making; encouraging and nurturing potential new sponsors from our best schools and other providers; and explaining the benefits of MATs, academy conversion and the free schools programme Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 899214.2976 1 125000 129999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2220 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Leading a division providing analytical support to DfE’s Infrastructure and Funding Directorate. This includes modelling, research, statistical and economic analysis on funding, the provision of schools and school places, school choice and admissions Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 1862891.906 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2221 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner for North West London South Central. Responsibilities include: supporting the RSC to take decisions on the creation of new academies; monitoring the performance of academies and free schools and taking action where they are underperforming; improving inadequate maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encouraging and deciding on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; advising on proposals for new free schools; and deciding on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2055 2426551.659 0.83333 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2222 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director The team manages a caseload of around 200 free schools in the South of England, either open in temporary accommodation or in the pre-opening stage, due to open in the next few years.  We are responsible for end to end capital site delivery process for these schools, delivering temporary accommodation if required, along with permanent sites and accommodation.   This normally includes overseeing the acquisition of sites for schools, procuring contractors and managing their work to design the school, obtain planning permission for it and then build and hand over the school buildings to the Trust that will be running it. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2087 1507136.42 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2223 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in Operational Finance Directorate with responsibility for improving how we collect, transform and use financial data from academy trusts. Department for Education Department For Education Operational Fanance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2139 1085030.443 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2224 Gillian Hillier SCS Band 2 National Director Director of Careers and Further Education.  Responsible for policy on careers, basic and functional skills, post 16/FE funding, resilience of FE colleges, quality of the FE sector, FE teaching and leadership, and the work of the FE Commissioner. Department for Education Department For Education Careers and Further Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 1392996.177 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2225 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director, Early Years Strategy and Entitlements. I have policy responsibility for the Department for Education’s early years entitlements for 2,3 and 4 year olds and for early years strategy. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 735769.0686 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2226 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Central Operations and Programme Management in Free Schools Capital. I lead the finance and programme management teams, property and planning teams responsible for supporting project teams with specialist expertise, and sponsorship team for LocatED, an arms-length body of the Department. We work as part of the wider Free School Programme to provide high quality school places in areas of need Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2087 3049173.398 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2227 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for leading Free Schools Policy and Programme Division, which is part of the School System and Infrastructure Directorate (SSID) in the Department for Education. The division is responsible for: policy and communications on free schools, maths schools and University Technical Colleges; delivering approved maths schools through to opening; establishing the delivery framework for assessing free school applications; assessment of applications for the Voluntary Aided capital scheme; programme governance for the free school programme; funding policy for free schools; and managing the administrative budgets for SSID Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2005 1736496.226 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2228 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Responsible for oversight of Capital Directorate’s delivery performance, budgets and systems. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2242 1479201.287 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2229 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Regional Delivery Division operates in each of the Department’s eight regions alongside RSC offices and other schools-facing teams to fund and coordinate capacity for school improvement and to help ensure schools have access to enough high quality teachers. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2083 409365.3489 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2231 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Jobshare Deputy Directors heading up the Technical Education and Qualifications Reform Division. Responsible for policy on post-16 qualifications (excluding A Levels) and currently oversee the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below. Also responsible for development of the T Level transition programme Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2068 1024539.366 1.2 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2232 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for children’s services improvement and interventions in South and Central England. Responsible for building relationships and understanding the performance of local authorities’ children’s services in regions in the south and central areas of England, working to improve their performance where necessary (including intervening when they are rated inadequate by Ofsted) and building capacity in the system to support other local authorities. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2014 1260766.155 0.88889 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2233 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in children’s social care responsible for innovation, practice and reform supporting the development of a What Works Centre for children’s social care, implementation of an innovation programme which strives to ensure that high quality, independently assessed evidence shapes decision-making. Leadership of new multi-agency arrangements designed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children at a local level and management of the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel which looks at lessons from cases where children have died or have been seriously harmed from abuse and neglect. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2014 1523269.273 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2238 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy Director of Central Analysis Unit (CAU) and Chief Economist. CAU provides analytical support for Ministers' top priorities, provide central economics capability and oversee the evidence base on issues of cross-cutting and a strategic importance to the Department Department for Education Department For Education Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2180 946063.1727 1 N/A N/A N/A Economics
DFE-2239 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Teaching Workforce Directorate, with responsibility for initial teacher training.  Specifically, I oversee programmes designed to increase the number of people entering and the flexibility of access to ITT, and manage policy on the ITT market, ITT content, and accreditation of ITT providers.  Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2174 2111093.235 0.9 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2240 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Schools Strategy, Stakeholders and Support, leading on the development of strategies across the schools policy areas; ensuring effective relationships with key stakeholders including schools unions and stakeholder steering groups of Headteachers and teachers; overseeing the Flexible Resource Unit to ensure effective resourcing of priority areas across Early Years and Schools Group and managing the Director General’s and Director’s Support teams to ensure that the DG and wider group are provided with the necessary level of support Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2251 1698470.17 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2242 Rory Kennedy SCS Band 2 London Director Responsible for overseeing the Department’s entire schools capital budget of c.£5bn a year.  This includes both the Department’s own capital delivery programmes of free schools and priority schools building programme – and the allocation of devolved capital funds to schools and responsible bodies, as well as the management of bid-based investment and repair programmes. Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 498215 1 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2244 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Chief Commercial Operating Officer responsible for delivering the commercial change programme, commercial strategy and organisational design, commercial policy, governance and assurance, our commercial people and skills strategy, commercial systems, performance and commercial MI,  and commercial business operations. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 2076448.144 1 N/A N/A N/A Procurement
DFE-2245 Susan Baldwin SCS Band 2 London Director Regional Schools Commissioner for the East of England and North East London.  RSCs take decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State about academies and academy trusts and, maintained schools that have received an inadequate Ofsted judgement. They have responsibility for free schools and University Technical Colleges; the delivery of targeted school improvement; and school workforce development. RSCs also work closely with DfE’s school policy teams to provide operational insight. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 143989.4 1 120000 124999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2247 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Department for Education Department For Education School Quality & Safeguarding Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2078 2089470.7 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2249 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Head of the Ministerial and Public Communications Division, Communications Directorate. The Division supports Ministers by producing replies to MPs’ letters and written Parliamentary Questions. Responsible for responding, on behalf of Ministers, to correspondence and telephone enquiries received from education and children’s service professionals; and parents and members of the public. Casework arising from complaints from parents and others about schools. The Department’s content on GOV.UK and channel shift enquiries to digital Department for Education Department For Education Ministerial and Public Communication Division 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2098 3760262.818 1 N/A N/A N/A Communications and Marketing
DFE-2250 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for the Central Capital Unit, covering: strategy and budget management for the schools capital programme; policy and funding for new school places ('basic need') and for the repair and rebuilding of existing schools ('condition'); and policy on school land Department for Education Department For Education Funding and Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2047 966385.0354 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2251 Sarah Lewis SCS Band 2 London Director I am Director for System Leadership and Strategy for both early years and schools. The Directorate is responsible for Strengthening school improvement, including several major strands of work such as building capacity in academy trusts and the teaching schools programme; Strengthening school leadership and governance, including through training and development programmes; Most aspects of early years, including early years workforce, social mobility and delivery of the childcare entitlements; School food and the pupil premium; Sponsorship of the Teaching Regulation Agency. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2017 513895.4 1 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2253 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Further Education Directorate of the ESFA leading the national functions relating to FE providers: maintaining the Register of Apprenticeships Training Organisation (RoATP); maintaining the national rules and guidance on subcontracting; setting and overseeing the Provider Earnings Limit (PEL) rules and guidance; maintaining the Register of Training Organisations (ROTO); maintaining the Apprenticeships Provider Change function;  developing and managing the national provider risk assessment and oversight framework; developing and implementing our Independent Training Provider strategy; developing and maintaining the FED framework for early and formal provider intervention; running the FED Director’s Office and Communications functions Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 2677342.981 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2254 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director Intervention Team, London & South East Territory. We work with the post-16 sector in the territory to: identify, manage and mitigate risk to provision and public funding; intervene early to prevent and address failure minimising the impact on students; oversee the  implementation of structural change to the provider base where identified through formal intervention, in a timely and efficient manner for the benefit of students and local economies; lead local technical education and skills improvement including AEB devolution, MCA/GLA liaison on wider skills, T level provider development, response to local economic shocks Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 1712817 0.925 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2256 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director within Data Directorate, responsible for the digital services which help parents, school leaders, Local Authorities, Multi Academy Trusts, Ofsted inspectors and others understand school performance data to inform choice, accountability and improvement.  Also responsible for 3rd party access to the National Pupil database, and developing modern ways to improve the speed and flow of data from local providers to dfE and back out again. Department for Education Department For Education Data Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2168 324158.5 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2257 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Principal Private Secretary to the Education Secretary and Head of Private Office Division, including all of the Ministerial offices, the Permanent Secretary’s office, special advisers office, the Parliamentary team, and teams responsible for a range of core Department of State functions such as honours, the Board, cabinet correspondence etc. Department for Education Department For Education Private Office 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 2291046.52 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2258 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Developing and Supporting Teachers.   This role is responsible for delivering the new Early Career Framework to all new teachers, introducing new specialist National Professional Qualifications for teachers in their mid-careers and delivering specialist training to teachers who want to teach outside of their core subject specialism.   It also seeks to improve support for teachers particularly reducing unnecessary workload, improving flexible working options and wellbeing, and improving equality and diversity of the profession Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2175 2399590.62 1.4 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2259 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Future Student Finance – considering the development of the student finance system over time, including the development of any future student finance products or changes to existing products Department for Education Department For Education Student Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2224 896465.7899 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2260 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director of People and Engagement is responsible for the delivery of the People Plan and driving an inclusive and healthy work place culture. This role includes oversight and delivery of a workforce planning strategy which aims to attract, retain and reward brilliant people. This role is also accountable for the allocation of the corporate learning and development budget which helps create and deliver opportunities that build upon the leadership, skills and capabilities of all. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2123 424597.8181 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2261 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director Customer Experience Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2124 2448988.185 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2262 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for the Social Mobility Commission Department for Education Department For Education Strategy, Social Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 342680.4399 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2263 Claire Benham SCS Band 2 Director Director of the Commercial Directorate which is comprised of two key areas DfE Commercial and the Schools Commercial Team (SCT). DfE Commercial supports DfE to secure best value from its commercial arrangements to meet DfE priorities, deliver savings and meet the Strategic Spending Review targets. The SCT supports the Schools Efficiency Programme – enabling delivery of £1bn of savings rough improved procurement and commercial activity to the schools sector. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 1194089 1 135000 139999 N/A Procurement
DFE-2264 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Director, leading the Early Years Schools Group, Higher and Further Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency categories within the DfE Commercial Directorate. The focus of the Category team is to secure value for money procurements across the remit, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and principles of good governance. The team is committed to supporting the delivery of DfE policy objectives through close engagement with policy units and with markets and suppliers. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 572331.989 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2265 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Director, leading the Operations Category within the DfE Commercial Directorate. The Operations Category encompasses Digital / Technology, Professional Services and Corporate Operations. The focus of the Operations Category team is to secure value for money procurements across the remit, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and principles of good governance. The team is committed to supporting the delivery of DfE policy objectives through close engagement with policy units and with markets and suppliers. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 418729.4924 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Unit Support
DFE-2266 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Commercial Deputy Director for the Schools Buying Programme, supporting all schools in their purchasing activities. The programme is part of the Schools Resource Management portfolio which aims to save £1b out of the £10b of the non-staff spend of schools. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 1288327.261 1 N/A N/A N/A Procurement
DFE-2267 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Director, leading the Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage category within the DfE Commercial Directorate. The SCMD category encompasses: Children's Social Care (CSC); Communications; Ministerial and Public Communications Division (MPCD); Strategy, Social Mobility and Disadvantage; Private Office and The Policy Profession. The focus of the Category team is to secure value for money procurements across the remit, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and principles of good governance. The team is committed to supporting the delivery of DfE policy objectives through close engagement with policy units and with markets and suppliers. Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2263 200390.7 1 N/A N/A N/A Procurement
DFE-2269 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director,  Head of Financial Planning and Management Accounts.  To provide support to enable the Department to secure the right in-year cash and budgetary resources from HM Treasury, and in making decisions which best deploy the Department’s resources to meet its priorities while staying within parliamentary and HM Treasury control totals.  To provide a high quality dedicated management accounting function which is at the heart of decision making, supporting Finance Business Partners, the wider Department and the Senior Leadership Team to manage budgets effectively. Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 1188288.83 1 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2271 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director This is a role is responsible for two different policy areas. The first in regards to Erasmus+ programme, where the team is  responsible for the smooth delivery of the Erasmus+ programme for UK participants, including through our Exit from the European Union. This includes the delivery of the government guarantee and the orderly closure of projects should there be a no-deal exit. In addition, I am also responsible for the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework. This includes the oversight of the Office for Students delivery of the programme, and the Independent Review of TEF, mandated by the Higher Education and Research Act (2017). Department for Education Department For Education Higher Education, STEM and Tertiary Providers Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2107 688864.5964 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2273 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Leads the Department for Education’s international business responsibilities include EU Exit, DfE’s interests in the European Union whilst the UK remains a member state, international evidence, data, the development of bilateral education partnerships and DfE’s interests in international organisations such as the OECD.  All Departments have been asked to nominate an SRO to focus on “deal/no deal” planning and delivery over the coming period. Peter Drummond has assumed this role with immediate effect on temporary promotion to Director Department for Education Department For Education International Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 756201.65 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2274 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director DFE Brexit Programme Director within the International and Brexit Directorate, accountable to the Brexit Senior Reporting Officer. Responsible for the central Brexit programme team and delivery of the Departments Brexit programme for a variety of scenarios. The role ensures the co-ordination and delivery of all DFE plans including the join up across Whitehall with other Government Departments with who the DFE has dependencies. The role leads a team of around 30 who are based across the various DFE sites.  The role advises Secretary of State and Ministers on various Brexit issues and leads a team responsible for all Brexit Briefings Department for Education Department For Education International Education Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2027 827747.6 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2275 Claire Burton SCS Band 2 London 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 Delivery Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2219 57400 0.91892 90000 94999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2277 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director for Strategy, design and portfolio. Department for Education Department For Education Teaching Workforce Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2174 1412483.532 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2279 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in Academies and Maintained schools group supporting academy trusts and maintained schools realise good financial health and robust governance through the delivery of high quality national programmes and services; applying our knowledge of the legal framework and financial best practice; approvals of Related Party Transactions and tackling High Pay in trusts; managing financial and compliance risks and issues in academy trusts. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2198 2368938.305 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2280 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director of Strategic Operations Finance Division (SOAD). SOAD provides analytical support on operational, financial, and performance management and planning to drive public value, and leads on quality assurance standards particularly on models underpinning business cases Department for Education Department For Education Analysis Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2180 526031.0782 1 N/A N/A N/A Economics
DFE-2281 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Operations Group of the Department for Education. As part of the Technology Directorate, lead the Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services division providing hosting platforms, development operations (DevOps) capabilities and processes to enable DfE to deliver digital and technology services to internal users, the sector and citizens. Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 1538067 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2282 N/D SCS Band 1 Deputy Director Deputy Director group delivery in the Technology unit Department for Education Department For Education Technology Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2033 0 1 N/A N/A N/A IT
DFE-2284 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Programme Director for the Apprenticeships Programme, supporting the delivery of the Programme’s high level aims. Accountable to the Programme SRO for ensuring that the delivery of overall programme is well-planned, being delivered on time and to budget, and that risks and issues are being managed and escalated appropriately. Senior sponsor for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education within the ESFA. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 1147823.566 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2285 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Digital Delivery Department for Education Department For Education Digital and Transformation Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2143 170566.5 1 N/A N/A N/A Business Enabling Function
DFE-2286 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director leading Investment and Operational Efficiency Insights Division with the objective to provide assurance over the financial aspects of high-value investment proposals; and provide financial insight, analysis and recommendations that enable a robust understanding of the Department’s running costs, improve organisational efficiency and inform financial planning Department for Education Department For Education Strategic Finance Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2159 423614.3 0.69973 N/A N/A N/A Finance
DFE-2287 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Programme Director for the Department for Education in the joint programme with health to improve children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health.  The programme will deliver the commitments in the government’s response to consultation on the Green Paper. These include establishing a new workforce of Mental Health Support Teams working in and near schools and colleges to provide interventions, support a holistic approach to wellbeing and improve liaison with external services. Also, Link training is helping local health and education professionals to work together to support children better and training will be available for school senior mental health leads Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2157 1123699.01 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2288 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director for children’s services improvement and interventions in the north of England. Responsible for building relationships and understanding the performance of local authorities’ children’s services in the north of England, working to improve their performance where necessary (including intervening when they are rated inadequate by Ofsted) and building capacity in the system to support other local authorities. Department for Education Department For Education Childcare, Special Needs and Children’s Services Strategy 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2014 891688.0287 0.82222 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2289 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Central Operations directorate of the Operations Group.  As the Head of Strategic Operations the main responsibilities are for the creation and operation of a new Operations Portfolio for the Group, a management dashboard for the Department, reviewing MI data for the Department as well the creation an operations plan.  Department for Education Department For Education Central Operations Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2061 1096463.365 1 N/A N/A N/A Planning
DFE-2290 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director for Apprenticeship Compliance, Enforcement and Post 16 Investigations.  Responsible for ensuring compliance with the apprenticeship funding rules and monitoring and assessing areas of concern.  Detecting and developing strategies for non compliance, working across teams to reduce and prevent.  Leading the post 16 investigations team and taking appropriate enforcement actions, holding individuals and organisations to account. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 252130 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2291 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director of the Curriculum Policy Division, responsible for curriculum strategy and non-STEM subject areas. Department for Education Department For Education Qualifications, Curriculum & Extra Curricular Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2157 1386571.16 0.9 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2292 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Funding Directorate of the ESFA, responsible for delivery of the end to end process for 16-18 funding; managing spend for delegated 16-18 budgets; setting 16-18 allocations; scheme management for Student Bursary Support Service Department for Education Department For Education Not set 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2015 1802841.687 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2293 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director I am the Deputy Director for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) policy in the Department for Education. I lead the team with policy responsibility for the implementation of the 2014 reforms to the SEND system including to introduce statutory Education, Health and Care plans for children and young people aged 0-25 with the most complex needs. We also lead on improvement in local areas following Ofsted/CQC inspections of SEND services; policy related to the SEND Tribunals and dispute resolution system; joint commissioning/funding of SEND services; and aspects of support for children with SEND in schools and young people with SEND in colleges Department for Education Department For Education Disadvantaged Children & Young People Directorate 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2298 1420445.876 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2294 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in the Strategy, Social Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate where I am currently leading on the SEND Review. The SEND Review is looking at the provision and support available to children and Young People with Special Educational Needs within the Department for Education and across wider government. I am leading a team to review current practice; collect evidence; work across government; engage with external stakeholders and propose policy recommendations. Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 370 000 2288 N/D DFE-2298 0 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2296 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director in School System Infrastructure Directorate with responsibility for developing policy and providing guidance on: school organisation matters, including the law and guidance regarding opening, changing and closing schools; home to school transport; school admissions and appeals; school uniform; and academies policy at a system level Department for Education Department For Education Not set 371 000 2288 N/D DFE-2005 1329678.363 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2297 Kate Josephs SCS Band 2 London Director Leading the creation and operation of a single funding operations centre of excellence responsible for allocating over £58bn funding per year to schools, academies and post-16 providers; representing one of the single biggest funding operations anywhere in government Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 372 000 2288 N/D DFE-2169 3778479.61 1 110000 114999 N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2298 Robert Arnott SCS Band 2 London Director Director for the Strategy, Social Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate; a combination of strategy, delivery and policy divisions. Strategy Unit supports the Secretary of State and works with teams across the department on major projects. Social Mobility includes Opportunity Areas, a programme which aims to help more children and young people achieve their full potential through targeted funding in 12 areas facing the biggest challenges to social mobility. The directorate is also the Department's sponsor for the Social Mobility Commission. Disadvantage includes policy development and reform in the areas of SEND and behaviour, alternative provision and exclusions. Department for Education Department For Education Social Care Mobility and Equalities Directorate 373 000 2288 N/D DFE-2101 143500 1 90000 94999 N/A Strategy
DFE-2299 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director responsible for setting up and leading a new Social Mobility Outreach Programme for the Department. The aim of the programme is to increase representation of staff from socially deprived backgrounds being appointed into DfE, and to improve the confidence and employability of the young people we work with via our outreach work. Department for Education Department For Education Not set 374 000 2288 N/D DFE-2083 0 0.6 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2300 Jennifer Williams SCS Band 2 Director Director of Commercial Department for Education Department For Education Commercial Directorate 375 000 2288 N/D DFE-2035 0 1 115000 119999 N/A Procurement
DFE-2301 Zamila Bunglawala SCS Band 2 London Director Director International Education Department for Education Department For Education Not set 376 000 2288 N/D DFE-2137 0 1 90000 94999 N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2302 N/D SCS Band 1 London Deputy Director Deputy Director EU Exit Co-ordination team for early years and schools Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 377 000 2288 N/D DFE-2275 0 0.8 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2303 N/D SCS Band 1 National Deputy Director Deputy Director EU Exit Operations team on resourcing other government departments and acting as Chief of Staff for the Departments Operations Centre Department for Education Department For Education Capital Directorate 378 000 2288 N/D DFE-2038 34224.5 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery
DFE-2304 N/D SCS Band 1 National. Deputy Director Deputy Director Small Employer Programme Department for Education Department For Education Education and Skills Funding Agency 379 000 2288 N/D DFE-2129 262868.4435 1 N/A N/A N/A Policy Delivery
DFE-2148 N/D SCS Band 1 London. Deputy Director Deputy Director in the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner, supporting the RSC to take action where academies and free schools are underperforming; intervene in academies where governance is inadequate; decide on applications from local-authority maintained schools to convert to academy status; improve underperforming maintained schools by providing them with support from a strong sponsor; encourage and decide on applications from sponsors to operate in the region; take action to improve poorly performing sponsors; advise on proposals for new free schools; and decide on applications to make significant changes to academies and free schools. Department for Education Department For Education Regional Delivery Directorate 380 000 2288 N/D DFE-2090 556762.8649 1 N/A N/A N/A Operational Delivery