Minister of State for Schools
| Minister of State for Schools | |
|---|---|
_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg) | |
| Department for Education | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-for-school-standards |
The Minister of State for School Standards is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government. It is currently held by Nick Gibb MP who took the office on 12 May 2015.[1]
History[edit]
In the Major ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Education and Science and Minister of State for Education.
In the Brown ministry (2007 to 2010), the Minister of State for Schools and Learning worked at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Responsibilities[edit]
The minister is responsible for the following:[2]
- recruitment and retention of teachers and school leaders (including initial teacher training, qualifications and professional development)
- supporting a high-quality teaching profession and reducing teacher workload
- Teaching Regulation Agency
- admissions and school transport
- school revenue funding, including the national funding formula for schools
- curriculum and qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
- Standards and Testing Agency and primary assessment
- school accountability and inspection (including links with Ofsted)
- support for raising school standards
- school sport
- pupil premium
- relationships, sex, and health education; and personal, social, health and economic education
- behaviour and attendance and exclusions
- early education curriculum and teaching quality
- coronavirus (COVID-19) response for schools
List of Ministers[edit]
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State, Education and Science | |||||||
| Angela Rumbold
MP for Mitcham and Morden |
June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |||
| Tim Eggar
MP for Enfield North |
24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | John Major | |||
| The Baroness Blatch | 14 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |||
| Eric Forth
MP for Mid Worcestershire |
20 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |||
| Stephen Byers
MP for North Tyneside |
2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||
| Estelle Morris
MP for Birmingham Yardley |
|
28 July 1998 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham |
|
11 June 2001 | 24 October 2002 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| David Miliband
MP for South Shields |
|
24 October 2002 | 16 December 2004 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Stephen Twigg
MP for Enfield Southgate |
|
16 December 2004 | 5 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqui Smith
MP for Redditch |
|
6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair
(lll) | ||
| Jim Knight
MP for South Dorset |
|
5 May 2006 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Tony Blair
(lll) (l) | ||
| Vernon Coaker
MP for Gedling |
|
8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown
(l) | ||
| Nick Gibb | 
|
11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Norman Lamb
MP for Yeovil |
|
4 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrat | David Cameron | ||
| Nick Gibb |
|
12 May 2015 | Incumbent | Conservative | Second Cameron ministry | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Minister of State for School Standards - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ↑ "Minister of State for School Standards - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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