Minister of State for Schools

The Minister of State for Schools, formerly the Minister of State for School Standards and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards, is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government.

The current minister is Damian Hinds.

History
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.

In the Cameron ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Schools.

Responsibilities
The minister is responsible for the following:


 * 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