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Minister of State for Schools

(Redirected from Minister of State for School Standards)

The Minister of State for Schools,[1] formerly the Minister of State for School Standards and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards,[2][3] is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Schools
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Catherine McKinnell
since 8 July 2024
Department for Education
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-for-schools

The current minister is Damian Hinds.[4]

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:[5]

  • 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

NamePortraitTook officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Minister of State, Education and Science
Angela Rumbold

MP for Mitcham and Morden

June 198724 July 1990ConservativeMargaret Thatcher

(Third Thatcher ministry)

Tim Eggar

MP for Enfield North

24 July 199014 April 1992ConservativeJohn Major

(First Major ministry)

The Baroness Blatch14 April 199220 July 1994ConservativeJohn Major

(Second Major ministry)

Eric Forth

MP for Mid Worcestershire

20 July 19942 May 1997ConservativeJohn Major

(Second Major ministry)

Stephen Byers

MP for North Tyneside

2 May 199727 July 1998LabourTony Blair

(First Blair ministry)

Estelle Morris

MP for Birmingham Yardley

 28 July 19988 June 2001LabourTony Blair

(First Blair ministry)

Stephen Timms

MP for East Ham

 11 June 200124 October 2002LabourTony Blair

(Second Blair ministry)

David Miliband

MP for South Shields

 24 October 200216 December 2004LabourTony Blair

(Second Blair ministry)

Stephen Twigg

MP for Enfield Southgate

 16 December 20045 May 2005LabourTony Blair

(Second Blair ministry)

Jacqui Smith

MP for Redditch

 6 May 20055 May 2006LabourTony Blair

(lll)

Jim Knight

MP for South Dorset

 5 May 20065 June 2009LabourTony Blair

(lll)

Gordon Brown

(l)

Vernon Coaker

MP for Gedling

 8 June 200911 May 2010LabourGordon Brown

(l)

Minister of State for Schools
Nick Gibb

MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

 13 May 20104 September 2012ConservativeDavid Cameron

(Coalition)

David Laws

MP for Yeovil

 4 September 20128 May 2015Liberal DemocratDavid Cameron

(Coalition)

Minister of State for School Standards
Nick Gibb

MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

 12 May 201515 September 2021ConservativeDavid Cameron
(II)
Theresa May
(I)(II)
Boris Johnson
(I)(II)
Robin Walker

MP for Worcester

 16 September 20216 July 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
(II)
Will Quince

MP for Colchester

 7 July 20227 September 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
(II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards
Jonathan Gullis

MP for Stoke-on-Trent North

 8 September 202228 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss
(I)
Minister of State for Schools
Nick Gibb

MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

 26 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeRishi Sunak

(I)

Damian Hinds

MP for East Hampshire

 13 November 20235 July 2024Conservative
Catherine McKinnell

MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North

 8 July 2024IncumbentLabourKeir Starmer

(I)

References

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