Departmental Overview: Department for Education 2017-2018
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
19 Nov 2018
19 Nov 2018
Search results
Education and skills
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated annual report and accounts 2016/17
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on these accounts.
Published:
6 Nov 2018
6 Nov 2018
The sale of student loans
This report considers the value for money of the sale of student loans that entered repayment between 2002 & 2006.
Published:
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Ofsted’s inspection of schools
This report examines whether Ofsted’s approach to inspecting schools is providing value for money. We assessed Ofsted’s role, performance and impact.
Published:
24 May 2018
24 May 2018
Investigation into oversight of the Student Loans Company’s governance, and management of its former chief executive
This investigation describes the events surrounding the appointment and dismissal of the Student Loans Company’s former chief executive officer. It sets outs the Department for Education’s role in oversight of the Company and how it responded to the concerns raised by two Company staff.
Published:
11 May 2018
11 May 2018
Converting maintained schools to academies
This report focuses on the arrangements for converting schools to academies. We assess the Department for Education’s approach and the extent of conversion; the robustness, cost and speed of the conversion process; and the availability of sponsors and multi-academy trusts to support schools to convert to academies.
Published:
22 Feb 2018
22 Feb 2018
Delivering STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills for the economy
Government efforts to improve the quality and take-up of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills have yielded some positive results but there remains an urgent need for departments to set out a shared view of what they are trying to achieve and a co-ordinated plan for achieving it.
Published:
17 Jan 2018
17 Jan 2018
National College for Teaching and Leadership Accounts
Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinions on the National College for Teaching and Leadership’s (NCTL) 2016-17 Accounts due to a limitation in the scope of his audit of the regularity of the NCTL’s grant expenditure.
11 January 2018
Published:
11 Jan 2018
11 Jan 2018
Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the monitoring, inspection and funding of Learndirect Ltd
This investigation focuses on the circumstances relating to the monitoring of Learndirect Ltd by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, the inspection of the company by Ofsted, and the funding of the company by various government bodies.
Published:
14 Dec 2017
14 Dec 2017
The higher education market
Young people are making complex choices about higher education without much effective help and advice, and the institutions concerned are under very little competitive pressure to provide best value.
Published:
8 Dec 2017
8 Dec 2017