Department for Education
United Kingdom · public body
About this body
Current board (20)
| Georgia Gould OBE MP | Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) | 2025 - present |
| Gila Sacks | Director General, Families | 2025 - present |
| Ian Knowles | Director General, Digital and Infrastructure | 2026 - present |
| Josh MacAlister OBE MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) | 2025 - present |
| Julia Kinniburgh | Director General, Schools | 2026 - present |
| Sir Kevan Collins | Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union | 2025 - present |
| The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP | Secretary of State for Education | 2026 - present |
| Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE | Non-executive board member | 2025 - present |
| Naomi Eisenstadt CB | Non-executive board member | 2025 - present |
| Naomi Eisenstadt CB | Non-Executive Director | 2025 - present |
| Paul Waugh MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) | 2026 - present |
| Sir Peter Bazalgette | Non-executive board member | 2022 - present |
| Rebecca George CBE | Non-executive board member | 2025 - present |
| Sinead O'Sullivan | Director General, Skills | 2026 - present |
| The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State (Minister for Skills) | 2026 - present |
| Steve Crocker OBE | Non-executive board member | 2025 - present |
| Stuart McMinnies | Non-executive board member | 2022 - present |
| Susan Acland-Hood | Permanent Secretary | 2020 - present |
| Dr Tim Coulson | Director General, Regions | 2025 - present |
| Tony Foot | Chief Operating Officer | 2026 - present |
Past board (18)
| Georgia Gould OBE MP | Parliamentary Secretary | 2024 - 2025 |
| Julia Kinniburgh | Director General, Skills | 2022 - 2026 |
| Julia Kinniburgh | Director General, Strategy | 2022 - 2022 |
| Julia Kinniburgh | Director General, COVID-19 Response and Schools Recovery | 2020 - 2022 |
| Julia Kinniburgh | Director General, Serious and Organised Crime Group | 2018 - 2020 |
| The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP | Leader of the House of Commons | 2024 - 2025 |
| The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP | Lord President of the Council | 2024 - 2025 |
| Sir Peter Bazalgette | Non-executive board member | 2011 - 2013 |
| Sinead O'Sullivan | Director of Delivery and Accounting Officer, NCTL | 2013 - 2018 |
| The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State (Minister for Skills) | 2024 - 2026 |
| The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) | 2025 - 2026 |
| The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern | Government spokesperson for Equalities | 2024 - 2025 |
| Stuart McMinnies | ESFA Management Board member, ESFA Audit and Risk Committee member | 2018 - 2022 |
| Stuart McMinnies | ESFA Management Board member | 2018 - 2022 |
| Susan Acland-Hood | Chief Executive and Board Member, HM Courts & Tribunals Service | 2016 - 2020 |
| Susan Acland-Hood | HMT Director of Enterprise and Growth | 2015 - 2016 |
| Dr Tim Coulson | Regional Schools Commissioner for East of England and North-East London | 2014 - 2017 |
| Tony Foot | Director General, Strategy | 2023 - 2026 |
Source
Department for Education on GOV.UK →
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