Minister of State for School Standards

Minister of State for School Standards
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent Robin Walker since 16 September 2021
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.

The role is currently held by Robin Walker MP, who took office on 16 September 2021.^[1]

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.

Responsibilities[]

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[]

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 (Third Thatcher ministry)
	Tim Eggar MP for Enfield North		24 July 1990	14 April 1992	Conservative		John Major (First Major ministry)
	The Baroness Blatch		14 April 1992	20 July 1994	Conservative		John Major (Second Major ministry)
	Eric Forth MP for Mid Worcestershire		20 July 1994	2 May 1997	Conservative		John Major (Second Major ministry)
	Stephen Byers MP for North Tyneside		2 May 1997	27 July 1998	Labour		Tony Blair (First Blair ministry)
	Estelle Morris MP for Birmingham Yardley		28 July 1998	8 June 2001	Labour		Tony Blair (First Blair ministry)
	Stephen Timms MP for East Ham		11 June 2001	24 October 2002	Labour		Tony Blair (Second Blair ministry)
	David Miliband MP for South Shields		24 October 2002	16 December 2004	Labour		Tony Blair (Second Blair ministry)
	Stephen Twigg MP for Enfield Southgate		16 December 2004	5 May 2005	Labour		Tony Blair (Second Blair ministry)

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) Gordon Brown (l)
	Vernon Coaker MP for Gedling		8 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour		Gordon Brown (l)
	Nick Gibb MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton		11 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative		David Cameron (Coalition)
	David Laws MP for Yeovil		4 September 2012	8 May 2015	Liberal Democrat		David Cameron (Coalition)
	Nick Gibb MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton		12 May 2015	15 September 2021	Conservative		David Cameron (II) Theresa May (I)(II) Boris Johnson (I)(II)
	Robin Walker MP for Worcester		16 September 2021	Incumbent	Conservative		Boris Johnson (II)

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