Minister of State for Schools

Minister of State for Schools
	Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
	Incumbent; Nick Gibb MP; since 12 May 2015
	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. It is currently held by Nick Gibb MP who took the office on 12 May 2015.[1]

History

In the Major ministry, 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.

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

Name		Took office	Left office	Political party
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)

	Took office	Left office	Political party
Jacqui Smith MP for Redditch	6 May 2005	5 May 2006		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)
Norman Lamb 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	Incumbent	Conservative	Second Cameron ministry May ministry Boris Johnson

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