Department for Education - Becta, Children's Commissioner for England, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Education Business (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Becta, Children's Commissioner for England, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Education Business Partnership, Education Funding Agency, General Teaching Council for England, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, National Apprenticeship Service, National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, National College for School Leadership, Ofqual, Ofsted, Partnerships for Schools, Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, School Food Trust, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network, Secretary of State for Education, Standards and Testing Agency, Teaching Agency, The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship, Training and Development Agency for Schools, Young People's Learning Agency. Excerpt: The Secretary of State for Education (frequently shortened to the Education Secretary) is the chief minister of the Department for Education in the United Kingdom government. The position was re-established on 12 May 2010, held by Michael Gove. Under the provisions for devolved government in the UK currently, his remit only applies to education up to 19 in England. A Committee of the Privy Council was appointed in 1839 to supervise the distribution of certain Government grants in the education field. The members of the Committee were the Lord President of the Council, the Secretaries of State, the First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. From 1857 a Vice President was appointed who took responsibility for policy. In 1899, the Board of Education Act abolished the Committee and instituted a new Board, headed by a President, as of 1 April 1900. The members were initially very similar to the old Committee and the President of the Board was the Lord President of the Council; however, from 1902 this ceased to be the case and the President of the Board was...