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Contact details for central government departments responsible for education
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Contact information for the Department for Education and Skills. The Department aims to create opportunity, release potential and achieve excellence for all.
Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
Contact details for the Department of Education of Northern Ireland, which provides for the education and development of young people to the highest possible standards.
Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
Contact details for OFSTED, which inspects all schools and colleges in England, whether state or independent. Its role also includes the inspection of local education authorities, teacher training institutions and youth work and for the regulation of early years childcare, including childminders.
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