Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State

Minister for Skills

Minister for Children and Families

Permanent Secretary

Special Advisor x4

Head of Profession for Statistics

Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics

Women & Equalities Policy

Deputy Director for Press Office

Social Media Lead x2

Director General for Skills Group

Director for Further Education Oversight

Director for Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps

Chief Media Officer

Senior Media Officer

Media Officer

Head of Apprenticeships & Skills Bootcamps Hub

Deputy Director for Growth and Skills Levy, Strategy and Engagement

Head of Growth and Skills Levy Strategy

Strategy Adviser for the Growth and Skills Offer

Data Insight & Performance Unit x2

Deputy Director for Growth and Sector Skills

Head of Priority Sector Skills

Head of Industrial Strategy Sectors & Investment

Head of Data Science and Analysis Unit x2

Deputy Director for Skills Policy Analysis

Table showing updates to this release
Date updated	Summary of update
18 July 2025	Addition of creative industries tables
29 May 2025	First published

Updates to Academic year 2022/23Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics

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