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 for Education

Minister for Universities

Minister of State for Schools

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Minister for Women

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families

Special Advisers (3 recipients)

Permanent Secretary

Deputy Permanent Secretary

Director General, Higher Education and Further Education

Director General, Education and Skills Funding Agency

Director General, Operations Directorate

Director General, Early Years and Schools Group

Director General, COVID response and Schools Recovery

Director, Data Directorate

Director, Schools Systems Group

Director, Children's Social Care

Director, Children's Social Care

Director, ARDG - South East and South London

Director, Academies and Maintained Schools

Director, EFSA, Further Education Directorate

Acting Director, COVID response and Schools Recovery

Deputy Director, Early Years Strategy and Entitlements

Deputy Director, Data Operations

Deputy Director, COVID Response Unit

Deputy Director, Communications Group

Deputy Director, Strategy, Design and Portfolio Division

Deputy Director, Further Education Covid-19 Policy Response

Deputy Director, Further Education Covid-19 Policy Response

Deputy Director, Schools COVID Response Directorate

Assistant Director, Policy, Schools COVID-19 Recovery

Deputy Head of News

G6, Early Years Sector Intelligence and LA Delivery Division

G6, Governance, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division

G6, FE COVID-19 Response Team

Senior Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education

G6, Deputy Head of Media, SCMD

G6, Analysis Directorate

G6, Head of Social Media

G6, Head of Delivery Support

G6, School Attendance Unit

DPPS, Social Care, Mobility, and Disadvantaged Group

G7, Analysis Directorate

G7, Intelligence and Evidence Cell - Covid Response Unit

G7, School Attendance Policy Team

G7, Communications Group

G7, Chief Media Officer and Strategic Communications Lead

G7, Opportunity Area

G7,Communications Group

G7, Central Analysis Unit

G7, Office of the Permanent Secretary

G7, School Workforce Strategy Analysis Team

G7, Schools Covid Response Directorate

G7, FE analysis, Skills Policy Analysis Division

G7, COVID Team, FE Directorate

G7, Analysis Directorate

SSTO, School Workforce Strategy Analysis Team

SEO, Communications Group

SEO, Communications Group

SEO, Strategic Communications, Marketing, Social Media and Publishing Team

SEO, Social Media and Digital Content

SEO, Communications Group

SEO, Attendance Policy Adviser

SEO, Press office

SEO, Communications Group

SEO, PM Briefing Officer

SEO, COVID 19 - Vulnerable Children Team

HEO, Communications Group

HEO, Social Media and Digital Content

HEO, Parliamentary Team

HEO, Communications Group

HEO, Parliamentary Team

Media Officer, Communications Group

Table showing updates to this release
Date updated	Summary of update
3 November 2021	Typo corrected
2 November 2021	First published

Updates to Week 44 2021Attendance in education and early years settings during COVID-19

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