Academic year 2024/25

Further education and skills

Pre-release access list

Published

In the November version of this release (Further Education and Skills: November 2025) published on 27 November 2025, beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister for Skills
  • Special advisors (5 recipients)
  • Permanent Secretary 
  • Direct General for Skills
  • Deputy Director for Post-16 Access Participation and Applications
  • Director for Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
  • Deputy Director for News and Social Media
  • Director of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
  • Director of Skills Strategy & Engagement
  • Skills Strategy and Delivery Deputy Director
  • Deputy Director for Data Insights and Statistics 
  • Acting Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director for Skills Policy Analysis
  • Director of Further Education Oversight
  • Deputy Director, Growth & Skills Levy, Strategy and Engagement
  • Student Funding Policy Deputy Director
  • Programme Deputy Director for Apprenticeships
  • Head of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps Data, Insights and Performance Unit
  • Senior Designer - Social Media 
  • Chief Media Officer
  • Social Media
  • Senior Press Officer
  • Media Officer
  • Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
  • Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
  • Apprenticeships Funding Analyst (2 recipients)
  • Funding Policy Manager
  • FE Funding - Free courses for jobs
  • FE Funding – ASF
  • Tailored learning – Team leader 
  • Adult Essential Skills and Tailored Learning Policy Support
  • Adult Essential Digital Skills Policy Adviser
  • Adult essential skills - English, maths and ESOL
  • Essential Skills and Multiply
  • Apprenticeship Quality Policy
  • Student Funding Policy (advanced learner loans)

Department for Work and Pensions 

  • DWP Secretary of State (SoS) 
  • Minister for Transformation
  • DWP Permanent Secretary
  • Principal Private Secretary to SoS 
  • DWP Special Advisers (2 recipients)
  • Private Secretary & Head of Office for the Special Advisers 
  • Director General, Labour Market & Skills
  • Head of News and Strategic Communications 
  • Private Office Analytical Team  
  • Policy Group Labour Market Strategy
  • Chief Press Officer, DWP
  • Senior Press Officer, DWP
     

In the July version of this release (Further Education and Skills: July 2025) published on 17 July 2025, beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister for Skills
  • Minister for Children and Families
  • Special Advisers (5 recipients)
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General, Skills
  • Deputy Director, Post-16 Access Participation and Applications 
  • Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
  • Deputy Director, News and Social Media
  • Director of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
  • Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
  • Director Further Education Oversight
  • Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships
  • Senior Designer – Social Media 
  • Chief Media Officer
  • Senior Press Officer
  • Media Officer
  • Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
  • Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
  • Funding Policy Manager (2 recipients) 
  • FE Funding - Free courses for jobs
  • Team leader, Tailored Learning
  • Post-16 essential digital skills (2 recipients) 
  • Adult essential skills - English, maths and ESOL
  • Essential Skills and Multiply
  • Apprenticeship Quality Policy
     

In the March version of this release (Further Education and Skills: March 2025) published on 27 March 2025, beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister for Skills
  • Minister for Children and Families
  • Special Advisers (5 recipients)
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General, Skills
  • Deputy Director, Post-16 Access Participation and Applications 
  • Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
  • Deputy Director, News and Social Media
  • Director of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
  • Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
  • Director Further Education Oversight
  • Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships
  • Senior Designer – Social Media 
  • Chief Media Officer
  • Senior Press Officer
  • Media Officer
  • Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
  • Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
  • Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
  • Funding Policy Manager
  • FE Funding - Free courses for jobs
  • FE Funding – ASF
  • Team leader, Tailored Learning
  • Post-16 essential digital skills
  • Adult essential skills - English, maths and ESOL
  • Apprenticeship Quality Policy
  • Senior Manager Apprentice Assessment
  • Apprenticeship Quality Deputy Director
  • Senior Policy Advisor 
  • Head of FE System Performance 
     

In the January version of this release (Further Education and Skills: January 2025) published on 30 January 2025, beside Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister for Skills
  • Minister for Children and Families
  • Special Advisers (5 recipients)
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General, Skills
  • Deputy Director, Post-16 Access Participation and Applications 
  • Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Intelligence & Science
  • Deputy Director, News and Social Media
  • Director of Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
  • Deputy Director, Data Insight and Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
  • Director Further Education Oversight
  • Programme Deputy Director, Apprenticeships
  • Senior Designer - Social Media 
  • Chief Media Officer
  • Senior Press Officer
  • Media Officer
  • Head of Apprenticeships Parliamentary Team
  • Apprenticeship Parliamentary Team Officer
  • Apprenticeships Funding Analyst
  • FE Funding - Free courses for jobs
  • FE Funding – AEB
  • Team leader, Tailored learning
  • Post-16 essential digital skills
  • Essential Skills and Multiply
  • Apprenticeship Quality Policy