Department for Education: who runs it
Department for Education, a ministerial department, lists 14 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Susan Acland-Hood (Permanent Secretary). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Department for Education - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary | Susan Acland-Hood · profile on this site |
| Chief Operating Officer | Tony Foot |
| Director General, Regions | Dr Tim Coulson |
| Director General, Schools | Julia Kinniburgh |
| Director General, Skills | Sinead O'Sullivan |
| Director General, Families | Gila Sacks |
| Director General, Digital and Infrastructure | Dr Hany Shoukry |
| Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union | Sir Kevan Collins |
| Non-executive board member | Sir Peter Bazalgette |
| Non-executive board member | Margaret Casely-Hayford |
| Non-executive board member | Steve Crocker |
| Non-executive board member | Naomi Eisenstadt |
| Non-executive board member | Rebecca George |
| Non-executive board member | Stuart McMinnies |
Source
Department for Education - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Department for Education: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.