They have also warned the DfE not to lose its focus on children’s policy in the light of departmental time being taken up with initiatives such as academies.
The Education Select Committee has published a report into the governance and leadership of the DfE which says that the “majority of civil servants there have concerns about its leadership and change management”.
The report quotes figures from the Civil Service People Survey 2011 which found that only 32 per cent feel that change is managed well at the DfE and just 21 per cent believe that changes in the department are usually for the better.
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