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The DCSF
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) was established with the aim of contributing to a competitive economy and inclusive society by:
- Creating opportunities for everyone to develop their learning
- Releasing potential in people to make the most of themselves
- Achieving excellence in standards of education and levels of skills.
This aim translates to three key objectives:
- Give children an excellent start in education so that they have a better foundation for future learning.
- Enable all young people to develop and to equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work.
- Encourage and enable adults to learn, improve their skills and enrich their lives.
To achieve these objectives, the Department has developed and put in place a wide-ranging policy programme as well as demanding targets against which to measure progress and achievement.