Written questions

Department for Education: Recruitment

2026-06-30 · Department for Education · 14778 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.

Answer

The department does not have a graduate recruitment scheme and instead places bids to provide placements for the Civil Service Fast Stream graduate recruitment scheme, which is managed centrally by the Cabinet Office.