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Department for Education: Recruitment

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 10 July 2026UIN 14778

The 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.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

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.

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