Top DfE civil servant Jonathan Slater to step down after exams row

Slater’s departure follows that of Ofqual chief Sally Collier, whose resignation was announced on Tuesday

Jonathan Slater, the most senior civil servant in the Department for Education (DfE), is to step down from his post in the wake of the exams fiasco.

Slater will step down on 1 September after the “prime minister concluded that there is a need for fresh official leadership” in the department, the DfE said.

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