Senior Productive and Agile State Lead Review
at Department for Education
Degree Apprenticeship
Project Management
Nottingham
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Project and Change Management of several large programmes across the department.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Some new skills learnt, definitely existing skills have been developed.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Lots of changes from provider, and not well communicated for admin side of apprenticeship. Actual course content done well/
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Support from employer is excellent.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Content support and professor support is good. However admin side and communication from success managers is poor.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Supports in my role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes, plenty of opportunites for this.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Department for Education to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Supportive in learning and development.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Department for Education?
Being public sector, it is important to be aware to have the public at the forefront of everything you do.
