Department for Education

@educationgovuk · UK · joined 12 May 2010

We're the department for opportunity, mission-driven to break the link between background & success by delivering higher standards of education, training & care

443 807Followers

1 579Following

37 498Posts total

310.5KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Department for Education@educationgovuk4 Sep

For families managing severe allergies, any day in school can be a source of worry. We're helping schools strengthen the way they manage allergies, so parents can be more confident that staff know the risks and how to respond. https://t.co/LcGW20eaSV 5.7K views · 8 likes · 3 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk4 Sep

We've changed the rules so schools can only require a limited number of branded uniform items, helping parents avoid unnecessary costs and giving families more choice over where they shop. More money in your pocket this school year. https://t.co/H6ixXP4yei 7.7K views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk1 Sep

Ticking off the back to school checklist 🤝 saving up to £1,200. Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/mxcbi2SojG https://t.co/a2gKNH9cr6 7.8K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk26 Aug

@educationgovuk @edballs hell of a moment for you there! ;) 2.2K views · 15 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk26 Aug

@educationgovuk @polcurrency Boobs and Balls! 744 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk26 Aug

@educationgovuk Here is my story of the meeting @edballs had to queue for his photo https://t.co/TltyG01P18 3.3K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk20 Aug

It’s a big day for young people across the country, including @LucyMPowell's daughter, who gets her GCSE results today. You should all be proud of the hard work that’s gone in to get to this point. But if your results haven’t gone the way you hoped, remember there’s no single 14.6K views · 34 likes · 5 reposts · 28 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk20 Aug

GCSE results day 2026: Everything you need to know: https://t.co/6fRUIejJ6B https://t.co/fKwU26IDIU 1.4K views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk18 Aug

@educationgovuk The fact you need to explain this means the number system has failed to be accepted by the general public. Nobody gets it, it was ill advised in the first place. Change it back. 5.5K views · 150 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk18 Aug

GCSE grades explained 👇 Wondering how grades 9–1 compare to the old A*–G system? Here's a quick guide to help make sense of the current grading system. Save it now so you've got it to hand on Results Day. #GCSEResults #ResultsDay https://t.co/i6FbnCcgRR 251.3K views · 142 likes · 31 reposts · 31 replies Open on X →

Department for Education@educationgovuk14 Aug

This results day was a landmark moment for technical education, with the number of T Level pupils hitting a record high. @Georgia_Gould explains what it is that makes the qualification 'come alive' for students. Find out more: https://t.co/i4jceqDmsl https://t.co/At4eAYUdXy 10.4K views · 15 likes · 3 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.

Median views5 683this account5 983median for 100K–1M

Reach, %1.28%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.30%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	5 683	5 983	0.95×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.28%	1.49%	0.86×
Engagement rate	0.30%	0.93%	0.32×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

10.4K14 Aug

251.3K18 Aug

5.5K

1.4K20 Aug

14.6K

3.3K26 Aug

744

2.2K

7.8K1 Sep

7.7K4 Sep

5.7K

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.25%14 Aug

0.10%18 Aug

2.80%

0.00%20 Aug

0.49%

0.31%26 Aug

0.54%

0.74%

0.19%1 Sep

0.12%4 Sep

0.30%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.

What the audience does

Likes59.3%389 in total

Reposts7.3%48 in total

Replies12.3%81 in total

Quotes8.7%57 in total

Bookmarks12.3%81 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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