A department spokesman confirmed that scaling back quangos would account for £80m cuts, while reducing waste, bureaucracy and "doing things more cheaply" would make up the remainder of the savings.
Becta (the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) is being scrapped completely, which will save £10m this year.
The National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services budget is to be cut back by £16m, and £15m is to be slashed from the Children's Workforce Development Council, which equates to about 10 per cent of its annual budget.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools is being asked to make £30m savings and The School Food Trust must slash £1m from its communications budget.
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