Formal Minutes of the Education Committee, Session

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1 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Formal Minutes of the Education Committee, Session Wednesday 25 May 2016 William Wragg 1. Specialist advisers Ordered, The Professor Becky Francis be reappointed as specialist adviser for the inquiry into multi-academy trusts. Ordered, That Marion Davis CBE and Professor David Berridge OBE be reappointed as specialist advisers for the inquiry into social work reform. 2. Department for Education Main Estimate Ordered, That the memorandum from the Department for Education on its Main Estimate for be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Teachers Pension Scheme Supplementary Estimate Ordered, That the memorandum from the Teachers Pension Scheme on its Supplementary Estimate for be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Social work reform Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Annie Hudson (SWR0046) British Association of Social Workers (SWR0044) Department for Education (SWR0045) Health and Care Professions Council (SWR0042)

2 Education Committee: Formal Minutes June Thoburn (SWR0043) Sir Martin Narey (SWR0047) 5. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Shirina Khanum (MAT0049) be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 6. Unregistered schools 7. Term-time holidays 8. The Children s Commissioner for England Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this matter be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Professor Maggie Atkinson (COM0022) Sir John Dunford (COM0023) Association of Teachers and Lecturers (COM0025) Edward Timpson MP, Minister for Children and Families, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 8 June at 9.00 am

3 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 8 June 2016 Ian Austin 1. Education, skills and the economy Ordered, That be discharged from the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy and William Wragg be added. 2. Academies 3. The Children s Commissioner for England 4. Supply of teachers Dr Jane Courtney, Member of Deans of Education Network, MillionPlus, Charles Tracy, Head of Education, Institute of Physics, Professor Sir John Holman, President-elect, Royal Society of Chemistry, Andy Mitchell, Curriculum Director and Assistant Chief Executive, Design and Technology Association, and Dr Robin Bevan, Headteacher, Southend High School for Boys, gave oral evidence. Mark Parrett, Audit Manager, National Audit Office, Professor Chris Husbands, Vice- Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University, Jenni French, Programme Manager in the Education Team, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and Joanna Hall, Deputy Director for Schools, Ofsted, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 15 June at 9.00 am

4 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 15 June 2016 Ian Austin 1. Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education Ordered, That the supplementary written evidence from the Secretary of State for Education relating to this matter be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 2. Pre-appointment hearing: Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills 3. Supply of teachers 4. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the written evidence from the Academies Enterprise Trust relating to this inquiry (MAT0051) be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner, Department for Education, and Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills, Ofsted, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 29 June at 9.00 am

5 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 29 June 2016 MORNING SITTING Ian Austin William Wragg 1. Multi-academy trusts Resolved, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Nicky Dixon (MAT0052) David Laver (MAT0053) Fiona Forrest (MAT0054) Rescue Our Schools (MAT0055) 2. Forward programme 3. Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills Amanda Spielman, the Government s preferred candidate for the post of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills, gave oral evidence. AFTERNOON SITTING The Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.

6 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Neil Carmichael was called to the Chair in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d). Careers advice, information and guidance Draft Report from the Sub-Committees on Education, Skills and the Economy (Careers education, information, advice and guidance) brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Committee, Session , (HC 205). [Adjourned till Tuesday 5 July at 9.00 am

7 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Tuesday 5 July 2016 Ian Austin William Wragg Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills Draft Report (Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report of the Committee, Session , (HC 170). [Adjourned till Wednesday 6 July at 9.00 am

8 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 6 July Social work reform Draft Report (Social work reform) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, Session , (HC 201). 2. Supply of teachers 3. National funding formulae [Adjourned till Wednesday 13 July at 9.00 am

9 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 13 July National funding formulae 2. Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills 3. Specialist advisers Ordered, That Professor David Berridge be reappointed as specialist adviser on general matters relating to children s services for the Session 2016/17. Ordered, That Professor Jo-Anne Baird be appointed as specialist adviser on general education matters for the Session 2016/17. Professor Baird declared her interests: Employee of St Anne s College, University of Oxford and Pearson Professor of Educational Assessment and Director of Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment; Professor II of Psychology, University of Bergen (until January 2017); Member of the Ofqual Standards Advisory Group; Member of the AQA Research Committee; Member of Welsh Government Advisory Group on Curriculum and Assessment. 4. Financial management at the Department for Education 5. Expressive arts and the Ebacc 6. Multi-academy trusts

10 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Sir Steve Lancashire, Chief Executive, Reach2 Academy Trust, David Moran, Chief Executive, E-Act, Lucy Heller, Chief Executive, Ark, and Barbara Daykin, Executive Head Teacher, Little Mead Academy Trust, gave oral evidence. Richard Watts, Vice-Chair of the Children and Young People Board, Local Government Association, Emma Knights, Chief Executive, National Governors Association, Chris Keates, General Secretary, NASUWT, and Russell Hobby, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 19 July at 9.15 am

11 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Tuesday 19 July 2016 The Education and Work and Pensions Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A. Neil Carmichael Neil Carmichael was called to the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d). Foundation years and the UK Government s life chances strategy Megan Jarvie, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Family and Childcare Trust, Steven McIntosh, Head of Government Relations, Save the Children, and Professor Michael Thomas, Director of the Centre for Educational Neuroscience, gave oral evidence. Emma Smale, Head of Policy and Research, Action for Children, Jessica Southgate, Head of Policy, 4Children, Adam Pemberton, Corporate Director for Strategy and Performance, Barnardo's, and Jan Dubiel, National Development Manager, Early Excellence, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 20 July at 2.00 pm

12 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 20 July 2016 Ian Austin William Wragg 1. The purpose and quality of education in England Resolved, That the Committee visit Finland and South Korea, in connection with this inquiry. 2. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: FASNA (MAT0056) Dulwich Hamlet Educational Trust (MAT0057) 3. Supply of teachers Ordered, That the written evidence from TeachVac (SOT0065) relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Financial management at the Department for Education Ordered, That the correspondence from the Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Machinery of Government changes 6. The work of Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty s Chief Inspector, and Eleanor Schooling, interim National Director, Social Care, Ofsted, gave oral evidence. 7. Narey review of children s residential care Sir Martin Narey, Lead, Children s residential care review, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 6 September at 9.30 am

13 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Tuesday 6 September 2016 William Wragg Future programme Resolved, That the Committee inquire into primary assessment. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into fostering. Resolved, That, the inquiry into area reviews of post-16 education, agreed by the Sub- Committee of Education, Skills and the Economy on 29 June 2016, be conducted by the Education Committee. [Adjourned till Wednesday 7 September at 9.00 am

14 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 7 September 2016 William Wragg 1. The purpose and quality of education in England 2. Multi-academy trusts Resolved, That the Committee visit Eastbrook School, West Sussex, in connection with this inquiry. Resolved, That the Committee hold an engagement event in connection with this inquiry. Professor Merryn Hutchings, Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, Dr Melanie Ehren, Reader in Educational Accountability and Improvement, UCL Institute of Education, Karen Wespieser, Senior Research Manager, National Foundation for Educational Research, and Natalie Perera, Executive Director, Education Policy Institute, gave oral evidence. Reverend Steve Chalke, Founder, Oasis Community Learning, Reverend Nigel Genders, Chief Education Officer, Church of England Education Office, Paul Barber, Director, Catholic Education Service, David Wilson, Director, Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association, and Andrew Copson, Chief Executive, British Humanist Association, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 14 September at 9.00 am

15 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 14 September 2016 William Wragg 1. Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills Draft Special Report (Appointment of Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Education, Children s Services and Skills: Government Response to the Committee s Second Report of Session ), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. A paper was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. 2. Education, Skills and the Economy Ordered, That and William Wragg be discharged from the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy, and that and be added. 3. The purpose and quality of education in England 4. Role and responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Education, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 12 October at 9.00 am

16 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Wednesday 12 October The Purpose and quality of education in England 2. Social work reform Draft Special Report (Social work reform: Government Response to the Committee s Third Report of Session ), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government s response to the Third Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House 3. Mental health and well-being of looked-after children 4. Narey review of children s homes 5. Primary assessment 6. The impact of leaving the European Union on higher education 7. Fostering 8. Selective education

17 Education Committee: Formal Minutes Education, Skills and the Economy Ordered, That be added to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy. 10. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Academy Transformation Trust (MAT0058) Department for Education (MAT0059) Neil Wallis (MAT0060) SEN Policy Research Forum (MAT0061) Jennifer Bexon-Smith, Regional Schools Commissioner for East Midlands and the Humber, Department for Education, Rebecca Clark, Regional Schools Commissioner for South West England, Department for Education, and Janet Renou, Regional Schools Commissioner for North of England, Department for Education, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 19 October at 9.00 am