Committees

Education Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Education Committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Education, covering children’s social care, schools, colleges, the early years and higher education. The Committee also holds regular hearings with DfE’s arms-length bodies, including Ofsted, Ofqual and the Children’s Commissioner. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsEd

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

4 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Accountability hearings
Opened 17 March 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 21 July 2020
Oral evidence:
Scheduled
For 3 June 2020
Opened 25 March 2020
Adult skills and lifelong learning
Opened 26 March 2020
Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 5 June 2020
Opened 17 April 2020

Latest news

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Education Committee holds roundtable on learning catch up and the impact of school closures
Education Committee holds 'round-table' session to consider ideas and proposals
28 May 2020
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Schools Minister questioned on school closures and plans for reopening
Education Committee hears from Nick Gibb MP on how the DfE is protecting the most vulnerable children during the COVID-19 outbreak
22 May 2020
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Impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services examined
Education Committee considers implications of the shift towards online and remote tuition and assessment
15 May 2020

Events for next 7 days

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
3 June 2020 - 9am to 11:30am
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Follow-up letter from the Minister of State for School Standards, 28 May 2020
Inquiry The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Committees Education Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families on the Department for Education's national voucher scheme
Inquiry The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Committees Education Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 25 May 2020
Inquiry The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Committees Education Committee
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Correspondence

Other work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 2370 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 1679
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA