Committees

All events

Tuesday 6 May 2025
2:00pm
Oral evidence session 6 May 2025
TBC
Tuesday 29 April 2025
11:00am Public
Solving the SEND Crisis - Oral evidence 29 April 2025
11:00am
  • Ms Marie Gascoigne (speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC)
  • Sarah Walter (Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation)
  • Alison Stewart (Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board)
10:00am
  • Lisa O’Connor (Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists)
  • Professor Ian Kessler (Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London)
  • Janet Harrison (Head of Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Member at The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 23 April 2025
10:00am Public
Further Education and Skills - Oral evidence 23 April 2025
10:00am
  • Phil Smith CBE (Chair at Skills England)
  • Sir David Bell (Vice Chair at Skills England)
  • Sarah Maclean CBE (Joint CEO at Skills England)
  • Tessa Griffiths CBE (Joint CEO at Skills England)
11:00am
  • Ben Rowland (Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP))
  • Dr Katerina Kolyva (Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF))
  • Emily Rock (Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices)
  • Jane Hadfield (Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 8 April 2025
10:00am Public
Higher Education and Funding - Oral evidence 8 April 2025
10:00am
  • Professor Dame Jessica Corner (Executive Chair, Research England at UK Research and Innovation)
  • Sir Philip Augar (Chair of the 2019 Independent Panel at Post-18 Education and Funding Review)
  • Professor Malcolm Press CBE (Vice President (England and Northern Ireland) at Universities UK)
10:45am
  • Mr Raj Jethwa (Chief Executive at Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA))
  • Dr Hollie Chandler (Director of Policy at The Russell Group)
  • Rachel Hewitt (Chief Executive at MillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities)
11:30am
  • Alex Stanley (Vice-President of Higher Education at National Union of Students)
  • Jo Grady (General Secretary at University College Union (UCU))
  • Andrew Bird (Chair at British Universities' International Liaison Association)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
30 March - 2 April 2025
2:30pm
Visit 30 March - 2 April 2025
Toronto, Canada
Tuesday 25 March 2025
10:00am Public
Further Education and Skills - Oral evidence 25 March 2025
10:00am
  • Darren Hankey (Principal and CEO of Hartlepool College of Further Education at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL))
  • Robert Nitsch CBE (Chief Executive at Federation of Awarding Bodies)
  • Alice Gardner (Chief Executive at Edge Foundation)
  • David Robinson (Director of Post 16 and Skills at Education Policy Institute)
11:00am
  • Bill Watkin CBE (Chief Executive at Sixth Form Colleges Association)
  • Mr Imran Tahir (Research Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies)
  • Jo Grady (General Secretary at University and College Union)
  • David Hughes CBE (Chief Executive at Association of Colleges)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 18 March 2025
10:00am Public
Children’s social care - Oral evidence 18 March 2025
10:00am
  • Janet Daby MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) at The Department for Education)
  • Fran Oram (Portfolio Director for Children’s Social Care Reform at Department for Education)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 11 March 2025
9:30am
Private meeting 11 March 2025
Robertson Room
Tuesday 11 March 2025
10:00am Public
Solving the SEND Crisis - Oral evidence 11 March 2025
10:00am
  • Catherine McLeod MBE (CEO at Dingley's Promise)
  • Ms Annamarie Hassall MBE (CEO at The National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen))
  • Margaret Mulholland (SEND & Inclusion specialist at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL))
  • Clare Howard (CEO at Natspec)
11:00am
  • Katie Nellist
  • Miss Lucy Bowerman
  • Joanna Hall
  • Sarah Cobb
  • Madeline Thomas
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 4 March 2025
10:00am Public
Pre-appointment Hearing: The Chair of The Office for Students (OfS) - Oral evidence 4 March 2025
10:00am
  • Professor Edward Peck CBE
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 25 February 2025
10:00am Public
Solving the SEND Crisis - Oral evidence 25 February 2025
10:00am
  • Phil Haslett (Deputy Chair at F40)
  • Dr Luke Sibieta (Research Fellow at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS))
  • Councillor Kate Foale (Spokesperson for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at County Councils Network)
  • Rob Williams (Senior Policy Advisor at National Association of Head Teachers)
  • Claire Dorer OBE (Chief Executive at National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 11 February 2025
10:00am Public
Children’s social care - Oral evidence 11 February 2025
10:00am
  • Dan Turnbull (Senior Director for Markets at Competition and Markets Authority (CMA))
  • Mrs Denise Rawls (Executive Director at The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL))
  • Mr Sam Turner (Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Kinship)
  • Roger Gough (Children’s Services Spokesperson at The County Councils Network (CCN))
11:00am
  • Lamar Mohsen
  • Georgia Sullivan
  • Louise Fitt
  • Jake Hartley
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 4 February 2025
10:00am Public
Children's Wellbeing and School Bill - Oral evidence 4 February 2025
10:00am
  • Kate Anstey (Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG))
  • Dr Rebecca Montacute (Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust)
  • Lindsey MacDonald (CEO at Magic Breakfast)
10:45am
  • Sam Freedman (Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government)
  • Daniel Kebede (General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU))
  • John Barneby (CEO at Oasis Community Learning)
11:30am
  • Thomas Brooke (Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator)
  • Councillor Bev Craig (Leader, Manchester City Council and Vice Chair at Local Government Association (LGA))
  • Clare Canning (Head of Centre at Broadleaf Home Ed Co-operative)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 28 January 2025
10:00am Public
Solving the SEND Crisis - Oral evidence 28 January 2025
10:00am
  • Ms Katie Ghose (CEO at Kids)
  • Amanda Allard (Director at Council for Disabled Children)
  • Miss Imogen Steele (Policy and Public Affairs Officer at Contact)
11:00am
  • Tania Tirraoro (Co-Director at Special Needs Jungle Ltd)
  • Jo Harrison (Director and Co-Chair at National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF))
  • Mrs Hayley Harding (Founder at Let Us learn Too)
  • Agnes Agyepong (CEO and founder at Global Black Maternal Health)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 21 January 2025
10:00am Public
Children’s social care - Oral evidence 21 January 2025
10:00am
  • Anna Edmundson (Head of Policy and Public Affairs at National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC))
  • Lynn Perry MBE (Chief Executive at Barnardo’s)
  • Claire Throssell MBE
11:00am
  • Annie Hudson (Chair at Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel)
  • Andy Smith (President at Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS))
  • Rob Williams (Senior Policy Advisor at National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT))
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 15 January 2025
10:00am Public
The Work of the Department for Education - Oral evidence 15 January 2025
10:00am
  • Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP (Secretary of State at Department for Education)
  • Susan Acland-Hood (Permanent Secretary at Department for Education)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 7 January 2025
10:00am Public
The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) - Oral evidence 7 January 2025
10:00am
  • Sir Martyn Oliver (His Majesty’s Chief Inspector at the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted))
  • Lee Owston (National Director for Education at Ofsted)
  • Yvette Stanley (National Director for Regulation and Social Care at Ofsted)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 17 December 2024
10:00am Public
Children’s social care - Oral evidence 17 December 2024
10:00am
  • James Bury (Head of Policy, Research and Development at CoramBAAF)
  • Dr Mark Kerr (Chief Executive at Children’s Homes Association)
  • Matthew Horne (Chief Executive Officer at Innovation Unit)
  • Councillor Arooj Shah (Chair of Children and Young People Board at Local Government Association (LGA))
11:00am
  • Jo Harrison (Co-Chair at National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF))
  • Katharine Sacks-Jones (Chief Executive at Become)
  • Maris Stratulis (National Director at British Association of Social Workers England)
  • Harriet Edwards (Head of Policy at Sense)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 10 December 2024
10:00am Public
Pre-appointment Hearing: Chief Regulator of Ofqual - Oral evidence 10 December 2024
10:00am
  • Sir Ian Bauckham CBE (the Government’s preferred candidate for Chief Regulator at Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual))
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 4 December 2024
9:30am
Private meeting 4 December 2024
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Total results 26 (page 1 of 2)