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 visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

Reports and government responses

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First Report: Getting the grades they’ve earned: Covid-19: the cancellation of exams and ‘calculated’ grades
Inquiry The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Committees Education Committee
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Second Special Report - Getting the grades they’ve earned: COVID-19: the cancellation of exams and ‘calculated’ grades: Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 October 2020
Inquiry Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
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6 October 2020
Inquiry Accountability hearings
Committees Education Committee
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29 September 2020
Inquiry Adult skills and lifelong learning
Committees Education Committee
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Written evidence

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Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Witnesses Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)
Committees Education Committee
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Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Witnesses Social Mobility Commission
Committees Education Committee
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Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Witnesses Samuel Skerritt (Head of Content and Communications at New Schools Network)
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
80 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
9 published
Special Report
Special Reports are agreed formally by a committee and published by order of the House. They often include a Government Response to an earlier Report by the Committee.
2 published

Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 2370 / For all media inquiries please contact Oliver Florence florenceo@parliament.uk / 02072191679 and Nelson Idama idaman@parliament.uk / 0207 219 6585
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA