The Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) were appointed in 2014 to work with school leaders to promote and monitor academies and free schools. Building on relevant aspects of the previous Committee's inquiry into Academies and Free Schools, this inquiry explores the expanding role of RSCs, their resources, impact and accountability.
Inquiry
The role of Regional Schools Commissioners inquiry
Witnesses Pank Patel, Regional Schools Director, West Midlands, Department for Education, Lorna Fitzjohn, Regional Director, West Midlands, Ofsted, Ian Comfort, Chief Executive, Academies Enterprise Trust, Kirston Nelson, Director of Education, Libraries, and Adult Learning, Coventry City Council
Inquiry
The role of Regional Schools Commissioners inquiry
Witnesses Dr Tim Coulson, Regional Schools Commissioner (East of England & North East London), Dominic Herrington, Regional Schools Commissioner (South East & South London), and Martin Post, Regional Schools Commissioner (South Central & North West London), Department for Education, and Munira Mirza, Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture, Greater London Authority; Sean Harford, National Director for Education, Ofsted, Robert Hill, Education consultant, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Kings College London, and Ben Durbin, Head of Impact, National Foundation for Education Research (at 10.10am); and Frank Green CBE, Schools Commissioner, Department for Education (at 10.50am).