Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses Nick Gibb (Minister of State for Schools at Department for Education), and Graham Archer (Interim Director General for Families Group at Department for Education)

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses Nathan Persaud (Programmes Director for England at School of Hard Knocks (SoHK)), and Jonathan Pauley (11+ Education Manager at City Inspires)

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses David Holmes (CEO at Family Action), Leigh Middleton (CEO at National Youth Agency), and Declan Barker (HAF Manager at Nottingham City Council)

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses Ellie Costello (Director at Square Peg), Vicki Nash (Associate Director of External Relations at Mind), and Dr Daniel Stavrou (Policy Vice Chair at Special Education Consortium)

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses Pauline Anderson OBE (Chair of Trustees at Traveller Movement), Dr Claudia Sumner (London Advocacy Manager at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)), and Diana Sutton (Director at Bell Foundation)

Inquiry Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Witnesses Dame Rachel de Souza (Children’s Commissioner for England at Office of the Children's Commissioner for England), Mr Rob Williams (Senior Policy Adviser at National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)), Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People’s Board at Local Government Association, and Councillor for Cambridgeshire County Council at Cambridgeshire County Council), and Alice Wilcock (Head of Education at Centre for Social Justice)