Committees

Further Education and Skills

Inquiry

The further education sector is currently navigating a series of reforms and challenges. In this inquiry the Education Committee will explore these issues and other pressures currently facing the further education sector, including the pay gap between school and college teachers, maths and English GCSE resits, students’ mental health.

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The deadline for submissions was 6:00pm on 14 March 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 24 June 2025
10:00am Public
Further Education and Skills - Oral evidence 24 June 2025
10:00am
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern (Minister for Skills at Department for Education)
  • Julia Kinniburgh (Director General for Skills at Department for Education)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 3 June 2025
10:00am Public
Further Education and Skills - Oral evidence 3 June 2025
10:00am
  • Qasim Hussain (Vice President (Further Education) at National Union of Students)
  • Denise Rawls (Executive Director at The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL))
  • Dr Emily Tanner (Programme Head for Post-14 Education and Skills at Nuffield Foundation)
  • Clare Howard (CEO at Natspec)
11:00am
  • Dr Fiona Aldridge (Chief Executive Officer at The Skills Federation)
  • David Gaughan (Head of Employer Services at West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA))
  • Jane Gratton (Deputy Director of Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce)
  • Dr Susan Pember CBE (Policy Advisor at HOLEX)
The Grimond 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 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

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