Education
Education news from UK Parliament.
Education Committee launches prison education inquiry
The Education Committee examines to what degree adults in prison and younger learners in custody can access suitable education
19 November 2020
Committee to hold roundtable on educational outcomes for white working-class pupils
Committee to hold a roundtable discussion with school leaders to explore the educational outcomes for white working-class pupils
13 November 2020
MPs to debate petitions relating to university tuition fees
MPs to debate petitions relating to university tuition fees
12 November 2020
Education Committee writes to Secretary of State on cancellation of summer exams and 2021 series
Education Committee writes to Secretary of State on cancellation of summer exams and 2021 series
11 November 2020
Questions over Scottish Universities’ funding sustainability to be answered by Scottish Funding Council
Committee to question senior figures at Scotland’s premier research education funding body
09 November 2020
Committee to hold accountability hearing with Ofsted
Committee is to hold an accountability hearing with Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman
05 November 2020
Committee to hold accountability hearing with School Standards Minister Nick Gibb MP
Committee question Minister of State for Education Nick Gibb MP
16 October 2020
Committee to hold session on the educational outcomes for white working-class pupils
Committee to hold its first oral evidence session for the Committee’s inquiry into working class white pupils
09 October 2020
MPs to debate petitions relating to exams during Covid-19
MPs to debate two petitions relating to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on GCSE and A-level exams
08 October 2020
Scottish university representatives questioned on sector funding challenges
Scottish Affairs Committee examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on universities
06 October 2020
PM pressed to address “inflexible” levy to boost creative industry apprenticeships
Committee writes to the Prime Minister on the Apprenticeship Levy
05 October 2020
Committee to hold accountability hearings with Children’s Commissioner and Universities Minister
Committee to hold accountability hearings with the Children’s Commissioner for England and the Minister for Universities
02 October 2020
Education Committee launch home education inquiry
The Committee examines how home-educated children are being supported
30 September 2020
Committee Chair Robert Halfon comments on Prime Minister’s speech on the Lifetime Skills Guarantee
Comments come in response to Prime Minister's speech outlining greater access to education and skills training, irrespective of age, in light of the impact of Covid-19 and technological changes on the economy
29 September 2020
The impact of coronavirus on children’s education examined
Women and Equalities Committee the range of impacts of the pandemic on the education of children from different ethnic groups
29 September 2020