Education Committee to take evidence on Ofsted

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Education Committee

For its third oral evidence session of the Ofsted inquiry, the Education Committee will hear evidence from a number of practitioners and academics in secondary, further and higher education. The first panel will focus on Ofsted’s inspection of initial teacher training and post-16 education, examining frameworks, inspection quality and consistency, and the organisation of such inspection alongside Ofsted’s other responsibilities. In the second half of the session, the Committee will focus on the panel’s views on school improvement, and on Ofsted’s role in a system where schools have greater autonomy.

Witnesses:

At 9.30 am

• Professor Chris Husbands, Director-Designate, Institute of Education;
• Professor Nick Foskett, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University;
• Lesley Davies, Assistant Chief Executive, Association of Colleges; and
• Asha Khemka OBE, Principal and Chief Executive, West Nottinghamshire College

 At 10.30 am (approx.)

• Christine Ryan, Chief Inspector, Independent Schools Inspectorate;
• Dr John Dunford OBE, Educational Consultant;
• Anastasia de Waal, Deputy Director (Research) and Director of Family and Education, Civitas; and
• Professor Chris Chapman, Professor of Education, University of Manchester