MPs take evidence on Academies and free schools

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• Inquiry: Academies and free schools
• Education Committee

Witnesses

At 9.30am

• Rt. Rev John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford and Chair of the Church of England’s Board of Education
• Sir Daniel Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer, Harris Federation
• David Wolfe QC, Matrix Chambers
• Vincent McDonnell, Managing Director of Prospects, representing Prospects Academies Trust

At 10.45am

• Martin Pratt, Director for Children, Schools and Families, London Borough of Camden
• John Readman, Strategic Director: People, Bristol City Council
• Jon Stonehouse, Director of Children’s Services, Education and Skills, City of York Council
• David Whalley, Head of Service: Learning, Children and Young People’s Services, Calderdale Council

Timings are approximate.

Purpose of the session

The purpose of the first panel is to enable the Committee to explore issues related to the establishment and oversight of sponsored academies, with particular reference to academy chains. The Committee will consider the role of the local authority in an increasingly autonomous school system with the second panel.

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