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Minister for School Reform questioned on starting school
25 February 2015
The Education Committee holds an evidence session with Nick Gibb MP, Minister for School Reform, on the issue of starting school, following its recent ‘Evidence check’ web forum.
- Parliament TV: Evidence check: Starting school
- Inquiry: Evidence check: Starting school
- Education Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 4 March 2015, Wilson Room, Portcullis House
At 9.30am
- Helen Kirrane, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Bliss
- Tammy Campbell, Researcher and Analyst, UCL Institute of Education
- Michelle Melson, Summer Born Campaign
- Dr Claire Crawford, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Warwick, and Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
At 10.30am
- Nick Gibb MP, Minister for School Reform, Department for Education
Purpose of the session
This is the second topic selected as part of the ‘Evidence check’ web forum, building on the DfE’s summary of the evidence base for its policies on Summer Born Children and School Starting Age and the comments posted in the evidence check forums on these topics.
The session explores the strength of the evidence provided by the DfE and the use of evidence in policy-making in this area.
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