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House of Commons

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Education Bill

[First and second sittings]

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

1 March) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 March;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 March;

(f)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 March;

(g)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 22 March;

(h)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 24 March;

(i)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 29 March;

(j)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 31 March;

(k)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 5 April.

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday
Until no later than
Independent Academies Association;

1 March
11.45 am
Harris Federation; Cuckoo Hall

Primary School; Richard Rose Federation

of Academies

Until no later than
Association of Schools and College Leaders;

12.15 pm
NAHT

Until no later than
Local Government Association; Assocation

1.00 pm
of Directors of Children’s Services; David

Smellie (employment lawyer)

Tuesday
Until no later than
Mossbourne Community Academy; Burlington

1 March
5.00 pm
Danes Academy; Sir Alan Steer (author of

Steer report 2010: behaviour and the role of

home-school agreements); Beaumont Leys

School; National Governors’ Association

Until no later than
Assocation of Teachers and Lecturers;

6.00 pm
NASUWT; National Union of Teachers;

Unison

Until no later than
Ofsted

6.20 pm

Until no later than
Ofqual

6.50 pm

Until no later than
National Children’s Bureau; Special Education

7.30 pm
Consortium; Children’s Commissioner for

England

Thursday
Until no later than
Association of Learning Providers; 157 Group;

3 March
10.00 am
Sixth Form Colleges’ Forum; Association of

Colleges; Sir Mike Tomlinson (author of

Tomlinson Inquiry, former chief inspector of

schools and chief advisor for London schools)

Until no later than
Young People’s Learning Agency

10.25 am

Thursday
Until no later than
Universities UK and 1994 Group; Million+

3 March
1.30 pm

Until no later than
University Alliance; National Union of

2.30 pm
Students

Until no later than
Birkbeck College, University of London; Open

3.15 pm
University; New College Durham

Until no later than
Construction Skills; UK Commission for

3.45 pm
Employment and Skills

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 1 March 2011
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Education Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 4; Schedule 1; Clauses 5 to 11; Schedule 2;

Clause 12; Schedule 3; Clauses 13 to 16; Schedule 4; Clause 17; Schedule 5;

Clauses 18 to 21; Schedule 6; Clauses 22 to 24; Schedule 7; Clause 25;

Schedule 8; Clauses 26 to 34; Schedule 9; Clauses 35 and 36; Schedule 10;

Clauses 37 to 48; Schedule 11; Clauses 49 to 52; Schedule 12; Clauses 53 to

59; Schedule 13; Clauses 60 and 61; Schedule 14; Clauses 62 and 63;

Schedule 15; Clause 64; Schedule 16; Clause 65; Schedule 17; Clauses 66 to

79; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the procedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 5 April.

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Education Bill, continued

Mr Nick Gibb

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Mr Nick Gibb

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

David Wootton, Chair, Independent Academies Association, Dr Dan Moynihan, Chief Executive,

Harris Federation, Patricia Sowter, Principal, Cuckoo Hall Academy, Mike Gibbons, Chief Exec

utive, Richard Rose Federation of Academies;

Brian Lightman, General Secretary, Association of Schools and College Leaders, Russell Hobby,

General Secretary, NAHT;

Councillor David Pugh, Leader of Isle of Wight Council and Member of the LGA Children and

Young Persons Board, Vice Chair, Local Government Association, Matt Dunkley, Vice President,

Association of Directors of Children’s Services, David Smellie, Partner, Farrer & Co Law Firm;

Sir Michael Wilshaw, Executive Principal, Mossbourne Community Academy, Sally Coates, Prin

cipal, Burlington Danes Academy, Sir Alan Steer, Author of the Steer Review of Pupil Behaviour,

Liz Logie, Headteacher, Beaumont Leys School;

Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary, ATL, Chris Keates, General Secretary, NASUWT, Amanda

Brown, Head of Employment, Conditions and Rights, NUT, Christina McAnea, National Secretary

for Education and Children’s Services, Unison;

Christine Gilbert CBE, HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted, Sue Gregory, National Director, Inspection

Delivery, Ofsted;

Sandra Burslem, Deputy Chair, Ofqual, Dennis Opposs, Director of Standards, Ofqual;

Paul Ennals, Chief Executive, National Children’s Bureau, Philippa Stobbs, Policy Vice Chair,

Special Education Consortium, Brian Lamb, Former Chair, Special Education Consortium, Dr

Maggie Atkinson, Children’s Commissioner for England.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am



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