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14  EDUCATION

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Stuart, Mr Graham (Chair)

Burns, Conor (discharged 2.11.10)

Carmichael, Neil (added 2.11.10)

Cunningham, Alex (added 7.11.11)

Dakin, Nic (added 12.7.10; discharged 7.11.11)

Esterson, Bill (added 2.11.10)

Glass, Pat

Hinds, Damian

Kendall, Liz (discharged 2.11.10)

Leslie, Charlotte

Mearns, Ian

Munt, Tessa

Nandy, Lisa

Whittaker, Craig

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

76 out of 76

4 out of 9

57 out of 67

17 out of 25

43 out of 51

25 out of 67

62 out of 76

71 out of 76

6 out of 9

54 out of 76

65 out of 76

64 out of 76

46 out of 76

59 out of 76

77.6 %

Total number of meetings: 76

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 62
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 14
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
Conferences/Seminars hosted 3

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Michael Cresswell, Professor David Berridge, Marion Davis CBE, Dr John Dunford,

Dr David Moore CBE, Nick Peacey, Dame Denise Platt DBE, Professor Alan Smithers, Mr Tony Travers, Professor Geoff Whitty, and Tom Wylie

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers5
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 12
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords 3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ofqual3
Department for Education 5
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) 7
Office of the Children's Commissioner 1
Youth Justice Board 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 263

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
25-27.8.10Mexico CityA Stuart World Youth Conference 2010 £4,021
15-18.2.11Berlin and Helsinki Stuart, Carmichael, Dakin, Mearns, Nandy 2Inquiries into Ofsted and Youth Services £14,869
5.2.12Singapore Stuart, Cunningham, Glass, Mearns, Nandy, Whittaker 2Inquiries into Exams and Teachers £21,466

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19.10.10New Woodlands School, Lewisham Stuart, Dakin, Glass, Hinds, Leslie, Munt, Whittaker 2Inquiry into Behaviour and discipline in schools £65
11.11.10Leicester Stuart, Dakin, Esterson, Hinds, Munt, Whittaker 5AInquiry into Behaviour and discipline in schools £1,270
30.11.10Birmingham Stuart, Dakin, Munt, Whittaker 1Visit offices of the General Teaching Council for England £561
7.12.10Richmond Stuart, Munt1 Inquiry into Behaviour and discipline in schools £46
6.9.11Department for Education Stuart, Carmichael, Dakin, Esterson, Leslie, Mearns, Nandy, Whittaker 3Inquiry into the Administration of the Department Nil
20.10.11Doncaster and Barnsley Stuart, Glass, Mearns, Whittaker 1Inquiry into Child Protection £314
8.12.11Tyneside Cunningham, Whittaker, Glass 1Visit to Silverdale School, North Tyneside £355
12.1.12Rugby Stuart, Whittaker1 Inquiry into "Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers" £190
1.3.12Tower Hamlets and Hackney Stuart, Cunningham, Leslie, Mearns, Munt 1Inquiry into Child Protection Nil
5-6.3.12York Stuart, Glass, Hinds, Mearns, Whittaker 6CInquiries into "Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers" and Child Protection £1,212

A Includes two specialist advisers

B Includes a specialist adviser

C Includes a specialist adviser and a shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Behaviour and Discipline in Schools 516-I3.2.11 Received 27.06.11: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: Behaviour and Discipline in Schools 516-II3.2.11 Not applicable
Second Report: The role and performance of Ofsted 570-I17.4.11 Received 28.06.11: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: The role and performance of Ofsted 570-II17.4.11 Not applicable
Third Report: Services for young people 744-I23.6.11 Received 12.9.11: Published with Sixth Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: Services for young people 744-II23.6.11 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Participation by 16-19 year olds in education and training 850-I19.7.11 Received 31.10.11: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: Participation by 16-19 year olds in education and training 850-II19.7.11 Not applicable
Fifth Report: The English Baccalaureate 85128.7.11 Received 1.11.11: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Sixth Report: Services for young people: the Government response 150117.10.11 Received 10.01.12: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Seventh Report: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted 1607-I3.11.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted 1607-II1.12.11 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations 1764-I3.2.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations 1764-II28.3.12 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best 1515-I1.5.12 Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best 1515-II1.5.12 Not applicable
First Special Report: Young people not in education, employment or training: Government response to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2009-10 41626.7.10 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Early Years Single Funding Formula: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10 52425.10.10 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Transforming Education Outside the Classroom: Responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Sixth Report of the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10 52525.10.10 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Sure Start Children's Centres: Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10 76828.1.11 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Looked-after Children: Further Government Response to the Third Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2008-09 9244.4.11
Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Behaviour and Discipline in Schools: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 131627.6.11 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: The role and Performance of Ofsted: Responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Second Report of the Committee Session 2010-12 131728.6.11 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Participation by 16-19 year olds in education and training: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-12   157231.10.11 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: The English Baccalaureate: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-12 15771.11.11 Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Services for Young People: the Government response: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12 173616.1.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Building Schools for the Future and future capital spending 394-i16.9.10 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The responsibilities of the Secretary of State 395-i27.10.10 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Child Safeguarding 465-i2.11.10 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Spending Review Settlement for the Department for Education 627-i &ii15.3.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Schools White Paper 2010 674-i15.3.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Looked-after children 678-i16.2.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator 2010 782-i9.6.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Wolf Review of Vocational Education 925-i9.6.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Special Educational Needs Green Paper 1019-i16.8.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Jamie's Dream School 1169-i19.7.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Health Visitors 1170-i27.10.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Munro Review 1312-i26.7.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Administration of the Department for Education 1489-i31.10.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Revised Schools Admission and Appeals Code 1513-i2.12.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The College of Social Work 1630-i26.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1786-i28.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Annual Report of HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted 1819-i28.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-i25.10.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-ii7.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-iii5.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-iv4.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-v16.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Child Protection of England 1514-vi12.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-i15.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-ii25.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-iii13.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-iv3.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-v27.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-vi13.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 1515-vii20.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1671-i3.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1671-ii20.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1671-iii20.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1671-iv27.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1671-v26.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education 1786-ii30.4.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Main Estimate 2010-11 26.7.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Winter Supplementary Estimates 2010-11 7.4.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11 7.4.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Main Estimates 2011-12 29.6.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The College of Social Work 14.11.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 25.11.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Administration of Examinations for 15-19 Year Olds 1.12.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Supplementary Estimates 2011-12 27.2.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Responses to Supplementary Estimates 2011 24.4.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Main Estimates memoranda 2012-13 30.4.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2008-09

Further reply to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Third Report: Looked-after Children, received 28.3.11 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10

Reply to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Fifth Report: Sure Start Children's Centres, received 17.1.11 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Sixth Report: Transforming Education Outside the Classroom, received 20.9.10 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Seventh Report: The Early Years Single Funding Formula, received 17.9.10 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Children, Schools and Families Committee's Eighth Report: Young people not in education, employment or training, received 19.7.10 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/formal-minutes/.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was debated in the House:

Fifth Report, Session 2009-10, Sure Start Children's Centre, HC 130, 2.3.11

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Third Report, Session 2010-12, Services for Young People, HC 744, 22.3.12

The following Report and Oral evidence were tagged as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2010-11, Behaviour and Discipline in Schools, HC 516, and Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2010-12, Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator

HC 782-i, 8.2.11

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
16-19 participation in education and training 6
Annual Report of Her Majesty's Inspector, Ofsted 1
Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator 2010 1
Appointment of HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted 1
Attracting, training and retraining the best teachers 7
Behaviour and discipline 5
Building Schools for the Future and future capital spending 1
Child Protection7
Child Safeguarding 1
College of Social Work 1
Health Visitors1
Jamie's Dream School 1
Looked-after Children 1
Pre-Appointment Hearing: Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations 1
Secretary of State—April 2012 (Responsibilities of the Secretary of State) 1
Secretary of State Session—January 2012 1
Special Educational Needs Green Paper 1
Services for Young People 5
Spending Review settlement for the Department for Education 2
The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds 3
The English Baccalaureate 2
The Munro Review of Child Protection 1
The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education 1
The Revised School Admissions and Appeals Code 1
The Role and Performance of Ofsted 6
The role of GCSE and A level Examination boards in England 1
The Schools White Paper 2010 1
The Wolf Review of Vocational Education 1
Total62






 
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