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Scrutinises Department for Education 182 reports 1049 conclusions & recs 42 reports with response document linked 140 without response document linked

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Type All work · 126 Has published report · 60 Has conclusions or recs · 18 Findings, no response link · 1 Evidence or correspondence only · 61 Open, no report yet · 0
Status All (68) Open (8) Closed (60)
Session 2024-26 · 2 2023-24 · 4 2022-23 · 7 2021-22 · 4 2019-21 · 4 2019-19 · 1 2017-19 · 9 2016-17 · 8 2015-16 · 4 2014-15 · 7 2013-14 · 4 2010-12 · 6
Inquiry Type Status Opened Reports Items Response
Further Education and Skills Inquiry Report findings Closed 29 Jan 2025 2 68 Response document linked
Children’s social care Inquiry Report findings Closed 22 Nov 2024 2 78 Response document linked
Financial Education Inquiry Report findings Closed 16 Nov 2023 2 22 Response document linked
Screen Time: Impacts on education and wellbeing Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Sep 2023 2 32 Response document linked
Pre-appointment hearing for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Pre-appointment hearing Report findings Closed 29 Aug 2023 1 11 No response document linked
Ofsted’s work with schools Inquiry Report findings Closed 9 Jun 2023 3 49 Response document linked
Teacher recruitment, training and retention Inquiry Report findings Closed 20 Mar 2023 2 69 Response document linked
Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils Inquiry Report findings Closed 12 Jan 2023 2 37 Response document linked
Support for childcare and the early years Inquiry Report findings Closed 15 Dec 2022 2 32 Response document linked
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Inquiry Report findings Closed 25 Jan 2022 2 43 Response document linked
The Government’s Catch-up programme Inquiry Report findings Closed 29 Nov 2021 2 20 Response document linked
The future of post-16 qualifications Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Nov 2021 2 50 Response document linked
Appointment of the Chief Regulator of Ofqual Pre-appointment hearing Report Closed 5 Jul 2021 1 0 None
Children's Homes Inquiry Report findings Closed 15 Mar 2021 2 59 Response document linked
Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Students Pre-appointment hearing Report Closed 7 Jan 2021 1 0 None
Appointment of the Children's Commissioner for England Pre-appointment hearing Report Closed 24 Nov 2020 1 0 None
Prison Education Inquiry Report findings Closed 19 Nov 2020 2 38 Response document linked
Home Education Inquiry Report findings Closed 30 Sep 2020 2 33 Response document linked
Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds Inquiry Report findings Closed 17 Apr 2020 2 41 Response document linked
Adult skills and lifelong learning Inquiry Report findings Closed 26 Mar 2020 2 45 Response document linked
The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services Inquiry Report findings Closed 25 Mar 2020 2 23 Response document linked
Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission Inquiry Report Closed 13 May 2018 1 0 None
Life chances inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 24 Apr 2018 2 0 None
Nursing apprenticeships inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 24 Apr 2018 2 0 None
Special educational needs and disabilities inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 9 Apr 2018 3 0 None
School and college funding inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 9 Apr 2018 2 0 None
The future of the Social Mobility Commission inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 1 Feb 2018 2 0 None
Alternative provision inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 12 Sep 2017 2 0 None
Fostering inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 12 Sep 2017 2 0 None
Value for money in higher education inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 12 Sep 2017 1 0 None
The quality of apprenticeships and skills training inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 12 Sep 2017 2 0 None
Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Students inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 1 Dec 2016 1 0 None
Selective education inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 18 Oct 2016 1 0 None
The impact of exiting the European Union on higher education inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 16 Sep 2016 1 0 None
Primary assessment inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 15 Sep 2016 1 0 None
Appointment of the Ofsted Chief Inspector inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 24 May 2016 1 0 None
Multi-academy trusts inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 14 Mar 2016 2 0 None
Appointment of the Ofqual Chief Regulator Inquiry Report Closed 1 Mar 2016 1 0 None
Social Work Reform inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 15 Dec 2015 1 0 None
Supply of teachers inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 16 Oct 2015 1 0 None
Mental health and wellbeing of looked after children inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 17 Sep 2015 1 0 None
Holocaust education inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 17 Sep 2015 2 0 None
The role of Regional Schools Commissioners inquiry Inquiry Report Closed 15 Jul 2015 2 0 None
The work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament Inquiry Report Closed 12 Mar 2015 1 0 None
Pre-appointment hearing: Children's Commissioner Inquiry Report Closed 5 Nov 2014 1 0 None
Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds Inquiry Report Closed 16 Jul 2014 2 0 None
Extremism in Birmingham Schools Inquiry Report Closed 30 Jun 2014 2 0 None
PSHE and SRE in schools Inquiry Report Closed 22 Apr 2014 1 0 None
Academies and free schools Inquiry Report Closed 9 Oct 2013 2 0 None
Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children Inquiry Report Closed 16 Jul 2013 2 0 None

Reports without a committee inquiry 53

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