Select Committee · Education Committee
Accountability hearings
Status: Closed
Opened: 17 Mar 2020
Closed: 24 May 2024
The Education Committee holds regular hearings with the Secretary of State for Education and other key figures directly accountable to Parliament. This forms part of the Committee’s ongoing scrutiny of the Department for Education and its associated public bodies.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | Amanda Spielman · Ofsted | View ↗ |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Gillian Keegan · Department for Education, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 7 Dec 2022 | Gillian Keegan · Department for Education, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Amanda Spielman · Ofsted, Yvette Stanley · Ofsted | View ↗ |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Dame Rachel de Souza · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Keith Smith · Department for Education, Rt Hon Michelle Donelan · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Andrew McCully · Department for Education, Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Indra Morris · Children’s Services, Communications & Strategy Group, Will Quince · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 3 Nov 2021 | Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi · Department for Education, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Dame Christine Ryan · Ofsted | View ↗ |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Ian King · Department for Education, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Amanda Spielman · Ofsted, Andrew Cook · Ofsted, Sean Harford · Ofsted, Vanessa Ward · Independent Schools Inspectorate | View ↗ |
| 18 May 2021 | Gillian Keegan · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Julia Kinniburgh · Department for Education, Mike Pettifer · Department for Education, Rt Hon. Nick Gibb MP · Department for Education, Stephanie Brivio · Department for Education, The Baroness Berridge · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 27 Apr 2021 | Michelle Donelan · Department for Education | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Spielman · His Majesty's Chief Inspector | Ofsted | 5 |
| Susan Acland-Hood · Permanent Secretary | The Department for Education | 4 |
| Gillian Keegan · Secretary of State | Department for Education | 3 |
| Michelle Donelan · Minister of State for Universities | Department for Education | 3 |
| Rt Hon Gavin Williamson · Secretary of State | Department for Education | 2 |
| Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi · Secretary of State | Department for Education | 2 |
| Yvette Stanley · National Director for Regulation and Social Care | Ofsted | 2 |
| Andrew Cook · Her Majesty's Inspector and Regional Director for… | Ofsted | 1 |
| Andrew McCully · Director General, Schools | Department for Education | 1 |
| Anne Longfield OBE · Children's Commissioner for England | Office of the Children's Commissioner for England | 1 |
| Dame Christine Ryan · Chair | Ofsted | 1 |
| Dame Rachel de Souza · Children’s Commissioner for England | Office of the Children's Commissioner for England | 1 |
| Ian King · Chief Financial Officer (joint role) and Director… | Department for Education | 1 |
| Indra Morris · Director General | Children’s Services, Communications & Strategy Group | 1 |
| Julia Kinniburgh · Director General for Skills | Department for Education | 1 |
| Keith Smith · Director of Post-16 Strategy and Analysis, Skills… | Department for Education | 1 |
| Lucy Smith · Director General for Covid-19 Response and School… | Department for Education | 1 |
| Matthew Coffey · Chief Operating Officer | Ofsted | 1 |
| Michelle Dyson · Director for Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra… | Department for Education | 1 |
| Mike Pettifer · Director, Covid Response Unit | Department for Education | 1 |
| Rt Hon Michelle Donelan · Minister of State for Higher and Further Education | Department for Education | 1 |
| Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Minister of State for School Standards | Department for Education | 1 |
| Rt Hon. Nick Gibb MP · Minister of State for School Standards | Department for Education | 1 |
| Sean Harford · National Director of Education | Ofsted | 1 |
| Stephanie Brivio · Director, Safeguarding and Children’s Social Care | Department for Education | 1 |
| The Baroness Berridge · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Sc… | Department for Education | 1 |
| Vanessa Ward · Chief Executive and Chief Inspector | Independent Schools Inspectorate | 1 |
| Will Quince · Minister for Children and Families | Department for Education | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2022 | — | Supplementary written evidence from His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spiel… |
| 18 Oct 2022 | — | Supplementary evidence from the Children’s Commissioner on the number of childr… |
| 17 May 2022 | — | Supplementary evidence from the Secretary of State following his appearance bef… |
| 13 Jul 2021 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Berridge providing further evidence following her appearan… |
| 23 Mar 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for Universities on Opportunity Areas, dated … |
| 7 Jan 2021 | To cttee | Letter from Dame Glenys Stacey, Acting Chief Regulator of Ofqual, following her… |
| 8 Dec 2020 | — | Supplementary evidence from Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector at O… |
| 20 Nov 2020 | From cttee | Letter to the Chair from the Children's Commissioner on childhood vulnerability… |
| 17 Nov 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards, following his appearanc… |
| 3 Nov 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for Universities, following her appearance be… |
| 23 Oct 2020 | — | Letter of clarification from the Minister of State for School Standards, follow… |
| 21 Oct 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education, following his appearance befo… |
| 13 Oct 2020 | — | Supplementary evidence from the Office of the Children's Commissioner, followin… |
| 18 Sep 2020 | — | Correspondence to the Secretary of State regarding 2020 exams, 18 September 2020 |
| 2 Sep 2020 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education regarding the recruitm… |
| 2 Sep 2020 | From cttee | Letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding recruitment of the Cha… |
| 29 Jul 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State, on Recruitment of the Chair of the Office f… |
| 15 Jul 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education, on the recruitment of a new S… |
| 15 Jul 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education, on the recruitment process fo… |
| 17 Jun 2020 | — | Correspondence from the Department for Education on changes to Ofqual board mem… |