Select Committee · Education Committee
The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Status: Closed
Opened: 25 Mar 2020
Closed: 23 Mar 2022
1 report
The inquiry will look at how the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of the education sector and children’s social care system and will scrutinise how the Department for Education is dealing with the situation. It will examine both short term impacts, such as the effects of school closures and exam cancellations, as well …
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Report - Getting the grades they’ve earned: Covid-19:… | HC 617 | 11 Jul 2020 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2021 | Darren Northcott · NASUWT, Geoff Barton · Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL), Kevin Courtney · National Education Union (NEU), Leigh Powell · UNISON | View ↗ |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Ali, Alicia, Bethan, Dmitrijs, Emily, Ladan | View ↗ |
| 16 Mar 2021 | Catherine Roche · Place2Be, Dr Alex George · Department for Education, Dr Bernadka Dubicka · Hull and York Medical School, University of York, Emma Thomas · Young Minds | View ↗ |
| 9 Mar 2021 | Ian Bauckham · Ofqual, Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Department for Education, Simon Lebus · Ofqual | View ↗ |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Geoff Barton · Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL), Professor Becky Francis · Education Endowment Foundation, Sir Kevan Collins · Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 19 Jan 2021 | Dr Dougal Hargreaves · Department for Education, Dr Jenny Harries · Department for Health and Social Care, Osama Rahman · Department for Education, Professor Russell Viner · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health | View ↗ |
| 13 Jan 2021 | Rt Hon Gavin Williamson · Department for Education, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education | View ↗ |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Dame Glenys Stacey · Ofqual, Dr Michelle Meadows · Ofqual, Julie Swan · General Qualifications, Roger Taylor · Ofqual | View ↗ |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Ian Thomas CBE · Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, John Coughlan CBE · Hampshire County Council, Kevin Williams · The Fostering Network, Kiran Gill · The Difference, Peter Sandiford · Independent Children’s Homes Association, Yvette Stanley · Ofsted | View ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Amy Dowling · The Sheffield College, Annalise Bartley · Blackburn College, Darion Moore · King George V College, Jennifer Coupland · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Jessica Edwards · Exeter College, Richard Atkins · Department for Education, Rosie Arrowsmith · South Essex College, Trisha Spencer · Leicester College | View ↗ |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Ali Fiddy · Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA), Amanda Batten · Disabled Children’s Partnership, Imogen Jolley · Simpson Millar, Philippa Stobbs · Special Educational Consortium | View ↗ |
| 24 Jun 2020 | David Hughes · Association of Colleges, David Marsh · The St Martin’s Group, Dr Fiona Aldridge · The Skills Federation, Jane Gratton · British Chambers of Commerce, Kirstie Donnelly MBE · City and Guilds Group, Mark Dawe · Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Olly Newton · The Edge Foundation | View ↗ |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Cllr Judith Blake CBE · Local Government Association, Dr Mary Bousted · National Education Union, Dr Patrick Roach · NASUWT, Jon Richards · UNISON, Julie McCulloch · Association of School and College Leaders, Leora Cruddas · Confederation of Schools Trusts, Unity Howard · New Schools Network | View ↗ |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Dr Michelle Meadows · Ofqual, Dr Zubaida Haque · Runnymede Trust, Kevin Courtney · National Education Union (NEU), Professor Lee Elliot Major · University of Exeter, Sally Collier · Ofqual, Tom Bewick · Federation of Awarding Bodies | View ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Anne Longfield OBE · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England, David Laws · Education Policy Institute, James Turner · The Sutton Trust, Ms Susannah Hardyman · Action Tutoring, Natalie Perera · Education Policy Institute, Professor Becky Francis · Education Endowment Foundation | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2022 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Depart… |
| 22 Feb 2022 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding Covid-19 restrictions in e… |
| 25 Jan 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 11 Jan 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 14 Sep 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 7 Sep 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 20 Jul 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 29 Jun 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 23 Jun 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 15 Jun 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards on face coverings in sec… |
| 9 Jun 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 25 May 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 25 May 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 29 Apr 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards on the awarding of quali… |
| 27 Apr 2021 | — | Supplementary evidence from Simon Lebus, Interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual, fol… |
| 27 Apr 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 27 Apr 2021 | — | Supplementary evidence from the Minister of State for School Standards, followi… |
| 20 Apr 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for… |
| 20 Apr 2021 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Education on the wellbeing and mental he… |
| 31 Mar 2021 | To cttee | Letter from ESC Chair to the Secretary of State for Education on Children and y… |