Select committee: Education Committee
Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds
Closed
Opened 6 Dec 2021
Closed 25 Oct 2022
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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The inquiry will focus on the educational experiences of children and young people from a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller background. It will examine the educational challenges faced by these groups and will also evaluate the effectiveness of the Government’s recent £1 million education programme for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry Read the Committee’s letter to the Department setting out its findings and recommendations following this inquiry Read the Department’s response to the Committee’s findings and recommendations
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 6 December 2021.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 15 March 2022
- 9 witnesses
Recent activity
- Government response to the Committee’s letter on the educational challenges facing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children13 May 2022, Correspondence
- Letter to the Minister for School Standards on the educational challenges of children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds, dated 31 March 202231 March 2022, Correspondence
- Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds (2 of 2)15 March 2022, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 15 Mar 2022 |
Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds (2 of 2)
Mr Robin Walker · Department for Education
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| 22 Feb 2022 |
Panel 1: Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds - Session 1/2; Panel 2: Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds - Session 1/2
Jo Luhman · Kings International College,
Lisa Smith · Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT),
Marius Ciuca · St Helen's Primary School,
Ms Emma Nuttall · Friends, Families and Travellers,
Paula Strachan · St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School,
Pauline Anderson OBE · The Traveller Movement,
The Baroness Whitaker · APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma,
Vasile Sandu · St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Luhman · Headteacher | Kings International College | 1 |
| Lisa Smith · Committee Chair | Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT) | 1 |
| Marius Ciuca · Teaching Assistant and Translator to Roma and Romanian children | St Helen's Primary School | 1 |
| Mr Robin Walker · Minister of State for School Standards | Department for Education | 1 |
| Ms Emma Nuttall · Advice and Policy Manager | Friends, Families and Travellers | 1 |
| Paula Strachan · Headteacher | St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School | 1 |
| Pauline Anderson OBE · Chair of Trustees | The Traveller Movement | 1 |
| The Baroness Whitaker · Co-chair | APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma | 1 |
| Vasile Sandu · Teaching Assistant | St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 13 May 2022 | Not recorded | Government response to the Committee’s letter on the educational challenges facing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children |
| 31 Mar 2022 | From committee | Letter to the Minister for School Standards on the educational challenges of children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds, dated 31 March 2022 |