Select Committee · Education Committee
School Attendance
Status: Open
Opened: 8 Jul 2025
This one-off session is focused on school attendance. It seeks to build on the predecessor Committee's 2023 report, examining how far changes of policy, including under the new government, have helped to bolster attendance in schools.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE · Local Government Association (LGA), Dan Lilley · Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Dr Susan Morris-King · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted), Ellie Costello · Square Peg, Heather Sandy · Lincolnshire County Council, Julie McCulloch · Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Rachael Kenningham · School-Home Support | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE · Deputy Chair of the LGA’s Children & Young People… | Local Government Association (LGA) | 1 |
| Dan Lilley · Senior Researcher | Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) | 1 |
| Dr Susan Morris-King · Deputy Director for Schools and Early Education | Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) | 1 |
| Ellie Costello · Executive Director | Square Peg | 1 |
| Heather Sandy · Chair of Association of Directors of Children’s S… | Lincolnshire County Council | 1 |
| Julie McCulloch · Senior Director of Strategy, Policy & Professiona… | Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) | 1 |
| Rachael Kenningham · Head of Policy and Engagement | School-Home Support | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | — | Carers Trust submission on School Attendance |
| 22 Jul 2025 | — | Children in School ready to learn submission on School Attendance |
| 22 Jul 2025 | — | National Education Union Submission on School Attendance |