Select Committee · Education Committee

‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper

Status: Open Opened: 18 Jun 2026

Inquiry scope

The Education Committee is examining the Government’s proposals for reform of the school system in England, as set out in the Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper. The deadline for receiving written submissions is Thursday 30 July at 23.59 Terms of Reference

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
15 Sep 2026	‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper Councillor Natalie Oliver · Local Government Association (LGA), Dr Ian Thompson · University of Oxford, Geoff Barton · Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL), Leora Cruddas · Confederation of Schools Trusts, Mr Sam Henson · National Governance Association	View ↗
1 Sep 2026	‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper Alun Francis OBE · Social Mobility Commission, Daniel Kebede · National Education Union, Daniel Lilley · Centre for Social Justice, Darren Northcott · NASUWT - The Teachers' Union, Dave Thomson · FFT Education Datalab, James Bowen · National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), Julie McCulloch · Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Mrs Julia Harnden · Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	View ↗

Written evidence

171 submissions recorded

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Reference	Date	Submitter
ECA0120 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Hampshire County Council - Education and Inclusion
ECA0119 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Anna Freud
ECA0118 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Nadia Siddiqui, Durham University
ECA0117 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	National Autistic Society
ECA0116 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Impetus
ECA0115 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	The Bell Foundation
ECA0114 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Dr Henry Burridge, Imperial College London
ECA0113 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Science Education Policy Alliance (SEPA)
ECA0112 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT)
ECA0111 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Disability Rights UK
ECA0110 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Nadia Siddiqui, Durham University
ECA0109 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Frances Maratos, University of Derby
ECA0108 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Shout Out UK
ECA0107 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	The Royal Society
ECA0106 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Vanessa Cieplinska, Division of Psychiatry, UCL
ECA0105 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Royal Shakespeare Company
ECA0104 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Royal Society of Biology
ECA0103 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Dr Sarah Martin-Denham Sarah Martin-Denham, University of Sunderland
ECA0102 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Beng Huat See, The Evidence Centre for Education
ECA0101 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Beng Huat See, The Evidence Centre for Education
ECA0100 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	British Psychological Society
ECA0099 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Field Studies Council
ECA0098 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Speech and Language UK
ECA0097 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Independent Society of Musicians
ECA0096 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Observatory for Mathematical Education
ECA0095 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Equi-law UK acting as secretariat for the APPG on Men and Boys Issues.
ECA0094 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Barnardo’s
ECA0093 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	NASUWT
ECA0092 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Youth Sport Trust
ECA0091 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
ECA0090 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Internet Matters
ECA0089 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Sex Ed Matters and Oxford Brookes University
ECA0088 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	STEM Learning
ECA0087 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	nurtureuk
ECA0086 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys
ECA0085 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Nuffield Foundation
ECA0084 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Dr Sarah Bekaert, Oxford Brookes University
ECA0083 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Dr Laura Fox, University of York
ECA0082 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Royal British Legion
ECA0081 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	National Secular Society
ECA0080 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Professor Holly Joseph, University of Reading
ECA0079 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education)
ECA0078 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	The National College
ECA0077 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Magic Breakfast
ECA0076 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Prof Emily Farran, University of Surrey
ECA0173 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Avril Rowley, Dr Avril Rowley
ECA0172 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
ECA0171 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Anne West, Anne West and David Wolfe
ECA0170 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	Dr Steph Ainsworth, Prof Steph Ainsworth, Dr Claire Agius, Dr Carrie Adamson and Dr Jeremy Oldfield
ECA0169 Full text not held	15 Sep 2026	UNISON

Who gave evidence

13 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Alun Francis OBE · Deputy Chair	Social Mobility Commission	1
Councillor Natalie Oliver · Chair of the LGA's Children, Young People and Families committee	Local Government Association (LGA)	1
Daniel Kebede · General Secretary	National Education Union	1
Daniel Lilley · Head of Youth	Centre for Social Justice	1
Darren Northcott · National Official	NASUWT - The Teachers' Union	1
Dave Thomson · Chief Statistician	FFT Education Datalab	1
Dr Ian Thompson · Co-Principal Investigator, Belonging in Education Research Network,	University of Oxford	1
Geoff Barton · General Secretary	Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL)	1
James Bowen · Assistant General Secretary	National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)	1
Julie McCulloch · Senior Director of Strategy, Policy & Professional Development	Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	1
Leora Cruddas · Chief Executive Officer	Confederation of Schools Trusts	1
Mr Sam Henson · Deputy Chief Executive	National Governance Association	1
Mrs Julia Harnden · Deputy Director of Policy	Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)	1

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
8 Sep 2026	To committee	Letter from All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusion and Nurture in Education on Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper, dated 14.07.26