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Education Formal Minutes 2016-17 Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 1 House of Commons Education Committee Formal Minutes of the Committee Session 2016–17 Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 2 Wednesday 25 May 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Catherine McKinnell Marion Fellows Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms Lucy Frazer William Wragg 1. Specialist advisers The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, The Professor Becky Francis be reappointed as specialist adviser for the inquiry into multi-academy trusts. Ordered, That Marion Davis CBE and Professor David Berridge OBE be reappointed as specialist advisers for the inquiry into social work reform. 2. Department for Education Main Estimate 2016–17 Ordered, That the memorandum from the Department for Education on its Main Estimate for 2016–17 be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Teachers’ Pension Scheme Supplementary Estimate 2015–16 Ordered, That the memorandum from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme on its Supplementary Estimate for 2015–16 be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Social work reform Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Annie Hudson (SWR0046) British Association of Social Workers (SWR0044) Department for Education (SWR0045) Health and Care Professions Council (SWR0042) June Thoburn (SWR0043) Sir Martin Narey (SWR0047) 5. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Shirina Khanum (MAT0049) be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. Unregistered schools The Committee considered this matter. 7. Term-time holidays The Committee considered this matter. Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 3 8. Children’s Commissioner for England Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Professor Maggie Atkinson (COM0022) Sir John Dunford (COM0023) Association of Teachers and Lecturers (COM0025) Edward Timpson MP, Minister for Children and Families, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 8 June at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 4 Wednesday 8 June 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Ian Austin Lucy Frazer Michelle Donelan Catherine McKinnell Marion Fellows Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms 1. Education, skills and the economy Ordered, That Suella Fernandes be discharged from the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy and William Wragg be added. 2. Academies The Committee considered this matter. 3. Children’s Commissioner for England The Committee considered this matter. 4. Supply of teachers Dr Jane Courtney, Member of Deans of Education Network, MillionPlus, Charles Tracy, Head of Education, Institute of Physics, Professor Sir John Holman, President-elect, Royal Society of Chemistry, Andy Mitchell, Curriculum Director and Assistant Chief Executive, Design and Technology Association, and Dr Robin Bevan, Headteacher, Southend High School for Boys, gave oral evidence. Mark Parrett, Audit Manager, National Audit Office, Professor Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University, Jenni French, Programme Manager in the Education Team, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and Joanna Hall, Deputy Director for Schools, Ofsted, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 15 June at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 5 Wednesday 15 June 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Lucy Frazer Ian Austin Catherine McKinnell Michelle Donelan Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms 1. Role and responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 2. Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills The Committee considered this matter. 3. Supply of teachers The Committee considered this matter. 4. Multi-academy trusts Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by the Academies Enterprise Trust (MAT0051) be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner, Department for Education, and Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, Ofsted, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 29 June at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 6 Wednesday 29 June 2016 MORNING SITTING Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Lucy Frazer Ian Austin Catherine McKinnell Michelle Donelan Ian Mearns Marion Fellows Stephen Timms Suella Fernandes William Wragg 1. Multi-academy trusts Resolved, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Nicky Dixon (MAT0052) David Laver (MAT0053) Fiona Forrest (MAT0054) Rescue Our Schools (MAT0055) 2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 3. Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Amanda Spielman, the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, gave oral evidence. The Committee considered this matter. AFTERNOON SITTING The Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees met concurrently. Members present: Neil Carmichael Catherine McKinnell Michelle Donelan Stephen Timms The following members of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A). Paul Blomfield Chris White Amanda Milling Iain Wright Jonathan Reynolds Neil Carmichael was called to the Chair in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d). Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 7 Careers advice, information and guidance Draft Report from the Sub-Committees on Education, Skills and the Economy (Careers education, information, advice and guidance) brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Committee, Session 2016–17, (HC 205). [Adjourned till Tuesday 5 July at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 8 Tuesday 5 July 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Ian Mearns Ian Austin Stephen Timms Marion Fellows William Wragg Catherine McKinnell Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Draft Report (Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to, the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report of the Committee, Session 2016–17 (HC 170). [Adjourned till Wednesday 6 July at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 9 Wednesday 6 July 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Catherine McKinnell Marion Fellows Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms Lucy Frazer 1. Social work reform Draft Report (Social work reform) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2016–17, (HC 201). 2. Supply of teachers The Committee considered this matter. 3. School funding reform The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Wednesday 13 July at 9.00 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 10 Wednesday 13 July 2016 Members present: Neil Carmichael, in the Chair Lucy Allan Catherine McKinnell Michelle Donelan Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms Lucy Frazer 1. School funding reform The Committee considered this matter. 2. Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills The Committee considered this matter. 3. Specialist advisers Ordered, That Professor David Berridge be reappointed as specialist adviser on general matters relating to children’s services for a period of two years. Ordered, That Professor Jo-Anne Baird be appointed as specialist adviser on general education matters for a period of two years. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix 2.) 4. Financial management at the Department for Education The Committee considered this matter. 5. Expressive arts and the English Baccalaureate The Committee considered this matter. 6. Multi-academy trusts Sir Steve Lancashire, Chief Executive, Reach2 Academy Trust, David Moran, Chief Executive, E-Act, Lucy Heller, Chief Executive, Ark, and Barbara Daykin, Executive Head Teacher, Little Mead Academy Trust, gave oral evidence. Richard Watts, Vice-Chair of the Children and Young People Board, Local Government Association, Emma Knights, Chief Executive, National Governors’ Association, Chris Keates, General Secretary, NASUWT, and Russell Hobby, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 19 July at 9.15 am Education Committee: Formal Minutes 2016-17 11 Tuesday 19 July 2016 The Education and Work and Pensions Committees met concurrently. Members present: Lucy Allan Lucy Frazer Neil Carmichael Catherine McKinnell Michelle Donelan Ian Mearns Suella Fernandes Stephen Timms The following members of the Work and Pensions Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A). Karen Buck Craig Mackinlay Frank
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