House of Commons Education and Skills Committee
Formal Minutes
Session 2006–07
The Education and Skills Committee
The Education and Skills Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education and Skills and its associated public bodies.
Current membership Mr Barry Sheerman MP (Labour, Huddersfield) (Chairman) Mr Douglas Carswell MP (Conservative, Harwich) Mr David Chaytor MP (Labour, Bury North) Jeff Ennis MP (Labour, Barnsley East & Mexborough) Paul Holmes MP (Liberal Democrat, Chesterfield) Helen Jones MP (Labour, Warrington North) Fiona Mactaggart MP (Labour, Slough) Mr Gordon Marsden MP (Labour, Blackpool South) Mr Andrew Pelling MP (Conservative, Croydon Central) Stephen Williams MP (Liberal Democrat, Bristol West) Mr Rob Wilson MP (Conservative, Reading East)
The following member was also a member of the Committee during the session – Mrs Nadine Dorries (Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire)
Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.
Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/edskills/
Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are David Lloyd (Clerk), Sarah Thatcher, (Second Clerk), Katie Phelan (Committee Assistant), Susan Ramsay (Committee Secretary) and John Kittle (Senior Office Clerk).
Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Education and Skills Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 6181; the Committee’s e-mail address is [email protected]
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Formal Minutes of the Committee
Monday 20 November 2006
Members present:
In the absence of the Chairman, Helen Jones was called to the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Mr Rob Wilson
1. Post-16 Skills
The Committee resolved to inquire into Post-16 Skills
2. 14-19 Diplomas
The Committee resolved to inquire into 14–19 Diplomas
3. Children’s Services
Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children and Families and Tom Jeffery, Director General, Children, Young People and Families, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at 9.15 am
Wednesday 22 November 2006
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair.
Mr Douglas Carswell Helen Jones Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams
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1. Bullying
Ms Caroline Day, Researcher, Barnardo’s, Mr Benet Middleton, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, National Autistic Society, Dr Shobha Das, Deputy Director, Support Against Racist Incidents (SARI), and Ms Chris Gravell, Policy Officer, Advisory Centre for Education, gave oral evidence.
Mr Steve Sinnott, General Secretary, National Union of Teachers (NUT), and Professor Peter K Smith, Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies, Goldsmith College, and Head of the Research and Advisory Group, Anti-Bullying Alliance, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 December at 9.15 am
Thursday 23 November 2006 – Saturday 2 December 2006
The Chairman, Jeff Ennis, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr David Chaytor, Paul Holmes, Mr Gordon Marsden, Fiona Mactaggart and Stephen Williams visited Australia in connection with the Committee’s inquiries into the Future Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector, and Post-16 Skills , in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 7 June 2006.
Wednesday 6 December 2006
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair.
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden
1. Sustainable Schools
Ms Sally Brooks, Divisional Manager, Schools Capital (Policy and Delivery), Department for Education and Skills, Mr Martin Lipson, Programme Director, 4ps, and Mr Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Partnerships for Schools, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 11 December at 3.30 pm
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Monday 11 December 2006
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson Helen Jones
1. Citizenship Education
The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, Chairman of the Catholic Education Service and Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain, gave oral evidence.
Mr Rajinder Singh Sandhu, Head Teacher, Guru Nanak Sikh Secondary School, Rabbi Mark Kampf, Deputy Head, and Mr Tim Miller, Deputy Head, Jewish Free School and Ms Rachel Allard, Head Teacher, Grey Coat Hospital Church of England School for Girls, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 December at 9.15 am
Wednesday 13 December 2006
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Helen Jones Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson
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1. Disclosure of interests
Mr Andrew Pelling disclosed his interests, pursuant to the Resolution of the House of Commons of 13 July 1992, as follows:
Remunerated employment, office, profession: Greater London Assembly Member, and Client relationship work for Tokai Tokyo Securities Europe Limited.
2. The Work of Ofsted
Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of School, Ofsted, Dorian Bradley, Director, Early Years, Ofsted, Robert Green, Director, Inspectorate Reform, Ofsted, Vanessa Howlison, Deputy Director, Finance, Ofsted and Miriam Rosen, Director, Education, Ofsted gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 18 December at 9.15 pm
Monday 18 December 2006
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams Mr Rob Wilson
1. Prison Education: Follow Up
Rt Hon Phil Hope MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, a member of the House of Lords, Minister of State for the Criminal Justice System and Offender Management, Home Office, Mr Chris Barnham, Head of Offender Learning and Skills Unit, Department for Education and Skills and Ms Frances Flaxington, Head of the Community Integration Unit in the National Offender Management Service, Home Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 8 January at 3.30 pm
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Monday 8 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson Helen Jones
1. Specialist Advisers
Ordered, That Professor Janet Beer, Professor Alan Smithers and Professor Sir William Taylor be appointed as specialist advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into the future sustainability of the higher education sector.
Ordered, That Chris Hughes and Professor Alison Wolf be appointed as specialist advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Post-16 Skills.
2. Bullying (Heads of Report)
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Testing and Assessment.
Resolved, That the Committee visit China in connection with its inquiry into the future sustainability of the higher education sector; and that the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
4. Work of the Committee in 2006
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 10 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart
1. Public Expenditure
Draft Special Report [Public Expenditure: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2005-06], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session 2005-06, be appended to the Report.
2. The Bologna Process
Jessica Olley, Acting Manager, UK HE Europe Unit, and Professor Drummond Bone, President of Universities UK (UUK) and Professor Lord May, Joint Professor, Department of Zoology, Oxford University and Imperial College and representative on the European Research Council, gave oral evidence.
Peter Williams, Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), Carolyn Campbell, Head of International Affairs, QAA, and Professor Ella Ritchie, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 January at 9.15 am
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Sunday 14 January – Monday 15 January 2007
The Chairman, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr David Chaytor, Jeff Ennis, Helen Jones, Mr Gordon Marsden, Mr Andrew Pelling and Stephen Williams visited Liverpool and Knowsley in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Sustainable Schools, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 1 November 2006.
Wednesday 17 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams Rob Wilson
1. 14–19 Diplomas
Dr Ken Boston, Chief Executive, QCA, Geoff Fieldsend, Director of Workforce Development, Sector Skills Development Agency, Karen Price, Chief Executive, e-Skills and John Rogers, Chief Executive, Skills for Health, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 22 January at 3.30 pm
Monday 22 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
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1. 14–19 Diplomas
Dr Elaine McMahon, Principal, Hull College, Godfrey Glyn, Principal, Barton Peveril Sixth- Form College, Paul Hafren, Principal, Warrington Collegiate, Lorraine McCarthy, Head, Mosley Park School, Wolverhampton, Peter Hawthorn, Head of 14– 19 Development, Wolverhampton County Council and John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, National Union of Teachers, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 January at 9.15 am
Wednesday 24 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams
1. Overseas Visit (Australia)
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Sustainable Schools
Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and 14–19 Learners, and Parmjit Dhanda MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
3. Bullying
Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and 14–19 Learners, and Parmjit Dhanda MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 29 January at 3.30pm
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Monday 29 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams
1. Overseas Visit (Australia)
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 January at 9.15am
Wednesday 31 January 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones
1. The Work of the Committee in 2005–06
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Bologna Process
Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
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3. 14–19 Diplomas
Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and 14–19 Learners, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 5 February at 3.30pm
Monday 5 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes
1. The Work of the Committee in 2005–06
Draft Report [The Work of the Committee in 2005-06], proposed by the Chairman, 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 2006-07, HC 301, page 13]
2. Sustainable Schools
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at 9.15am
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Wednesday 7 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. Citizenship Education (Draft report)
The Committee considered and amended the report.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 February at 3.30 pm
Monday 19 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams
1. Overseas Visit (China)
Resolved, That the Committee visit China in June 2007 in connection with its inquiry into the Future Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector.
2. Specialist Adviser
Ordered, That Alexandra Thompson, HEFCE be appointed as specialist adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into the Future Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector.
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3. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Gemma Tumelty, President and Wes Streeting, Vice President (Education), National Union of Students (NUS), Professor Michael Arthur, Vice Chancellor, Leeds University, Chair of the National Student Survey Steering Group and Tabitha Aldrich-Smith, Corporate Affairs Directors, UNITE, gave oral evidence.
Jim Hillage, Institute for Employment Studies, Anna Vignoles, Centre for Economics of Education, Institute of Education, Peter Elias, Institute for Employment Research, Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive, Association of Graduate Recruiters and Ken Mayhew, Director of SKOPE, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 February at 9.15am
Wednesday 21 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson
1. Citizenship Education
Draft Report [Citizenship Education], proposed by the Chairman, 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 2006-07, HC 147, page 48]
2. Post-16 Skills
Professor Ewart Keep, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance Centre, Cardiff University, gave oral evidence.
Alan Wells OBE, formerly Director of the Basic Skills Agency, and Professor Lorna Unwin, Professor of Vocational Education, Institute of Education, gave oral evidence
[Adjourned till Monday 26 February at 3.30pm
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Monday 26 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Professor David Latchman, Master of Birkbeck, University of London, Professor David Vincent, Pro-Vice Chancellor (strategy, planning and external affairs), Open University and Professor Claire Callender, Professor of Social Policy, London South Bank University gave oral evidence.
Professor Robert Burgess, Vice Chancellor of Leicester University and Chair of the Burgess Group on Credit and Qualifications Framework gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 February at 3.30pm
Wednesday 28 February 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
1. Post-16 Skills
Ms Liz Smith, Director, Unionlearn, Ms Hayley Pickles, USDAW Union Learning Rep, Tesco Scarborough, Ms Ellie Russell, Vice President, Further Education, National Union of Students, Mr Kenneth Aitchison, Prospect Union Learning Rep and Head of
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Professional Development, Institute of Field Archaeologists and Mr Clinton Ritchie, Lewisham College, gave oral evidence.
John Philpott, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Clare Morley, Director of Education and Training Association of Accounting Technicians, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Monday 5 March at 3.30 pm
Monday 5 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Douglas Carswell
1. Bullying
Draft Report [Bullying], proposed by the Chairman, 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 2006-07, HC 85, page 39]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at 9.15am
Wednesday 7 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams
1. Future sustainability of the higher education sector
Professor Sir David Watson former VC of Brighton University, now Professor of Education and Management, Institute of Education, gave oral evidence.
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Professor Lorraine Dearden, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Professor John Storan, Director, Action on Access, and Mr Andy Wilson, Principal, Westminster Kingsway College, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 March 3.30pm
Monday 12 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. Primary Review
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at 9.15am
Wednesday 14 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
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1. The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision.
2. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Post-16 Skills
The Committee considered this matter
4. Citizenship Education
The Committee considered this matter.
5. 14-19 Diplomas (Heads of Report)
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
6. Specialist Advisers
Resolved, That Professor Ewart Keep be appointed as Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters relating to its inquiry into Post-16 Skills.
7. Testing and Assessment
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 19 March at 3.30pm
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Monday 19 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson
1. Post 16 Skills
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 March at 9.15am
Wednesday 21 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Helen Jones Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Richard Brown, Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE), Richard Greenhalgh, Chairman of CIHE, Deputy Chairman of the QCA and former Chairman of Unilever Ltd and Templeton College Oxford, and Professor Tim Wilson, Vice Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, gave oral evidence.
Professor Alan Gilbert, President, University of Manchester, and Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost, University College London, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 March at 3.30pm
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Monday 26 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Jeff Ennis Fiona Mactaggart Paul Holmes Mr Gordon Marsden Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. Post-16 skills
Mariane Cavalli, Principal, Croydon College, Graham Moore OBE, Principal, Stoke-on- Trent College, and Treasurer of the 157 Group and John Stone, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Network, gave oral evidence
Simon Withey, Managing Director, VT Education and Skills and Dan Wright, Managing Director, Protocol Skills and Training, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 March 9.15am
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
1. Post-16 skills
Gareth Parry, Head of Learning, and David Knight, Head of Group Marketing Strategy, Remploy, and Duncan Shrubsole, Head of Policy and Strategy, and Richard Pace, Head of Crisis Skylight, Crisis, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 16 April at 3.30pm
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Monday 16 April 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Helen Jones Stephen Williams
1. The Bologna Process
Draft Report [The Bologna Process], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 205, page 73]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April at 9.15 am
Wednesday 18 April 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. 14-19 Diplomas
Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Jon Coles, Director of 14-19 Reform, Department for Education and Skills, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 April at 3.30pm
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Monday 23 April 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Martin Davidson, Chief Executive, British Council, Professor John Brennan, Director of the Centre for HE Research and Information, Professor Phillip Brown, Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance and Professor Bernadette Robinson, Special Professor of Comparative Education, University of Nottingham, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at 9.15am
Wednesday 25 April 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson Mr Gordon Marsden
1. 14-19 Diplomas
Draft Report [14-19 Diplomas] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 249, page 62]
[Adjourned till Monday 30 April at 3.30pm
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Thursday 26 April 2007
The Chairman and Fiona Mactaggart visited Cornwallis School in Maidstone in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into Sustainable Schools.
Monday 30 April 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis
1. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Sustainable Schools
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 May at 9.15am
Wednesday 9 May 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson Helen Jones 1. Citizenship Education
Draft Special Report [Citizenship Education: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2006-07], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
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Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. The Work of Ofsted
Christine Gilbert, HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, Zenna Atkins, Chair, Non-Executive Board, Miriam Rosen, Director, Education, Vanessa Howlison, Director, Finance and Dorian Bradley, Director, Children, Ofsted, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Work of Ofsted be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
WOO1- National Union of Teachers WOO2- Association of Teachers and Lecturers WOO3- Association of Colleges
[Adjourned till Monday 14 May at 3.30pm
Monday 14 May 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Andrew Pelling Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
1. Post-16 Skills
Brian Wisdom, Chief Executive, People 1st, Dinah Caine OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Skillset and Linda Florence, Chief Executive, Skillfast-UK gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 May at 9.15am
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Wednesday 16 May 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Helen Jones
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Professor Ian Diamond, Chair of Research Councils UK and Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, and Professor Ole Petersen FRS, Previous Vice President of the Royal Society and MRC Professor of Physiology, Liverpool University, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 21 May at 3.30pm
Monday 21 May 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams
1. Post-16 Skills
Chris Humphries CBE, Chief Executive, City and Guilds, Isabel Sutcliffe, Director of Qualifications and Accreditation, Edexcel and Greg Watson, Chief Executive, OCR, gave oral evidence.
John McNamara, Chief Executive, BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) and Alan Stevenson OBE, President, Food and Drink Qualifications, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Post-16 Skills submitted by the Federation of Awarding Bodies be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 May at 9.15am
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Wednesday 23 May 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson Fiona Mactaggart
1. Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Sir Cyril Taylor GBE, Chairman, and Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 4 June at 3.30pm
Monday 4 June 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones
1. Bullying
Draft Special Report [Bullying: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2006-07], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
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Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. Post-16 Skills
John Korzeniewski, Regional Director, North West Learning and Skills Council and Steve Broomhead, Chief Executive, North West Regional Development Agency, gave oral evidence.
Professor Frank Coffield, Institute of Education and Lee Hopley, Senior Economist, Engineering Employers Federation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 June at 9.15am
Friday 8 June 2007 – Saturday 16 June 2007
The Chairman, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr David Chaytor, Jeff Ennis, Paul Holmes, Fiona Mactaggart, Mr Gordon Marsden and Stephen Williams visited China in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Future Sustainability of the Higher Education Sector, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 19 February 2007.
Wednesday 20 June 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Fiona Mactaggart Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Stephen Williams Helen Jones Mr Rob Wilson
1. Informal meeting with the Polish Education Committee
The Committee discussed this matter.
2. Post-16 Skills
Ian Finney, Group Managing Director, Concept Mouldings Ltd and Diane Johnson, Direct, Eric Johnson of Northwich Ltd, gave oral evidence.
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Ordered, That written evidence relating to Post-16 Skills submitted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd and the Electrical Contractors Association Ltd be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Monday 25 June at 3.30 p.m.
Monday 25 June 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Gordon Marsden Jeff Ennis Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson
1. The Bologna Process
Draft Special Report [The Bologna Process: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2006-07], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. The Work of the Children’s Commissioner
Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green, Children’s Commissioner for England, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 June at 9.15am
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Wednesday 27 June 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Jeff Ennis Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson
1. Sustainable Schools
The Committee discussed informally the Chairman’s draft report.
Resolved, That the Committee send written questions to the Department for Education and Skills in relation to the Private Finance Initiative and its use in Building Schools for the Future. [Adjourned till Monday 2 July at 3.30pm
Monday 2 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Jeff Ennis Mr Gordon Marsden Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Pelling Helen Jones Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson
1. The Work of Ofsted
Draft Report [The Work of Ofsted] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 165, p 22]
2. The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 July at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 4 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Mr Gordon Marsden Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Fiona Mactaggart Stephen Williams
1. Written Evidence: Printing
Ordered, that written evidence relating to Prison Education: Follow-Up be reported to the House for printing.
2. Written Evidence: Publication on the internet
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CPC 02 Richard May, Headteacher, Greenmount Community Primary School CPC 03 Malcolm Ross, Honorary Resear ch Fellow, University of Exeter CPC 04 Paula Cummings, Head teacher, Cambo First School, Northumberland CPC 05 High Storrs School, Sheffield CPC 06 Ian Sandbrook CPC 07 Mike Fitzsimons, Director, Songware Ltd CPC 08 Chris Beschi CPC 09 Jacqui Fieldsend CPC 10 Matthew Revill, Lowedges Primary School, Sheffield CPC 12 St. Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough CPC 13 Dr Helen Nicholson, Royal Holloway, University of London CPC 14 Birley Community Nursery School, Sheffield CPC 15 Creswick Street Children 's Centre Music Project CPC 16 Fi Benson, Freelance Artist, Education Consultant, Community and Education Officer for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust CPC 17 Gus Grimshaw, Teyfant Community School, Bristol CPC 18 Vivien Parker, Senior Advisor Partnerships, University of Hull CPC 19 Carolyn Black CPC 20 Mr Jonathan Barnes and Dr Stephen Scoffham, Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University CPC 21 Education Faculty of St Martin's College
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CPC 22 John Devlin, Headteacher, Our Lady of Victories' Catholic Primary School, Keighley, West Yorkshire CPC 23 Rod Wright, Worldwide Director of Development, TBWA CPC 141 Colnbrook CE Primary School, Berks CPC 148 Edgewick Community Primary School, Coventry
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SEN 01 Dr Simon Jenner, Principal Educational Psychologist, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council SEN 02 Jonathan Rix, Centre for Curriculum and Teaching Studies, Open University SEN 03 Northumberland County Council’s Family and Children’s Trust SEN 04 Mrs Sharon Tringham SEN 05 Mr David Knapman, Independent Chartered Educational Psychologist SEN 06 Ruth McGoldrick SEN 07 Nicola D’Aeth, Principal Educational Psychologist, Hounslow SEN 08 Judith Cameron, Principal Manager, Integrated Services, Newham CYPS SEN 09 Sean O’Sullivan, Deputy Headteacher, Frank Wise School, Oxon SEN 10 Chartered Educational Psychologists in Independent Practice (CEPIP) SEN 11 South/East South Central Regional Group of Parent Partnership Officers SEN 12 The Educational Guidance Service Ltd SEN 13 Children’s Services Development Group (CSDG) SEN 14 Trevor Daniels, Head of SEN, Gloucestershire Council SEN 15 Inclusive Education Strategy Group, Devon County Council SEN 16 Nottinghamshire Dyslexia Association (NDA) SEN 17 Julie Maynard and Allan Willis SEN 18 Dr David Bishop-Rowe, Principal, Sutton School and Specialist College, Dudley SEN 19 SEN Policy Options Group SEN 20 John Smith, Chair of the SEN Inclusion Sub-Committee of the Northern Council of Education Authorities SEN 21 Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities SEN 22 Janet Sparrow, Children and Young People’s Services, Buckinghamshire County Council SEN 23 Birmingham City Council SEN 24 National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools (NASS) SEN 25 Michele Rose, SEN Group Manager, Somerset County Council SEN 26 Afasic SEN 27 Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) SEN 28 The Audit Commission SEN 29 Robert Buckland, Swindon SEN Network
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SEN 31 Education Walsall, part of Serco Group plc SEN 32 Scope SEN 33 John Wright SEN 34 Supporting Together Those with Autism and Aspergers in Redbridge (STAAR) SEN 35 Deirdre Holland, Chair, Swindon Dyslexia Association SEN 36 nasen SEN 37 I CAN SEN 38 Mrs Eirwen Grenfell-Essam, Chair, Network 81 SEN 39 Caroline Gray, Director, ACE Centre Advisory Trust SEN 40 British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) SEN 41 Warwickshire Local Authority SEN 42 Dr Harriet Martin, Head of Psychology, Assessment and Intervention, Luton Borough Council SEN 43 The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead SEN 44 Dolphin Computer Access Ltd SEN 45 Telford and Wrekin Council SEN 46 National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) SEN 47 Surrey County Council SEN 48 Local Government Association (LGA) SEN 49 National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN) SEN 50 National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) SEN 51 Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) SEN 52 Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA) SEN 53 Special Educational Consortium SEN 54 National Autistic Society (NAS) SEN 55 TreeHouse SEN 56 iansyst Ltd SEN 57 Campaign for State Education (CASE) SEN 58 Dr Barbara Pavey SEN 59 Councillor Packham, Newcastle City Council SEN 60 John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, Education and Equal Opportunities, National Union of Teachers (NUT)
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Testing and Assessment be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
TA 01 National Union of Teachers (NUT) TA 02 Heading for Inclusion, Alliance for Inclusive Education TA 03 Association of Colleges TA 04 Institute of Educational Assessors TA 05 Portway Infant School TA 06 Purbrook Junior School, Waterlooville TA 07 Epilepsy Action
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TA 08 University of Hull TA 09 NAHT TA 10 LexiaUK TA 11 Hampshire County Council TA 12 Paul Black, Emeritus Professor of Education King’s College London, John Gardner Professor of Education Queen’s University Belfast and Dylan Wiliam Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Education, London TA 13 General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) TA 14 Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) TA 15 Mathematics in Engineering and Industry (MEI) TA 16 City & Guilds TA 17 RNIB TA 18 Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) TA 19 Institute of Physics TA 20 Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment (AAIA) TA 21 Campaign for Science and Education (CaSE) TA 22 University of Birmingham TA 23 Department for Education and Skills TA 24 Edexcel TA 25 Guillemont Junior School, Farnborough, Hampshire TA 26 Alliance for Inclusive Education TA 27 The Royal Society TA 28 Wellcome Trust TA 29 Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) TA 30 Supporting Profession alism in Admissions Programme TA 31 Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) TA 32 Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) TA 33 Western Church of England Primary School, Winchester, Hampshire TA 34 Association of Science Education (ASE) TA 35 The Mathematical Association TA 36 AQA TA 37 Richard Cooper TA 38 S Forrest, Wokingham TA 39 Silverton CE Primary School TA 40 National Association of Sch oolmasters Union of Women Teachers TA 41 Professor Colin Richards TA 42 Science Community Partne rship Supporting Education (SCORE) TA 43 National Foundation for Educational Research TA 44 Cambridge Assessment TA 45 University of Cambr idge International Examinations TA 46 OCR
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3. The future sustainability of the higher education sector
Professor Alison Richards, Vice Chancellor, University of Cambridge, and Professor Georg Winckler, Rector, University of Vienna, gave oral evidence.
Mr Tim Gore, Director of Education, British Council, India and Professor Lan Xue, Vice President of the Development Research Academy for the 21st Century, Tsinghua University, China, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 9 July at 3.30pm
Monday 9 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams
Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson Mr Gordon Marsden
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 July at 9.15am
Wednesday 11 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Mr Andrew Pelling Fiona Mactaggart Stephen Williams Mr Gordon Marsden Mr Rob Wilson
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1. Departmental Restructuring and Public Expenditure on Education and Skills
Mr David Bell, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Jon Thompson, Director General, Corporate Services, Department for Children, Schools and Families, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to Departmental Restructuring and Public Expenditure on Education and Skills submitted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Monday 16 July at 3.30pm
Monday 16 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams Paul Holmes Mr Rob Wilson Mr Gordon Marsden
1. Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future?
Draft Report [Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 140-I, page 67]
2. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CPC 24 Miss Vicki Kavanagh, Head Teacher, Crocketts Lane Primary School, West Midlands CPC 25 Clare McNally, Head Teacher, St. Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oldbury CPC 26 Mrs Pauline Warren, Head teacher, Sacriston Junior School, Durham CPC 27 Jackie Matthews, Mullion, Cornwall Nursery School, Sheffield
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CPC 28 Louise Comerford Boyes, Research Fellow. School of Lifelong Education and Development, University of Bradford CPC 30 Lynne Greenhough, Headteacher, Bramley Vale Primary School, Chesterfield CPC 31 Media Education Association (MEA) CPC 32 Mr J Welsh, Headteacher, St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough CPC 33 Riverside Community College, Leicester CPC 34 Amanda Wood Assistant Hea d, William Edwards School and Sports College, Grays, Essex CPC 35 Paul Kelly, Headteacher, Birkdale Primary School, Sefton CPC 36 Professor Anne Bamford, Director, The Engine Room, University of the Arts, London CPC 37 Further written evidence submitted by Professor Anne Bamford, Director, The Engine Room, University of the Arts, London CPC 38 Kaye Fletcher, Executive Direc tor, Australian Centre for Effective Partnerships (ACEP) CPC 39 Mr. A. Anderson, Creative Partnerships Co-ordinator, Haslingden High School CPC 40 Tim Yealland, Artistic Associate Education, English Touring Opera CPC 41 Wilbraham Primary School, Manchester CPC 42 Michael Newby CPC 43 George Salter High School, West Bromwich CPC 44 Ian Johnson, Principal, The Marlowe Academy, Ramsgate CPC 45 Lipson Community College, Plymouth CPC 46 Jennie Carter, Headteacher, The Churchill School, Kent CPC 47 Castle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts College, Birmingham CPC 48 Epinay Business and Enterprise School, Tyne and Wear CPC 49 The Parents Creativity Group, Hillfields Children's Centre, Coventry CPC 50 Michelle Garvey, Alsop High School CPC 51 Judith Williams, Headteacher, Peel Park Primary School, Accrington CPC 52 Longton High School and City Learning Centre, Stoke-on-Trent CPC 53 Marish Primary School CPC 54 Dominic Harman, Managing Dire ctor, Persimmon Homes (West Midlands) Limited CPC 55 The Beaconsfield School, Beaconsfield CPC 56 Geoffrey Garlick, Headteacher, St. John with St. Augustine Church of England Primary School, Accrington CPC 57 Eastfield Nursery School and Children's Centre, Wolverhampton CPC 58 Thomas Dolly, Assistant Headteacher, New Heys Community School, Allerton, Liverpool CPC 59 Ann Hill, Advanced Skills Teacher, James Brindley School, Birmingham CPC 60 Huyton with Roby CE Primary School CPC 61 Sound Connections CPC 62 Islington Arts and Media School, London
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CPC 63 Raymond Lyons, Head of Science, All Saints Catholic High School, Liverpool CPC 64 Drew Rowlands, Assistant Headteacher / Director of Arts College, AST for Creativity, Halewood College, Knowsley CPC 65 St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Swinton, Manchester CPC 66 Jill Jesson, Senior Lecture r, Sheffield Hallam University CPC 67 The Comedy Trust, Liverpool CPC 68 The Engine Room, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London CPC 69 Mr Lance Boanas, Creative Partnerships Coordinator, Winifred Holtby School Technology College, Hull CPC 70 St Alban's CE School CPC 71 Dr J R Girling CPC 72 Brays School, Sheldon, Birmingham CPC 73 West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral CPC 74 Ann Gosse, Director of Culture, Sheffield City Council CPC 75 Creative Partnerships Sheffield (CPS) CPC 76 Whitley Memorial CE First School, Northumberland CPC 77 Richard O'Sullivan, Bra dley Primary School, Nelson CPC 78 Christopher Chapman, Creative Partnerships Co-ordinator, Haywood High School and Engineering College, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent CPC 79 Tibshelf Community School, Alfreton, Derbyshire CPC 80 IPC Media CPC 81 Liz Hill, Director, Devon Arts in Schools Initiative (DAISI), Exeter, Devon CPC 82 Tim Smit, Chief Executive, The Eden Project, Cornwall CPC 83 Ignite Futures Ltd CPC 84 Legh Vale Primary School, St Helens, Merseyside CPC 85 The Cornwallis School, New Line Learning, Maidstone, Kent CPC 86 Arnold Aprill, Executive Direc tor, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) CPC 87 Mrs J Maxted, Class Teacher, Holly Hill Methodist C of E (aided) Infant and Nursery School, Rednal, Birmingham CPC 88 Ann Bullen, Assistant Head Teacher and Creative Partnerships Coordinator, Hillcrest Hastings, East Sussex CPC 89 Chorlton High School, Manchester CPC 90 Suzanne Markovics, Head of Music an d Creative Arts, St Paul's School for Girls, Edgbaston, Birmingham CPC 91 Leighswood Primary Sc hool, Aldridge, Walsall CPC 92 Claire Bell, Early Years teach er and CP Coordinator, Dorchester Primary, Bransholme Estate, Hull CPC 93 Virginia Haworth-Galt, Chief Executive, Artswork CPC 94 Dr Shelby A. Wolf, Professor and President's Teaching Scholar, the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
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CPC 95 Dr Jonathan Rodgers, Brunswick House Primary School, Maidstone, Kent CPC 96 Alison Burden, Head Teacher and Paula Turner, Lead Artist for Creative Partnerships North/South Tyneside, Marine Park Primary School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear CPC 97 Caroline Proctor, Deputy Head, Holly Hill Methodist/Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Rednal, Birmingham CPC 98 Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA Partnership) CPC 99 Jean Hendrickson, Executive Director, Oklahoma A+ Schools, University of Central Oklahoma CPC 100 Museums Libraries Archives (MLA) South East CPC 101 Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD) CPC 102 Korea Arts and Culture Education Service (KACES) CPC 103 General Teaching Council for England (GTC) CPC 104 Lesley Roberts, Creative Partnerships School Coordinator and Chris O'Connor, Chair of School Council, Finham Park Secondary School, Coventry CPC 105 Priory School, Slough, Berks CPC 106 The MAP Consortium CPC 107 Castle School, Walsall CPC 108 Elizabeth Phillips, Head Teacher Retired, Downhill Infant and Nursery School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear CPC 109 The Shysters Theatre Company CPC 110 Olivia O'Sullivan and Kimberly Safford, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) CPC 111 Trinity C of E Primary School, Wolverhampton CPC 112 The Arts Award CPC 113 Mrs S Murphy, Headteacher, Shoeburyness High School, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea CPC 114 Media Literacy Task Force CPC 115 Mathilda Marie Joubert, Director of Softnotes Limited and Dr. Dorothy Faulkner, Senior Lecturer at the Open University Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning CPC 116 Bradford College School of Teaching Health and Care, University Centre, Bradford College CPC 117 The Royal Opera House CPC 118 Paul Atkinson, Atkinson Design Associates CPC 119 Mrs B Julie O'Brien, Headteacher, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Junior School CPC 120 Pat Cochrane, Chief Executive, CapeUK CPC 121 Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) CPC 122 Jeremy Airey, Professional Development Leader, National Science Learning Centre CPC 123 Michelle Quint, Firth Park Community Arts College, Sheffield CPC 124 Red Shoe Project, Glenbrook Primary and Foundation Stage School, Nottingham
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CPC 125 Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon CPC 126 Professor Robert Pope, School of Arts and Humanities, Oxford Brookes University CPC 127 Arts Council England CPC 128 Anne Rowe, Country Archivist, Cumbria Archive Service CPC 129 Sheffield Springs Academy CPC 130 West Lakes Renaissance CPC 131 Performing Arts Labs (PAL) CPC 132 The British Film Institute (BFI) CPC 133 TAP (Teacher Artist Partnership) CPC 134 Lambert Children's Centre, Hull CPC 135 Dr Kathy Ring, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Theology, York St John University CPC 136 East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) CPC 137 Tor View School, Lancashire CPC 138 Richard Arkwright, St Anns Community Orchard project, Nottingham CPC 140 Foundation for Community Dance CPC 142 Reaside Junior School, Birmingham CPC 143 F R Peacock, Deputy Headteacher, Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College CPC 144 Park Infant and Nursery School, Mansfield, Notts CPC 145 D Priestley, Headteacher, Greenfield School Community and Arts College, Co Durham CPC 146 Andrew Flack, Corporate Director for Children and Young People, Derby City Council CPC 147 Caroline Veal, Business Development Manager, Greentop Community Circus, Sheffield CPC 149 Mount Pleasant Primary School CPC 150 Kate Davies, teacher and Creative Partnerships co-ordinator, Yeoman Park School, Nottinghamshire CPC 151 Calthorpe School Sports College, Birmingham CPC 154 Deedmore Special School, Coventry CPC 156 Lucy Childs, Head of Performing Arts, Gable Hall School, Essex
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 July at 9.15 am
Wednesday 18 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams
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1. Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future?
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House for placing in the Library and Parliamentary Archives.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 July at 3.30 pm
Monday 23 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams Mr Gordon Marsden
1. The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects
Draft Report [The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eighth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 285-I, p 19]
2. Post-16 Skills
Draft Report [Post-16 Skills] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Ninth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 333-I, p 23]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 July at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 25 July 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams Fiona Mactaggart Mr Rob Wilson Mr Andrew Pelling
1. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 8 October at 3.30 pm
Monday 8 October 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor
1. 14-19 Diplomas, the future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects and The Work of Ofsted
Draft Special Report [14-19 Diplomas: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2006-07; The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2006-07; The Work of Ofsted: Government and Ofsted Responses to the
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Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2006-2007], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Fifth Report and Eighth Report, Session 2006-07, and the Government’s and Ofsted’s response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
Paul Collard, National Director, Creative Partnerships and Althea Efunshile, Executive Director, Arts Planning and Investment, Arts Council England, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CPC 139 Castercliff Community Primary School, Nelson CPC 152 National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) CPC 153 Paul Roberts, Chair, Creative and Cultural Education Advisory Board CPC 155 Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (and annexes)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 October at 8.55 am
Wednesday 10 October 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams
1. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Department for Children, Schools and Families, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 October at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 17 October 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Mr David Chaytor Stephen Williams Paul Holmes
1. Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future?
Draft Special Report [Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future? Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2006-07], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding
Draft Report [Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 1077, page 18]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 October at 9.15 am
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Wednesday 24 October 2007
Members present:
Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair
Mr Douglas Carswell Fiona Mactaggart Paul Holmes
1. Post 16 Skills
Draft Special Report [Post-16 Skills: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2006-07], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government’s response to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2006-07, be appended to the Report.
2. The Work of the Education and Skills Committee
Draft Special Report [The Work of the Education and Skills Committee], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That an annex be appended to the Report.
3. Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
Draft Report [Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum] proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eleventh Report of the Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 1034, page 29]
[The Committee adjourned.
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