Education Committee

Helen Hayes elected as Chair of Education Committee 

Helen Hayes MP elected as Chair of Education Committee 

11 September 2024

Nominations open for the Education Committee Chair

Nominations open for the Education Committee Chair

5 September 2024

General Election 2024 - Select Committees

Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.

30 May 2024

Stronger guidance and controls needed to protect children from screen time, Education Committee finds

Stronger guidance and controls needed to protect children from screen time, Education Committee finds

25 May 2024

Delivering effective financial education – Education Committee publishes report

Delivering effective financial education – Education Committee publishes report

22 May 2024

Education Committee publishes report on teacher recruitment, training and retention

The report follows DfE statistics showing that despite record absolute numbers in teaching, the Department severely missed targets for recruiting teachers in key subjects

17 May 2024

MPs to investigate universities’ funding reliance on international students

The Education Committee has launched a new inquiry into some universities’ reliance on revenue from international student tuition fees

26 April 2024

Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to Ofsted report

Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to Ofsted report

25 April 2024

Why do boys lag behind girls at all ages of education? MPs to Investigate

Why do boys lag behind girls at all ages of education? MPs to Investigate

19 April 2024

MPs want to hear people’s experiences of children’s social care

The Education Committee want to hear from people with lived experience of social services as part of their investigation into how the Government could improve children’s social care

11 April 2024

Budget reaction: Education Committee Chair on childcare and social care announcements

Chair of the Education Committee Robin Walker reacts to the Chancellor's announcements on childcare and social care

7 March 2024

Financial Education: Education Committee publishes written evidence received since inquiry launch

Committee publishes written evidence received as part of its inquiry

2 February 2024

Ofsted and Government must rebuild trust and make major changes to school inspections, Education Committee says

Education Committee publishes report on Ofsted’s work with schools

29 January 2024

School absence crisis: Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to report

School absence crisis: Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to report

7 December 2023

Children’s social care: Education Committee to investigate if Govt’s reforms are going far and fast enough

Reforming the children’s social care sector across England will be the subject of a major new Education Committee inquiry

4 December 2023

Universities marking boycott’s impact on students – Education Committee launches new inquiry

Universities marking boycott’s impact on students – Education Committee launches new inquiry

24 November 2023

Education Committee launches inquiry into strengthening financial education

Committee launches inquiry into strengthening financial education

16 November 2023

Childcare reforms: MPs urge Chancellor to cut taxes to boost childcare sector

Education Committee urges Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider key recommendations on support for childcare

25 October 2023

Education Committee publishes Government response to landmark childcare report

The Education Committee has published the Government’s response to its report on supporting the childcare and early years sector

18 October 2023

Tackle school absence crisis with better mental health and SEND support and urgent legislation, says Education Committee

The Education Committee has proposed a range of measures to reverse the worrying trend of children’s absence from school

27 September 2023