Reading brings a range of benefits to children, young people and their families, but the number of children reading for pleasure is declining rapidly.
This inquiry will look at the reasons behind this decline and what can be done to reverse this trend. It will look at the benefits …
The Education Committee’s ‘early years’ inquiry will examine a number of policy issues related to workforce sustainability in the sector, access and affordability of services for parents, and quality of provision and outcomes for young children in terms of their development.
This inquiry follows significant reforms to the childcare …
The UK’s higher education sector is in trouble. Dozens of universities are making redundancies and cuts to courses, trying to stay afloat amid uncertainty over where their money is coming from.
The Education Committee will look under the bonnet at what is going on. In a focused single evidence …
The further education sector is currently navigating a series of reforms and challenges. In this inquiry the Education Committee will explore these issues and other pressures currently facing the further education sector, including the pay gap between school and college teachers, maths and English GCSE resits, students’ mental health.
A number of recent reports have set out in detail the extent of the crisis in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, which is letting down children and their families, creating intense pressure on local authority funding and on schools.
This inquiry will focus on how to …
The purpose of this short inquiry is to hear from representatives of those affected by the Department's review of post-16 qualification reforms; to influence the Department's review before it concludes by the end of the year; to establish the full extent of the Department's plans for level 3 qualifications reform; …
The Education Committee has launched an inquiry into international students in English universities.
The inquiry will examine the changes in numbers of international students in recent years, the impact of international students on university funding and availability of places for domestic students, and whether universities are achieving an appropriate …
The Education Committee will examine boys’ educational attainment and engagement.
The Committee will also assess how schools and the Department for Education have sought to improve the educational attainment and engagement of boys across all stages of education.
Read the call for evidence for more detail about the …
The Education Committee will examine how students at universities in England have been impacted by various forms of industrial action in recent years, with particular focus on the Marking Assessment Boycott.
The Committee will also assess how universities are responding to industrial action and the mitigations put in place …
The Education Committee will examine the current state of financial education in England and consider what steps need to be taken to ensure its delivery is improved, that schools and colleges are more confident in its application, and that pupils and students are better equipped for a fast-changing financial and …