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Select Committee Inquiry
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (AEIAG)
Inquiry Opened: 25th Jan 2022
Education Committee

The Education Committee is holding an inquiry on the effectiveness of the careers advice given to students.

The inquiry will be a root and branch review of how well the current system for careers education, information, advice and guidance is working (CEIAG).

It will have a particular focus on CEIAG …


Select Committee Inquiry
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Inquiry Opened: 25th Jan 2022
Education Committee

The Education Committee is holding an inquiry on the effectiveness of the careers advice given to students.

The inquiry will be a root and branch review of how well the current system for careers education, information, advice and guidance is working (CEIAG).

It will have a particular focus on CEIAG …


Select Committee Inquiry
Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds
Inquiry Opened: 6th Dec 2021
Education Committee

The inquiry will focus on the educational experiences of children and young people from a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller background.

It will examine the educational challenges faced by these groups and will also evaluate the effectiveness of the Government’s recent £1 million education programme for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. …


Select Committee Inquiry
The Government’s Catch-up programme
Inquiry Opened: 29th Nov 2021
Education Committee

The inquiry will focus on the educational experiences of children and young people from a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller background.

It will examine the educational challenges faced by these groups and will also examine the effectiveness of the Government’s recent £1 million education programme for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children …


Select Committee Inquiry
The future of post-16 qualifications
Inquiry Opened: 23rd Nov 2021
Education Committee

The Education Committee will hold an inquiry examining how effectively post-16, level 3 education and qualifications (such as A Levels, T Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships) prepare young people for the world of work. The Committee will consider the Government’s current work and proposals in this area and look at whether …


Select Committee Inquiry
Children's Homes
Inquiry Opened: 15th Mar 2021
Education Committee

The inquiry will focus on children’s homes.

It will examine a number of areas including educational outcomes and destinations, the quality of support provided by children’s homes, unregulated provision, rates of criminalisation, the sufficiency of children’s home places, and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.


Select Committee Inquiry
Education: Are prisoners being left behind?
Inquiry Opened: 19th Nov 2020
Education Committee

The inquiry is examining how current arrangements support learners in custody and how well prison education delivers the skills needed by employers. The inquiry is considering education for adults, young people and children in custody.  

It will look at what barriers exist, for instance, to delivering apprenticeships in a custodial …


Select Committee Inquiry
Prison Education
Inquiry Opened: 19th Nov 2020
Education Committee

The inquiry is examining how current arrangements support learners in custody and how well prison education delivers the skills needed by employers. The inquiry is considering education for adults, young people and children in custody.  

It will look at what barriers exist, for instance, to delivering apprenticeships in a custodial …


Select Committee Inquiry
Home Education
Inquiry Opened: 30th Sep 2020
Education Committee

The inquiry will seek to understand the extent to which current arrangements provide sufficient support for home educated children to access efficient, full-time and suitable education, and establish what further measures may be necessary in order to facilitate this.

It will also explore the impact of COVID-19 on home education, …


Select Committee Inquiry
Left behind white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Inquiry Opened: 17th Apr 2020
Education Committee

The Education Committee is to investigate the issues faced by disadvantaged groups, with an initial inquiry into the educational underachievement of white pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds including white working class pupils.

This inquiry will examine the extent of the achievement gap between this group and their peers and how it …