Education
Education news from UK Parliament.

Helen Hayes elected as Chair of Education Committee
Helen Hayes MP elected as Chair of Education Committee
11 September 2024

Lords debates the contribution of independent schools
Members discuss potential impact of VAT changes. Catch up
06 September 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
24 May 2024

Delivering effective financial education – Education Committee publishes report
Delivering effective financial education – Education Committee publishes report
21 May 2024

Challenges faced by those with disabilities on Lords agenda
Lords discusses access to benefits, work, education, housing and healthcare. Catch up
17 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
16 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
24 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

Contribution of higher education to national growth debated in the Lords
Members discussed the importance of further education to productivity and levelling-up. Catch up
08 March 2024

Sub-Committee on Overseas Territories issues call for evidence on education
The Committee issues a call for evidence on how the UK Government supports the education of students from the Overseas Territories both in the UK and in their respective territories
01 March 2024

Mental health of pupils in spotlight in Lords debate
Members discuss student mental health and the assistance of their development. Catch up
23 February 2024

Short debates in the Lords
Climate change, integration of refugees, religious education in schools, the adoption of new vaccines and parity of health and social care to address dementia on agenda. Catch up
12 January 2024

School safeguarding under spotlight in Lords debate
Members discuss importance of keeping pupils safe at school. Catch up
08 December 2023