The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services
Education Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The inquiry will look at how the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of the education sector and children’s social care system and will scrutinise how the Department for Education is dealing with the situation. It will examine both short term impacts, such as the effects of school closures …
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Report
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Oral sessions
82
Letters
20
Events
Activity timeline 124 events
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20 Jul
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13 Jul
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Oral evidence
13 Jul
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Virtual meeting
29 Jun
2021
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23 Jun
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Oral evidence sessions 20 sessions
13 Jul 2021
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The impact of COVID-19 - Unions
Darren Northcott · NASUWT
Geoff Barton · Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL)
Kevin Courtney · National Education Union (NEU)
Leigh Powell · UNISON
16 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Catch up (mental health session)
Catherine Roche · Place2Be
Dr Alex George · Department for Education
Dr Bernadka Dubicka · Hull and York Medical School, University of York
Emma Thomas · Young Minds
9 Mar 2021
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Oral Evidence
Ian Bauckham · Ofqual
Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP · Department for Education
Simon Lebus · Ofqual
2 Mar 2021
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COVID-19 Catch Up
Geoff Barton · Association of School and College Leavers (ASCL)
Professor Becky Francis · Education Endowment Foundation
Sir Kevan Collins · Department for Education
19 Jan 2021
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Dr Dougal Hargreaves · Department for Education
Dr Jenny Harries · Department for Health and Social Care
Osama Rahman · Department for Education
Professor Russell Viner · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
13 Jan 2021
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Rt Hon Gavin Williamson · Department for Education
Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education
2 Sep 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Dame Glenys Stacey · Ofqual
Dr Michelle Meadows · Ofqual
Julie Swan · General Qualifications
Roger Taylor · Ofqual
22 Jul 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Ian Thomas CBE · Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
John Coughlan CBE · Hampshire County Council
Kevin Williams · The Fostering Network
Kiran Gill · The Difference
Peter Sandiford · Independent Children’s Homes Association
Yvette Stanley · Ofsted
8 Jul 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Amy Dowling · The Sheffield College
Annalise Bartley · Blackburn College
Darion Moore · King George V College
Jennifer Coupland · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Jessica Edwards · Exeter College
Richard Atkins · Department for Education
Rosie Arrowsmith · South Essex College
Trisha Spencer · Leicester College
1 Jul 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Ali Fiddy · Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
Amanda Batten · Disabled Children’s Partnership
Imogen Jolley · Simpson Millar
Philippa Stobbs · Special Educational Consortium
24 Jun 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
David Hughes · Association of Colleges
David Marsh · The St Martin’s Group
Dr Fiona Aldridge · The Skills Federation
Jane Gratton · British Chambers of Commerce
Kirstie Donnelly MBE · City and Guilds Group
Mark Dawe · Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Olly Newton · The Edge Foundation
17 Jun 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Cllr Judith Blake CBE · Local Government Association
Dr Mary Bousted · National Education Union
Dr Patrick Roach · NASUWT
Jon Richards · UNISON
Julie McCulloch · Association of School and College Leaders
Leora Cruddas · Confederation of Schools Trusts
Unity Howard · New Schools Network
10 Jun 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Dr Michelle Meadows · Ofqual
Dr Zubaida Haque · Runnymede Trust
Kevin Courtney · National Education Union (NEU)
Professor Lee Elliot Major · University of Exeter
Sally Collier · Ofqual
Tom Bewick · Federation of Awarding Bodies
3 Jun 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Anne Longfield OBE · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England
David Laws · Education Policy Institute
James Turner · The Sutton Trust
Ms Susannah Hardyman · Action Tutoring
Natalie Perera · Education Policy Institute
Professor Becky Francis · Education Endowment Foundation
27 May 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Andrew McCully · Department for Education
Rt Hon Nick Gibb · Department for Education
18 May 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Dr Jo Grady · University and College Union
Nicola Dandridge · Office for Students
Professor Debra Humphris · University Alliance
Sir Michael Barber · Office for Students
Zamzam Ibrahim · National Union of Students
12 May 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Emily Konstantas · The Safeguarding Alliance
Javed Khan · Barnardo's
Jenny Coles · Association of Directors of Children’s Services
Paul Whiteman · NAHT
29 Apr 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Rt Hon Gavin Williamson · Department for Education
22 Apr 2020
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The impact of COVID-19 on education and Children's services
Vicky Ford · Department for Education
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Report - Getting the grades they’ve earned: Covid-19: the … | HC 617 | 11 Jul 2020 | 0 | Responded |
Correspondence 82 letters
22 Mar 2022
Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 14 March 2022
Parliament page
22 Feb 2022
Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding Covid-19 restrictions in educational settings
Parliament page
25 Jan 2022
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 17 January 2022
Parliament page
11 Jan 2022
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated December 2021
Parliament page
14 Sep 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 8 September
Parliament page
7 Sep 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 25 August 2021
Parliament page
20 Jul 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 8 July 2021
Parliament page
29 Jun 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 16 June 2021
Parliament page
23 Jun 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 15 June 2021
Parliament page
15 Jun 2021
To committee
Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards on face coverings in secondary and further education, dated 7 June 2021
Parliament page
9 Jun 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 25 May 2021
Parliament page
25 May 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 11 May 2021
Parliament page
25 May 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 5 May 2021
Parliament page
29 Apr 2021
To committee
Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards on the awarding of qualifications in 2021, dated 27 April 2021
Parliament page
27 Apr 2021
Supplementary evidence from Simon Lebus, Interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual, following his appearance before the Committee on 9 March 2021, dated 21 April 2021
Parliament page
27 Apr 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 21 April 2021
Parliament page
27 Apr 2021
Supplementary evidence from the Minister of State for School Standards, following his appearance before the Committee on 9 March 2021, dated 19 April 2021
Parliament page
20 Apr 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education on the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, dated 15 April 2021
Parliament page
20 Apr 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 14 April 2021
Parliament page
31 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from ESC Chair to the Secretary of State for Education on Children and young people’s mental health , dated 31 March 2021
Parliament page
25 Mar 2021
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State for Education on alternative arrangements for awarding grades in 2021, dated 23 March 2021
Parliament page
23 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 18 March 2021
Parliament page
23 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 11 March 2021
Parliament page
16 Mar 2021
Supplementary evidence from the Education Recovery Commissioner following his appearance before the Committee on 9 March 2021, dated 9 March 2021
Parliament page
16 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 3 March 2021
Parliament page
2 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education regarding alternative arrangements to exams in 2021, dated 25 February 2021
Parliament page
2 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 25 February 2021
Parliament page
23 Feb 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 11 February 2021
Parliament page
9 Feb 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, dated 4 February 2021
Parliament page
2 Feb 2021
To committee
Letter from the Department for Education regarding vaccinations, infection rates and testing for COVID-19, dated 29 January 2021
Parliament page
27 Jan 2021
The Chief Medical Officer's response to the NEU regarding evidence given by Dr Jenny Harries to the Committee on Tuesday 19 January, dated Tuesday 26 January 2021
Parliament page
26 Jan 2021
To committee
Letter from the National Education Union to the Chair and Professor Chris Whitty, regarding evidence that Dr Jenny Harries gave to the Committee on Tuesday 19th January, dated 22 January 2021
Parliament page
19 Jan 2021
To committee
Letter from the Permanent Secretary providing follow-up evidence on when the Department became aware of the new COVID-19 variant, 18 January 2021
Parliament page
7 Jan 2021
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 23 December 2020
Parliament page
1 Dec 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 26 November 2020
Parliament page
17 Nov 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 9 November 2020
Parliament page
13 Oct 2020
Correspondence from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 1 October 2020
Parliament page
13 Oct 2020
Correspondence from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 8 October 2020
Parliament page
22 Sep 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 16 September 2020
Parliament page
9 Sep 2020
Paper from Ofqual on contingency planning for Covid-19, 16 March 2020
Parliament page
9 Sep 2020
To committee
Supplementary letter from Ofqual following their appearance before the Committee on 2 September 2020
Parliament page
8 Sep 2020
Correspondence from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 1 September 2020
Parliament page
8 Sep 2020
Correspondence from the Minister of State for School Standards regarding access to online lessons for deaf pupils, 2 September 2020
Parliament page
2 Sep 2020
Written submission from Roger Taylor, Chair of Ofqual, 02 September 2020
Parliament page
2 Sep 2020
Correspondence from the Chair of the Education Committee to Public Health England, regarding the publication of research relating to the opening of schools, 14 August 2020
Parliament page
2 Sep 2020
Correspondence from Public Health England to the Chair of the Education Committee, regarding the publication of research relating to the opening of schools , 27 August 2020
Parliament page
26 Aug 2020
Correspondence between Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, and the Secretary of State for Education, regarding Ms Collier’s resignation, 25 August 2020.
Parliament page
26 Aug 2020
Correspondence between Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector at Ofsted, and the Secretary of State for Education, regarding Ofqual, 25 August 2020.
Parliament page
4 Aug 2020
To committee
Letter from Chair of the Education Committee regarding deaf students and online learning, 27 July 2020
Parliament page
22 Jul 2020
From committee
Letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, on further Education and apprenticeships, 22 July 2020
Parliament page
15 Jul 2020
From committee
Letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, on the Impact of Covid-19 on young people with SEND, 15 July 2020
Parliament page
15 Jul 2020
To committee
Letter from the UK Statistics Authority, on the impact of COVID-19 and school closures on children and young people, 6 July 2020
Parliament page
7 Jul 2020
Supplementary evidence from Ofqual, on exams
Parliament page
7 Jul 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 1 July 2020
Parliament page
7 Jul 2020
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on supporting children’s remote learning and education,
Parliament page
7 Jul 2020
Supplementary evidence from the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), on apprenticeships for disadvantaged young people
Parliament page
1 Jul 2020
Supplementary evidence from the Free Schools Network on teaching and learning
Parliament page
1 Jul 2020
From committee
Letter to the Minister for School Standards, on the catch-up programme, 1 July 2020
Parliament page
1 Jul 2020
To committee
Joint letter from the Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on free school meal, 25 June 2020
Parliament page
1 Jul 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on public health guidance in schools, 29 June 2020
Parliament page
24 Jun 2020
Supplementary evidence from the Confederation of Schools Trust on teaching and learning
Parliament page
24 Jun 2020
Supplementary evidence from NASUWT on teaching and learning
Parliament page
17 Jun 2020
Correspondence from the Minister of State for School Standards on the provision of laptops to support vulnerable and disadvantaged children, 11 June 2020
Parliament page
12 Jun 2020
From committee
Letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families on the free school meals voucher scheme, 12 June 2020
Parliament page
10 Jun 2020
Correspondence from the Children’s Commissioner, 4 June 2020
Parliament page
10 Jun 2020
Correspondence from the the Office for Students, 29 May 2020
Parliament page
10 Jun 2020
Correspondence between the New Schools Network and Ofqual, 26 May 2020
Parliament page
3 Jun 2020
To committee
Follow-up letter from the Secretary of State for Education on tuition fees for nursing students and the procurement of Edenred for the food voucher system, 2 June 2020
Parliament page
28 May 2020
To committee
Follow-up letter from the Minister of State for School Standards, 28 May 2020
Parliament page
27 May 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 25 May 2020
Parliament page
27 May 2020
To committee
Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families on the Department for Education's national voucher scheme
Parliament page
27 May 2020
From committee
Letter to the Minister of State for School Standards on technology support for children and schools
Parliament page
19 May 2020
To committee
Letter from Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education, to the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee
Parliament page
14 May 2020
From committee
Letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families on the free school meals voucher scheme
Parliament page
12 May 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 6 May 2020
Parliament page
4 May 2020
To committee
Letter from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and families
Parliament page
4 May 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State - Update on the Department for Education's response to COVID-19, 25 April 2020
Parliament page
29 Apr 2020
Secretary of State’s response to the Committee on COVID-19
Parliament page
22 Apr 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair on school closures
Parliament page
22 Apr 2020
To committee
Letter from the Minister of State for School Standards to the Chair
Parliament page
1 Apr 2020
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State on priority testing for teachers for COVID-19
Parliament page
25 Mar 2020
From committee
Letter to the Secretary of State for Education on school closures
Parliament page