Committee

Education Committee

Departmental select committee Commons

What it does

The Education Committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Education, covering children’s social care, schools, colleges, the early years and higher education. The Committee also holds regular hearings with DfE’s arms-length bodies, including Ofsted, Ofqual and the Children’s Commissioner.
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Members

Helen Hayes MP Labour Chair
Caroline Voaden MP Liberal Democrat Member
Darren Paffey MP Labour Member
Dr Caroline Johnson MP Conservative Member
Jess Asato MP Labour Member
Jodie Gosling MP Labour Member
Manuela Perteghella MP Liberal Democrat Member
Mark Sewards MP Labour Member
Peter Swallow MP Labour Member
Rebecca Paul MP Conservative Member
Sureena Brackenridge MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Report 2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure 17 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2026-27 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter to Minister for School Standards on Healthcare Provision in Education Settings, dated 14.07.26 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Minister for Children and Families on Publication of Independent Review of Social Work Regulation in England, dated 08.07.26 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Chair to Secretary of State on accountability session follow up dated 14.07.26 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Chair to Secretary of State on the Historical Forced Adoption Apology dated 14.07.26 14 Jul 2026
Special Report 2nd Special Report - Historical Forced Adoption: Government Response 9 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on establishing a Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England dated 07.07.26 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on Early Years Funding and school uniform dated 05.07.26 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on the response to the School Teachers’ Review Body report dated 01.07.26 7 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on Key stage 2 Assessments dated 02.07.26 7 Jul 2026
Correspondence Government Response to Historical Forced Adoption, dated 02.07.26 2 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Minister for Skills on Higher Education, dated 24.06.26 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State on Inclusion Strategy for Education settings dated 24.06.26 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Ofsted Coalition on Education Committee Ofsted accountability session dated 19.06.26 23 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Julia Waters on Education Committee Ofsted accountability session dated 17.06.26 23 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Minister for Skills on the future of the Turing Scheme dated 17.06.26 23 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on Education on Recruitment of the Children's Commissioner dated 15.06.26 23 Jun 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report – Solving the SEND crisis: Government Response 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education on Education Other Than At School Consultation dated 12.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Minister for School Standards on Launch of the natural history GCSE subject content consultation dated 11.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to Secretary of State for Education on Weekend maintenance loans dated 11.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to Secretary of State for Education on Investment in the SEND Workforce dated 04.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Classics for All on Withdrawal of Selected Cambridge OCR General Qualifications dated 22.04.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Education and Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on Screen Time and Social Media dated 15.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on Screen Time and Social Media dated 15.06.26 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with Secretary of State on Historical Forced Adoption dated 10.06.26 10 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Barnardo's on Historical forced adoptions dated 29.06.26 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Minister for Skills on Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) dated 02.06.26 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Tiktok on Screen Time and Social Media, dated 02.06.26 9 Jun 2026

Source: the official committee page.