The Education Committee is to question
local authorities, headteacher representatives and alternative
provision providers as part of the inquiry in to alternative provision.
The session is the third in the inquiry and is likely to focus on
referrals, commissioning, teaching and building quality and
outcome measurements.
The meeting will feature two panels, the first made up of
representatives from local authorities and a headteachers’ group,
with the second including witnesses from a Pupil Referral Unit
and an independent alternative provision provider.
Alternative Provision is provided in settings such as Pupil
Referral Units and educates pupils who are outside of the
mainstream school system for a variety of reasons, such
as school exclusion, school refusal or illness.
Witness schedule:
Tuesday 6 March at 10am, Room 15, Palace of
Westminster
Panel 1 (10am)
Panel 2 (10.45am)
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Emma Bradshaw,
Headteacher, The Limes College
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Colin Jeffrey,
Fairbridge and Achieve Programme Manager, The Prince’s Trust
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Chaz Watson, Director, SILC Training
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Joanne Southby,
Executive Head, London South East Academies Trust
ENDS
Editor’s notes
On 21 November, the Committee took evidence from Professor David
Berridge, Professor of Child & Family Welfare, University of
Bristol, Kiran Gill, Founder, The Difference, Philip Nye,
Researcher, Education Datalab. A transcript of the session is
available here.
On 6 February, the Committee took evidence from Matthew Dodd,
Co-coordinator and Policy Advisor, Special Educational
Consortium, Cath Kitchen, Chair, National Association of Hospital
and Home Teaching, Jane Pickthall, Chair, National Association of
Virtual School HeadsDr Val Gillies, Professor of Social
Policy and Criminology, University of Westminster, Kevin
Kibble, CEO, The Nurture Group Network, Drew Povey, Headteacher,
Harrop Fold School. A transcript of the session is
available here.
