Annual Lunch with Tristram Hunt MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
The APPG for Education was delighted to host Tristram Hunt as their guest speaker at the Group’s annual lunch on 25th March 2014. Mr Hunt addressed an audience of APPG members and stakeholders from the...
View ArticleAPPG for Education meeting on “Do schools make the best use of the Pupil...
The APPG for Education was delighted to host Sir John Dunford, the Government’s Pupil Premium Champion, for a discussion on “Do schools make best use of the Pupil Premium?”. He was joined by Sue Porto,...
View ArticleThe APPG for Education: A busy six months of events
With just over six months until the 2015 General Election, the APPG for Education has planned a programme of events exploring some of the key educational themes of this Parliament. In December the...
View ArticleAPPG for Education meeting on “Does early years provision prepare children...
The APPG for Education was delighted to host a meeting on the question of whether current early years provision prepares children for schools. The Group was addressed by Ellen Broome, Director of...
View ArticleDoes science education equip our young people for the workplace?
On Tuesday 27th January 2015 at 4pm the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education will discuss whether current STEM education in UK schools properly equips our young people for careers in the...
View ArticleAPPG for Education Meeting on “Does science education equip our young people...
On 27 January 2015 the APPG for Education was delighted to host a meeting on the question of whether science provision in schools equips our young people for the workplace. The Group was addressed by...
View ArticleCrossrail Roundtable on the Future of Skills With a Tour of Crossrail’s...
Thursday 12th March, 9:30-11:30am TUCA, Lugg Approach, Ilford, E12 5LN Crossrail has invited the APPG for Education to attend a roundtable discussion on the future of skills, and to tour their...
View ArticleAPPG for Education meeting on the usefulness of the term “Coasting Schools”
In our second meeting of this Parliament, the APPG for Education was delighted to host Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Schools, and Dame Vicki Paterson, Executive Headteacher of the Brindishe...
View ArticleAPPG for Education to be addressed by Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s...
On the 15th December at 4pm, in the Macmillan Room of Portcullis House, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education will be addressed by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s...
View ArticleAPPG for Education addressed by Sir Michael Wilshaw, HM’s Chief Inspector of...
On Tuesday 15th December 2015, the APPG for Education hosted Sir Michael Wilshaw, HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, for an update on the work of Ofsted and a lively...
View ArticleNext meeting of the APPG for Education: Does the classroom learning...
On Tuesday 9th February 2016 at 4pm the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education will be holding a meeting to examine the effect of the classroom learning environment on educational attainment. In...
View ArticleReport of the APPG for Education meeting on the impact of the classroom...
On Tuesday 9th February, the APPG for Education hosted Professor Peter Barrett of Salford University as the key note speaker at a meeting on the impact of the classroom environment on educational...
View ArticleAPPG Chair asks Government for answers on the educational impact of the...
Following February’s APPG for Education meeting on the impact of the classroom learning environment on educational attainment, the Group’s chair, Danny Kinahan MP, has tabled a series of written...
View ArticleAPPG for Education Annual Lunch 2016
On 15th March 2016, the APPG for Education held its Annual Lunch, with guest speaker Neil Carmichael MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee. The Lunch was an opportunity for members of the Group...
View ArticleAPPG for Education Inquiry Call for Evidence: Do schools prepare young people...
Deadline for submissions: 13th June 2016 In its 2015 Education and Skills Survey, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found that over half of employers were concerned that in the future there...
View ArticleAPPG for Education to hear from Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner
On 6th September at 10am, in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Room, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education will be addressed by Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner. Sir...
View ArticleAPPG launches surveys as part of inquiry into “How well do schools prepare...
As part of its ongoing inquiry into “How well do schools prepare young people for their future careers?”, the APPG for Education has published three surveys, for parents and guardians, schools,...
View ArticleAPPG for Education addressed by Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner
On Tuesday 6th September, the APPG for Education hosted Sir David Carter, the National Schools Commissioner. Sir David provided the Group with his thoughts on the development of academies policy and an...
View ArticleAPPG for Education holds first inquiry roundtable
At the start of the summer, the APPG for Education launched an inquiry in to how well British schools are preparing young people for their future careers. The APPG began this process by collecting...
View ArticleAPPG for Education hosts second inquiry roundtable
On the 19th October, the APPG for Education hosted the second in a series of roundtable events as part of its inquiry in to how well British schools are preparing young people for their future careers....
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