The Education Committee’s ‘Starting School‘ evidence session begins at 9.30am on Wednesday 4th March, and further information has now been published here, including:
Purpose of the Session
“This is the second topic selected as part of the ‘Evidence check’ web forum, building on the DfE’s summary of the evidence base for its policies on Summer Born Children and School Starting Age and the comments posted in the evidence check forums on these topics. The session explores the strength of the evidence provided by the DfE and the use of evidence in policy-making in this area.”
Witnesses
– Helen Kirrane, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Bliss
– Tammy Campbell, Researcher and Analyst, UCL Institute of Education
– Michelle Melson, Summer Born Campaign
– Dr Claire Crawford, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, and Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
– Nick Gibb MP, Minister for School Reform, Department for Education
You can join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #StartingSchool
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