Remit
The remit of the Educational Achievement Policy Committee (EA) covers all aspects of education including:
- Early years
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Further education and training providers
- Support for the improvement of education standards
- Curriculum and the skills agenda
- Assessment.
In particular, the Committee leads on school improvement, relationships with academies and free schools, regional commissioners and the role of the local authority in education. The Committee liaises closely with the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy Committee with regard to school improvement and the Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee with regards to admissions and budgets. It also works with the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee on the wellbeing and educational outcomes of children in care and provision for learners with special educational needs.
Meeting Dates
- 13 Jan 2021
- 30 March 2021
- 20 May 2021
- 1 October 2021
- 18 November 2021
Contacts
Chair: Gail Tolley, Strategic Director, Children and Young People, Brent Council. To contact Gail, email Gail.tolley@brent.gov.uk
ADCS Policy Officer: Matt Cunningham supports the work of the committee. To contact Matt, email matt.cunningham@adcs.org.uk
Educational Achievement Policy Committee Articles
ADCS annual elective home education (EHE) survey
In Education & Schools
ADCS response to the consultation on reforming how local authorities’...
In Education & Schools
All state-funded schools in England will have to teach Relationships, Sex...
In Education & Schools
ADCS response to the Department for Education call for evidence on...
In Education & Schools
ADCS response to Keeping children safe in education consultation
In Education & Schools
In ADCS Vice President Charlotte Ramsden’s blog at the beginning of 2021,...
In Education
ADCS Response to Ofqual DfE Consultaton on Summer 2021 Assessments
In Education & Schools
Summary Analysis of the ADCS Elective Home Education Survey 2020
In Education & Schools
Gail Tolley responds to the announcement on 2021 school exam dates
In General
Gail Tolley responds to the EPI’s annual education report 2020
In Education & Schools
Jenny Coles responds to yesterday’s announcement on exam results...
In Education & Schools
On Thursday we were advised that the five tests had been met and that the...
In
Jenny Coles comments on the phased return to schools
In Education & Schools
Schools play a vital role in their local areas by widening opportunities...
In Education
ADCS response to DfE consultation on Early Years Foundation Stage reforms...
In Education & Schools
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), the National...