Transparency data
Ministerial meetings: January to March 2011
Updated 31 December 2011
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| Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP | Not set | Not set |
| Date of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
| Jan-11 | National Union of Teachers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | National Association of Head Teachers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Grammar School Heads Association | To discuss transitional protection of School budgets |
| Jan-11 | Youth Sport Trust | To discuss good practice in school PE and future ministerial visits |
| Jan-11 | Future Leaders | To discuss Free Schools, Primary Leadership and headship provision |
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| Feb-11 | FILMCLUB | To discuss future support for FILMCLUB |
| Feb-11 | Alison Wolf | To discuss Wolf Review of Vocational Education |
| Feb-11 | Foundation, Aided Schools and Academies National Association | To discuss Academies & White Paper feedback |
| Feb-11 | Institute of Education | Introductory meeting |
| Feb-11 | National Association of Head Teachers | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | Meller Designs Goldman Sachs Group | To discuss existing and potential future Academies and school sport. |
| Mar-11 | Association of School and College Leaders | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | Rosa Monckton | To discuss the Government’s plans for children with SEN |
| Mar-11 | Association of Teachers and Lecturers | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | Education and Employers Taskforce | To discuss Taskforce’s impact and record on delivery to date |
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| Mar-11 | J C Bamford Excavators Ltd | To discuss DfE funding of home-to-school pupil transport to the JCB Academy |
| Mar-11 | Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd | To discuss key issues and joint working between DfE and ADCS |
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| Minister of State, Sarah Teather MP | Not set | Not set |
| Date of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
| Jan-11 | Henry Spink Foundation | To discuss the portability of children’s social care packages |
| Jan-11 | Family and Parenting Institute | To discuss the implications of ending the Parenting Fund |
| Jan-11 | Family Rights Group; Young Minds; Advisory Centre for Education; Children’s Legal Centre; Contact A Family; Parentline Plus; Gingerbread | To discuss future funding for the charities delivering the helplines |
| Jan-11 | National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Children, Young People and Families Inter-Agency Group | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Association of Educational Psychologists | Introductory meeting |
| Feb-11 | Child Poverty Consultation Roundtable: Barnardos; Family Action; Child Poverty Action Group; Gingerbread; Save the Children; Family and Parenting Institute; Oxfam; 4 Children | To discuss a range of views on child poverty as part of the strategy consultation process |
| Feb-11 | 4Children | To discuss the early years: quality improvement strategy |
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| Feb-11 | Sir Roger Singleton | To discuss physical punishment |
| Feb-11 | Early Years Co-production Steering Group: 4Children; University of East London (UEL) School of Education | As part of the work of the Steering Group, to discuss early education and the childcare market |
| Feb-11 | Thomas Coram Centre National College | To discuss Early Years: Workforce Strategy |
| Mar-11 | London Early Years Foundation | To discuss Sure Start reform |
| Mar-11 | Council for Disabled Children | To discuss Green Paper on SEN |
| Mar-11 | Women’s Resource Centre; Single Parent Action Network | To discuss child poverty. |
| Mar-11 | Roundtable with the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Sector: National Association of Independent and Non maintained Special Schools; Prior’s Court Foundation; Mulberry Bush; Together Trust; Whitehouse Consultancy | Green Paper Proposals NASS issues |
| Mar-11 | Save the Children | Introductory meeting |
| Mar-11 | Mothers’ Union | To discuss review of commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood |
| Mar-11 | Alliance for Inclusive Education | To discuss their views on educating disabled children in mainstream settings |
| Mar-11 | Children’s Centres Leaders’ Reference Group: | To discuss Sure Start Children’s Centre reform issues |
| Not set | Two Children’s Centre Leaders from the nine regions; | Not set |
| Not set | Together for Children | Not set |
| Mar-11 | Adam’s Very Clever | To discuss diet and its effect on health and wellbeing |
| Mar-11 | National Childminding Association | To discuss the role of registered childminders |
| Mar-11 | Early Education Co-Production Group Roundtable: Pre-school Learning Alliance; Daycare Trust; National Childminding Association; National Association of Head Teachers; UNISON; Early Education; NDNA | To discuss long-term vision for early years |
| Mar-11 | Halton Autistic Family Support Group | To discuss concerns of HAFSG |
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| Minister of State, Nick Gibb MP | Not set | Not set |
| Date of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
| Jan-11 | National Association of Head Teachers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Engineering UK | To discuss the business case for engineering in the economy |
| Jan-11 | Phonics International | To discuss synthetic phonics teaching in schools and training in some universities |
| Jan-11 | Cambridge Assessment | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Delegation of Orthodox Rabbis | School Admissions, gender education, academies and Free schools |
| Jan-11 | Accord Coalition | To discuss the aims of Accord and concerns towards faith schools admission exemptions |
| Jan-11 | FASNA | Admissions of overseas students |
| Jan-11 | Business in the Community; Education and Employers Taskforce | To discuss how business can support Government priorities |
| Jan-11 | Centre for Social Justice | To discuss CSJ study of educational exclusion |
| January 2011 | National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Volunteer Reading Help | To discuss the work of VRH |
| Jan-11 | Society of Biology | To discuss how the Society of Biology can engage in key education reforms set out in the Schools White paper |
| Jan-11 | Association of Teachers and Lecturers | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | Universities Council for the Education of Teachers | To discuss phonics in ITT |
| Jan-11 | Diana Awards; Child Line; Anti-Bullying Alliance | To discuss Anti-Bullying Accreditation Scheme and national rollout |
| Feb-11 | British Chambers of Commerce | To discuss the work of the BCC |
| Feb-11 | The London Mathematical Society | To discuss Mathematics Education. |
| Feb-11 | CBi Members: e2v technologies; National Grid; British Loose Leaf; Edison Learning; Serco; Tesco; Confederation of British Industry | To discuss how business can support Government priorities |
| Feb-11 | Cambridge Assessment | General catch up |
| Feb-11 | Independent State School Partnerships Forum: ARK Schools; Independent Association of Prep Schools; Sutton Trust | To discuss the future of the Forum and its role, collaboration and partnership working to raise educational standards |
| Feb-11 | Cambridge Assessment | General catch up |
| Feb-11 | Tesco | To discuss literacy, reading and how to get children to read more |
| Feb-11 | Action for Children; Barnardo’s ; Children’s Rights Alliance for Children; NCB; NSPCC; Save the Children; The Children’s Society; UNICEF | To discuss the Education Bill |
| Feb-11 | British Humanist Association | Introductory meeting |
| Feb-11 | Special Educational Consortium: Royal National Institute for Blind people; National Autistic Society; Alliance for Inclusive Education; Ambitious about Autism | To discuss the Education Bill |
| Feb-11 | Association of School and College Leaders | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | Association of Directors of Children's Services and Local Government Association | To discuss how to reduce bureaucracy on local authorities and how to reduce LA bureaucracy on schools |
| Mar-11 | Cambridge Schools Classics Project | To discuss the non-inclusion of WJEC Latin qualifications and classical civilisation in the EBacc |
| Mar-11 | London Gifted and Talented | To discuss feedback on the partnership, areas of collaboration and expansion, and sustainability of the partnership |
| Mar-11 | Policy Exchange New Schools Network | To discuss Government behaviour policies including plans for alternative provision |
| Mar-11 | Princess Royal Trust for Carers; Children’s Society; National Young Carers Coalition | To discuss the implications of removing the requirement for parents to be given 24 hours written notice of detention in respect of young carers |
| Mar-11 | Institute for Education; English and Media Centre | To discuss proposal for a National English Centre to promote research-based best practice in English teaching across primary and secondary |
| Mar-11 | School Library Association | To discuss the work of School Library Association and reading for pleasure |
| Mar-11 | Red Balloon | To discuss the work of Red Balloon |
| Mar-11 | Read Write Inc; Jolly Phonics; Phonics International; Collins Big Cat Phonics | To discuss strengthening phonics provision within initial teacher training |
| Mar-11 | Tesco | To discuss literacy, reading and how to get children to read more |
| Mar-11 | General Secretaries meeting: Association of School & College Leaders; Association of Teachers and Lecturers; National Association of Head Teachers; National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers; National Union of Teachers; VOICE | General catch up |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Tim Loughton MP | Not set | Not set |
| Date of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
| Jan-11 | British Telecom | To discuss Parental Controls |
| Jan-11 | Standing Committee for Youth Justice | To discuss the future of youth justice |
| Jan-11 | Health Professions Council | To discuss regulation of children’s social workers |
| Jan-11 | National Youth Agency | General catch up |
| Jan-11 | COMPASS; Association for Physical Education; Sportscoach UK | Introductory meeting |
| Jan-11 | Barnardo’s | To discuss the Big Society Bank and the sexual exploitation of children and young people |
| Jan-11 | Victoria Climbié Foundation | To discuss publication of Serious Case Reviews |
| Jan-11 | Scout Association; Girl Guiding UK | To discuss the review of the Vetting and Barring Scheme, and the National Citizen Service |
| Jan-11 | College of Social Work; | Introductory meeting |
| Not set | Social Care Institute for Excellence | Not set |
| Jan-11 | Grandparents Plus | To discuss various topical issues |
| Jan-11 | Children’s Inter Agency Group: Association of Directors of Children's Services; National Children’s Bureau ; NHS Confederation; The Children's Society; Children England; National Council for Voluntary Youth Services; Action for Children; Association of Chief Police Officers | General catch up |
| Feb-11 | Working Families Everywhere | Introductory meeting |
| Feb-11 | Roundtable on Religion, Witchcraft and Child Safeguarding: Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (Afruca); The Congolese Family Centre; Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service; London Safeguarding Children Board; Metropolitan Police; Trust for London; Victoria Climbié Foundation. | To develop a shared understanding of the problem of child abuse resulting from belief systems which include witchcraft and spirit possession and to explore possible solutions |
| Feb-11 | Families Utd | General catch up |
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| Feb-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss progress on the Munro Review of child protection |
| Feb-11 | The POTENTIAL Organisation | To discuss various issues |
| Feb-11 | Youth Roundtable: Young Advisors; National Children’s Bureau; National Youth Agency; Volunteering England; Young Men’s Christian Association; UK Youth Parliament; Media Trust; Changemakers; Catch 22; Association of Chief Police Officers; BIG – myplace committee; Confederation of Heads of Young People’s Services; Rathbone; Prince’s Trust; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Barnardo’s; 4Children; Centrepoint; | To discuss visions for young people and services for young people |
| Feb-11 | Young Ambassadors | To discuss the future, including how Young Ambassadors can support the School Games |
| Feb-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss Munro Review of child protection |
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| Feb-11 | Joseph Hayat (Member of Youth Parliament) | To discuss Sex and Relationships Education |
| Feb-11 | Private Sector Roundtable: AVIVA; Capital Shopping Centres Group; Coop; Enterprise; John Laing; Linklaters; Starbucks; Telefonica O2; Zurich Financial Services; 3M; National Youth Agency | To discuss how Government and those in the business community can actively support work to help young people play a positive and active role in society |
| Feb-11 | Prince’s Trust | Meeting to discuss the formation of a cross Government Youth Action Group |
| Mar-11 | Professor Munro, LSE; Association of Directors of Children’s Services | To discuss the inspection of safeguarding and child protection and the role of the Director of Children’s Services |
| Mar-11 | Onside NorthWest | To discuss myplace centre funding |
| Mar-11 | Association of Directors of Children's Services | To discuss a number of looked after children areas |
| Mar-11 | Baroness Grey-Thompson | To discuss inclusion and school sport provision |
| Mar-11 | My Star Challenge Interactive Limited | To discuss the National Citizens Service |
| 07-Mar-11 | Institute of Computer and Communications Law | To discuss progress towards delivering self-regulation |
| Mar-11 | National Council for Voluntary Youth Services | To discuss ‘Positive for Youth’ summit |
| Mar-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss progress on the child protection review |
| Mar-11 | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | To discuss progress towards delivering self-regulation |
| Mar-11 | Kids Company | To discuss funding for Kids Company |
| Mar-11 | British Youth Council | To discuss proposal for a youth-led alliance of organisations working together to promote youth voice/participation |
| Mar-11 | Working Families Everywhere campaign | To discuss campaign and relation to European Social Fund activity to support families with intergenerational worklessness |
| Mar-11 | Adoption Advisory Group: Potential Organisation; Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies; Barnado’s; Adoption Matter North West; British Association for Adoption and Fostering; University of Sterling. | General catch up |
| Mar-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss progress on the child protection review |
| Mar-11 | Greenhouse | To introduce Greenhouse and discuss its approach to sport in schools |
| Mar-11 | Private Equity Foundation | To discuss opportunities to increase social investment in services for disadvantaged children |
| Mar-11 | Democracy for Young People Trustees | To discuss the future of UKYP activity |
| Mar-11 | Royal National Children’s Foundation | To discuss the outline proposal for ways in which the agenda on Assisted Boarding for Vulnerable Children can be pushed forward |
| Mar-11 | Mothers’ Union | To discuss progress on the independent review of the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. |
| Mar-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss progress on the child protection review |
| Mar-11 | Sir Roger Singleton | To discuss List 99 cases |
| Mar-11 | Care Leavers Foundation | To discuss improvements to the care system |
| Mar-11 | Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre | To discuss CEOP’s contribution to the work of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety and wider work relating to missing children and child sexual exploitation |
| Mar-11 | David Holmes | To discuss checks in the care and adoption system |
| Mar-11 | The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment | To discuss children's internet safety |
| Mar-11 | Professor Eileen Munro, LSE | To discuss progress on the child protection review |
| Mar-11 | Jonathan Fingerhut | To discuss adoption |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord Hill of Oareford CBE | Not set | Not set |
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| Jan-11 | Red Balloon Learner Centres | To discuss the work of Red Balloon |
| Jan-11 | Catholic Education Service | To discuss Academies |
| Jan-11 | Business Services Association | To discuss the support services BSA can provide to Academies and Free Schools |
| Jan-11 | Emmanuel Schools Foundation Principals | To discuss merger with ULT |
| Jan-11 | Cadet Partnership Strategy Group | To discuss the London Challenge Cadet Partnership Pilot and Government policy on cadets |
| Feb-11 | Baker Dearing Trust | To discuss University Technical Colleges – prioritisation and BDT grant. |
| Feb-11 | Field Studies Council; Council for Learning Outside the Classroom; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Countryside Alliance | To discuss outdoor learning in education and key issues raised in the Government’s response to the Children and Young People’s Committee report of 2010 on Transforming Education Outside the Classroom |
| Feb-11 | National Trust | To discuss opportunities through Schools and Natural Environment White Papers around children and the environment |
| Feb-11 | Wallace Collection | To discuss Strategic Commissioning Funding and the Wallace Collection’s projects |
| Feb-11 | Platform 51 | To discuss various issues related to support for vulnerable young women |
| 11-Feb-11 | Durand Academy Trust | To discuss capital funding for developing into an all through Academy |
| Feb-11 | Education and Employers Task Force | To discuss school governance issues |
| 22-Feb-11 | Academies Enterprise Trust | General update on AET Academies, and future projects |
| Mar-11 | Landau Forte Charitable Trust | To discuss Landau Forte Academies and relevant funding issue |
| 03-Mar-11 | Oasis | To discuss Free School proposals |
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| Mar-11 | British Council for School Environments | To discuss the ‘Big School Makeover’ programme |
| Mar-11 | Multi-Faith Secondary School Trust | To discuss MFSST’s proposals to establish a multi-faith school. |
| Mar-11 | Foundation, Aided Schools and Academies National Association | Discuss FASNA conference |
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| Mar-11 | David Ross Foundation | To discuss continuing involvement in the Academies programme |
| Mar-11 | F40 Group | To discuss school funding reform and Academy funding |
| Mar-11 | Aldridge Foundation Prof. Stephen Heppell | To discuss the vision and funding for the proposed Portland Academy |
| Mar-11 | Confederation of British Industry | To discuss the Schools White Paper and employer involvement in education |
| Mar-11 | E-Learning Foundation | To discuss Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Schools and tackling digital exclusion |
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| Mar-11 | Lord Mawson | To discuss Lord Mawson’s work in education |
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| [1] Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. | Not set | Not set |