Transparency data
DfE permanent secretary’s meetings: July to September 2021
Updated 27 January 2022
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| Name (Permanent Secretary Only) | Date | Person or organisation that meeting was with | Purpose of meeting |
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| Susan Acland-Hood | 01/07/2021 | Early Years Alliance; Confederation of School Trusts; Unison; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Association of School and College Leaders; NASUWT; National Association of Head Teachers; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Association of Colleges; Ofsted; Solace | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data, contingency planning for the Autumn term; time in Education were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 02/07/2021 | Prisoner's Education Trust | Discussion on Prison Education with new CEO of Prisoner's Education Trust |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 05/07/2021 | Waterhead Academy | Visit to Waterhead Academy, Oldham to engage with students and teachers of the Academy |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 06/07/2021 | Financial Times | To attend in Financial Times roundtable as a panel member |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 07/07/2021 | Association of Directors of Children's Social Care (ADCS) | Conference with Associaton of Directors of Children's Social Care to discuss the interaction of ADCS, the work they do with the department and improving relationships |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/07/2021 | Early Years Alliance; Confederation of School Trusts; Unison; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Association of School and College Leaders; NASUWT; National Association of Head Teachers; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Ofsted; Solace; National Children’s Bureau; Universities UK | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data, an update on Step 4, and Qualifications were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/07/2021 | National Association of Hospital and Home Teaching, National Association for PRUs and Alternative Provision, YES Trust, WAVE Multi Academy Trust, Cornwall, Transforming Lives for Good, Saffron Valley Collegiate PRU, Bradford AP Academy, Education Partnership Trust, Olive Academies Trust, Alternative Learning Trust | Meeting with the Alternative Provision stakeholder group who provide insight and challenge to the department on policy relating to alternate provision. The meeting focused around the impact of the pandemic particularly on children's mental health |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/07/2021 | Deloitte | Meeting to discuss organisation design and development work |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/07/2021 | Virtual school heads | Meeting with the virtual school heads board to discuss the work they do with the department, local authorities and schools to support looked after children |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 12/07/2021 | Sutton West Centre | Visit to the Sutton West Centre in order to discuss pupil referrals units and the wider interaction with the children's social care sector |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 16/07/2021 | Early Years Alliance; Confederation of School Trusts; Unison;; Association of School and College Leaders; NASUWT; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Ofsted; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Universities UK | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data, a review of these meetings, Qualifications and Education Recovery were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 22/07/2021 | Unison; Association of School and College Leaders; NASUWT; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Universities UK; Ofsted; National Association of Head Teachers; Confederation of School Trusts | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data and an update on Step 4 were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 28/07/2021 | Deloitte | Meeting to discuss organisation design and development work |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 29/07/2021 | Deloitte | Meeting to discuss organisation design and development work |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 30/07/2021 | Adel Beck | Live virtual visit at Adel Beck to provide DfE Colleagues with an insight into life at a secure children's home |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 04/08/2021 | MakeUK | Discussion on the Skills and Post-16 White Paper. The Kickstart programme and the Bootcamps programme as part of a wider disucssion about the skills need in the UK |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 06/08/2021 | Deloitte | Meeting to discuss organisation design and development work |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 09/08/2021 | Michael Fullan | To discuss the work he has done with schools in the UK on reform |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 10/08/2021 | Philip Augur | Discussion on the Higher Education reform following Philip's insight into the sector through the Augar Review |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 11/08/2021 | HAF Gateshead | Live virtual visit at HAF in Gateshead to provide DfE Colleagues with an insight into life at a holiday programme |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 12/08/2021 | Unison; Association of School and College Leaders; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Universities UK; Ofsted; National Association of Head Teachers; Confederation of School Trusts | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data and Autumn planning and 2021 results were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 13/08/2021 | CEO of Energy and Utility Skills Programme | Discussion on vocational and technical qualifications, green jobs and the way industry can help support the DfE |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 02/09/2021 | Unison; Association of School and College Leaders; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Ofsted; National Association of Head Teachers; National Children’s Bureau; NASUWT; Early Years Alliance | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week, COVID data, the National Tutoring Programme, feedback on the return to education settings and Afghanistan resettlement were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 07/09/2021 | Global Government Forum (GGF) | Attendance at a "creating a more inventive civil services" Webinar |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 07/09/2021 | Lord Sainsbury / Gordon Brown | An introductory meeting to discuss progress on DFE’s technical education and skills reforms |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/09/2021 | Royal Grammar School, Newcastle | Visit to learn how Royal Grammar School has dealt with the challenges presented by the Covid pandemic and lockdowns, especially its transition to hybrid (in school and remote) teaching and learning |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/09/2021 | Newcastle Univeristy Visit | Visit to meet with students and the Vice Chancellor of Newcastle University |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 08/09/2021 | Universities UK Annual Conference | To meet with stakeholders from the Higher Education Sector |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 16/09/2021 | Unison; Association of School and College Leaders; National Education Union; Local Government Association; GMB; Association of Colleges; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Universities UK; National Association of Head Teachers; Out of School Alliance; Voice; Children’s Commissioner; Early Years Alliance | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week the group were introduced to the new Secretary of State and COVID data, Autumn and Winter planning, and Afghanistan resettlement support were discussed |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 16/09/2021 | St Christopher's | Live virtual visit at St Christopher's to provide DfE Colleagues with an insight into life at a Children's home |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 21/09/2021 | Childcare works HAF webinar | To give speech at Holiday and Food programme webinar to celebrate success of programme |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 23/09/2021 | West Coventry Academy | Visit to West Coventry Academy to celebrate one of the first projects to start on site as part of the School Rebuilding Programme |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 24/09/2021 | CEO of Heywood Foundation | Discussion on the higher education awards and run through the Heywood Foundation |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 27/09/2021 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | To discuss Participation in OECD's 'High Performing Systems of Tomorrow’ event |
| Susan Acland-Hood | 30/09/2021 | Unison; Association of School and College Leaders; National Education Union; GMB; Association of Colleges; Solace; Association of Directors of Children’s Services; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Universities UK; National Association of Head Teachers; Voice; Ofqual; Confederation of School Trusts; NASUWT; Children’s Commissioner’s Office | Weekly meeting with stakeholders. This week COVID data, careers, control measures and testing participation were discussed |
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| Meetings were conducted in line with Government requirements during the COVID-19 emergency. For larger meetings, a collective description may be applied. | Not set | Not set | Not set |