Sir Martyn Oliver, the new head of Ofsted, will be addressing our next APPG meeting.  Having recently taken up the post, Sir Martyn will be talking to us about the challenges that Ofsted faces and his Big Ask Project which he is shortly launching.  This meeting will also give attendees the opportunity to question Sir Martyn, in particular regarding constituency issues or concerns raised by local schools and teaching staff.

The meeting will be held in Room C, 1 Parliament Street from 4.30pm until 5.30pm on Tuesday 19 March 2024 

To register your interest in attending please sign up via this link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/martyn-oliver-addresses-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-for-education-tickets-857016047067

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Group’s secretariat on 0203 642 2754 or [email protected].

The APPG for Education AGM will held on Wednesday 21^st February 2024 at 3pm.  The meeting will be held in Room W2 in Westminster Hall. We will elect the Group’s officers and discuss a programme for the remainder of this Parliament.

The APPG on Education will be hosting its next meeting focussed on outdoor learning, its benefits, and how to promote further uptake including in areas where access to greenspace is more limited.  It will be held on Wednesday 31^st January 2024 at 2.30pm in Room Q, Portcullis House

The benefits of outdoor learning at school are clear, especially when children are spending less and less time outdoors at home – something that is harder for us to control. Despite this, statistics show children continue to spend less time outdoors at school since before the pandemic. The UK’s leading outdoor learning and play charity, Learning Through Landscapes, found that 88% of teachers agreed that children are happier after playing outdoors and 97% of teachers believe that outdoor playtime throughout the school day is critical for children to reach their full potential. Our meeting aims to explore how outdoor education can contribute to child development, alleviating some of the problems we have seen arise from COVID and supporting strong academic performance.

We will hear from representatives from industry and educators, after which there will be a discussion and Q&A session concluding with a list of actions for the APPG to take forward.

Please register your interest via the Eventbrite link – APPG for Education – The benefits of outdoor learning and play Tickets, Wed 31 Jan 2024 at 14:30 | Eventbrite.  There are a limited number of places; therefore we will confirm if you have a place closer to the time.

If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please do contact Anna Wolffe, the Group’s Secretariat, by phone on 07960 793315 or by email at [email protected]