6 DEC 2023

5 things we learned from Keegan’s education committee hearing

Education secretary gives updates on RAAC, transgender guidance, ABS consultation and FE recruitment

The government won’t confirm its deadline to rid every school and college of crumbly RAAC until the new year, Gillian Keegan has said.

The education secretary said she would not give a “definitive date” until mitigations to make every education setting safe were complete, adding that her department “expects there to be more” cases identified.

Keegan made the statement during a hearing with MPs on the House of Commons education committee today, in which she was also quizzed on the Department for Education’s guidance on gender recognition, proposals for the new Advanced British Standard and teacher recruitment in further education.

FE week discuss key points from a hearing with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, including updates on RAAC (a concrete issue in schools), guidance on transgender learners, the upcoming ABS (Advanced British Standard) consultation, challenges with T Level placements, and the FE (Further Education) recruitment crisis. The article goes into detail about these topics, providing insights into current and upcoming educational policies and challenges in the UK.

For the complete article and more in-depth information, you can read it on the FE Week website: 5 things we learned from Keegan’s education committee hearing.