Nursery World - Former EEF chief executive and education catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins returns to DfE as schools adviser

The former chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Sir Kevan Collins, who previously held the role of education catch-up tsar, has been chosen as an adviser to the Department for Education (DfE).

The education secretary with Sir Kevan Collins who will advise the DfE on school standards, PHOTO: GOV.UK

The DfE has appointed Sir Kevan as a new non-executive board member (NEBM) – senior independent figures designed to support and challenge Government departments. His three-year term has started immediately.

It comes after he quit as education recovery commissioner for the previous Government in June 2021 due to a row over Covid-19 catch-up funding.

As part of his new role, Sir Kevan will advise on raising standards, focusing on finding solutions to the biggest barriers to opportunity for children, including teacher shortages and high absence rates.

Appointed by the secretary of state, the DfE’s non-executive board members include individuals from business and other backgrounds, who give advice on aspects of the running of the Department, and sit alongside ministers.

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