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National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course, the formula rightly takes account of deprivation in the way that the hon. Lady mentions. If the funding formula were implemented in full in the Bishop Auckland constituency, based on the 2017-18 pupil data, funding would increase by £981,000 or 1.9%.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): No. On the same basis as I answered the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Helen Goodman), if the formula were implemented fully in the Bradford South constituency, it would mean an increase of 1.6% or £1.3 million. Across the system, per pupil real-terms funding is being maintained.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): The cost of advertising for teachers and the cost of supply teachers, especially through agencies, are putting strain on school funding and budgets. What action are the Government taking to ensure that more money goes to the education frontline and less on bureaucracy?
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend makes a very good point about one of the cost pressures facing schools. We are working on seeing what we can do to help and developing a new framework to help to bring down recruitment costs, especially on the supply teachers she mentions.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
William Peter Wragg (Conservative, Centre-right): Schools in my constituency welcome the principle of the national funding formula, which will see an increase in funding. Will my right hon. Friend meet me and representatives of primary and secondary schools to ensure it is implemented in the right way?
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): Across the system over the next two years, the total core schools funding budget will be going up from just under £41 billion this year to £43.5 billion. Of course there have been cost pressures on schools. I do not deny that for a moment. It is one of the reasons why we are taking the steps I outlined a moment ago to try to help with those cost pressures, but across the system per pupil real-terms funding is being maintained.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Timothy Paul Loughton (Conservative, Centre-right): We welcome the changes to the national funding formula and the additional money, but there is still a huge gap between the way schools are funded in West Sussex and in Greater London. Special schools are not included in the national funding formula, so an average 200-place school in West Sussex will receive something like £800,000 less than an equivalent school in Reading and £2 million less than one in London. When will the Secretary of State address this anomaly?
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): The intention of the national funding formula is not that every pupil throughout the country has exactly the same amount of money spent on them, because it is important that the formula recognises the difference in composition of pupil make-up. We were talking a moment ago about deprivation, but there are other measures of additional need that need to be reflected.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): First, let me join the hon. Lady in congratulating Andria Zafirakou on her outstanding achievement. It is a particularly striking individual attainment, but it is also a reflection of the incredibly inspirational role that teachers everywhere play We have discussed funding at some length. The fact is that across the system the per pupil real-terms funding is being maintained. Over the next couple of years, local authorities will play a role in allocating that money to ensure the final result reflects local circumstances.
National Funding Formula — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): It is true that cash funding per pupil is increasing. It is also true that real-terms funding is increasing. But I could and should have been more precise that when we talk about real-terms per pupil funding, that is being maintained. The core schools budget over the next two years will rise from a little under £41 billion to £43.5 billion.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): Since 2010, there are 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools and more disadvantaged children are going on to university. Our plans to make further progress include £72 million for 12 opportunity areas and £50 million on improving early language and literacy.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Marcus Charles Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): Youth unemployment in my constituency has fallen by 72% since 2010. If we are to build on that progress, will my right hon. Friend set out how we can support the schools that are underperforming, so that young people, wherever they live, have the best opportunity to make the most out of their lives?
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to highlight the dramatic falls in unemployment and youth unemployment. In his constituency, there have been over 7,000 apprenticeship starts since 2010. He is absolutely right that it is very important that all schools are able to share in the improvements in education outcomes, and it is very important that the support is there to do that.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Social Welfare
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): The definition of areas of deprivation will include the opportunity areas that I mentioned a little earlier, as well as other areas according to the IDACI—income deprivation affecting children index—methodology. I cannot say off the top of my head exactly what the implication of that is for Chippenham, but I will be very happy to stay in touch with my hon. Friend.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Simon Richard Clarke (Conservative, Centre-right): Literacy underpins social mobility, and since 2013, the National Literacy Trust has run a fantastic hub in Middlesbrough. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the hub’s work and in particular my constituent Allison Potter? It has contributed to narrowing the early years development gap in the schools that it works with from 24.8% in 2013 to just 8.5% last year.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): Indeed. Improving literacy is vital to improving social mobility, and our plans for a centre of excellence and a national network of English hubs will help with that. I am happy, of course, to pay tribute to the fantastic work done by the National Literacy Trust in its Middlesbrough hub and to my hon. Friend’s constituent.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): This goes to the heart of the Office for Fair Access and what the Office for Students will do, but it is also really important that universities—particularly selective universities—continue to redouble their efforts to make sure that they are reaching out directly, so that they are tapping into the full range of talents that are on offer throughout our country.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is entirely right to identify the importance of independent careers advice. That goes for applications to university, for subject choice and for considering technical and vocational—as well as academic—routes, and that is why we are putting so much focus on it.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): I totally acknowledge that it can be very unsettling and upsetting when a school closes like that. Of course, I am happy to discuss the particular case with her, but it remains the case that across the system we are holding the core schools budget constant in real per pupil terms.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Alan Mak (Conservative, Centre-right): Having worked with Magic Breakfast for over five years, I share the welcome from my hon. Friend the Member for Chippenham (Michelle Donelan) for today’s Magic Breakfast and school breakfast club funding. In addition to the money, will my right hon. Friend encourage partner schools to collaborate and share best practice to tackle social mobility challenges?
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): The important things to note are that with our university financing system more young people, including from disadvantaged backgrounds, than ever are able to go to university, that universities are properly funded and that there is no cap on ambition.
Social Mobility — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Social Welfare
Damian Patrick George Hinds (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is entirely correct in identifying the importance of early years for children’s development, social mobility and narrowing the gap, which is one reason we are putting so much more effort and money into early years and childcare, including through the extensions of eligibility for the two-year-old offer, which I think, bizarrely, she voted against last week.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): We are using radio adverts, digital advertising, social media and telemarketing—the latest phase of marketing started at the end of January and will continue until the end of this month—and of course our national apprenticeship week, with its hundreds of events throughout the country, is also spreading the message. I should also point out that a legal duty on schools to allow in technical education providers was introduced in January.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Jeremy John Elton Lefroy (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend knows that Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Shrewsbury and several other very good colleges that provide excellent apprenticeships have not been awarded funding under the non-levy apprenticeships scheme. She has worked hard to find a way through this, but can I ask her for an update to ensure that those colleges can continue to provide apprenticeships in vital areas such as construction and engineering; otherwise there will be a bit of an apprenticeships desert in those areas?
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my hon. Friend is a strong supporter of colleges in his area, but, as with any procurement, some bidders were unsuccessful. We have extended contracts for existing providers by three months to give employers and apprentices stability, and the main providers on the register of apprenticeship training providers can still deliver training directly to levy payers, to non-levy payers through subcontracting and to employers receiving transfers from April.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative, Centre-right): In 2009-10, there were 280,000 apprenticeships, and in 2016-17, there were 495,000, so we are moving in the right direction. What more can the Government do to lift the status of apprenticeships in schools, bearing in mind that most teachers come through a university route? Should Ofsted report on how schools are promoting apprenticeships when they do their examinations?
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that status is crucial to increasing the value that people place on apprenticeships. Having employers involved in the design of the new standards right up to degree level and making sure there is that 20% off-the-job training and that they last for a minimum of 12 months are all about raising the status and currency of apprenticeship qualifications. I make no apology for making sure we increase the quality of apprenticeships. It is not just about numbers; it is about quality.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): There is no doubt that we have one of the best curriculums in the world. What is absolutely crucial to the success of any technical education programme —that includes apprenticeships—is a solid foundation at school. That can be used as a springboard into other careers, possibly via apprenticeships.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the importance of good careers guidance. I am sure he has read the careers strategy that we launched at the end of last year, which uses the Gatsby benchmarks as a spine. Schools have a legal duty to enable technical education providers to go into schools. The Careers & Enterprise Company is doing fantastic work all over the country, and Members of Parliament also have a role to play: they, too, can go into schools and point out the opportunities that exist.
Apprenticeships — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): I was with the chief executive of the IFA only about an hour ago. The institute is increasing its headcount substantially to ensure that it has the capacity to deal with the new T-levels that are coming on stream. This is a fantastic opportunity, and I look forward to working with those at the IFA. They know that they should tell me if they have any problems with resources, and we will then try to meet their needs.
Alternative Educational Provision — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): I, too, congratulate Andria Zafirako on winning the global teacher prize. I have met Andria. She is an inspirational teacher who is dedicated to her pupils, and she has a love of teaching and the profession On 16 March, we published a policy paper setting out our approach to the reform of alternative provision. We want to ensure that the right children are placed in AP, and that they receive a higher-quality education with better outcomes than is currently the case.
Alternative Educational Provision — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The GCSE outcomes of children in alternative provision are significantly worse than those of children outside it. Only 4.5% of pupils in AP achieve grade 4 or better in English and maths, compared with 65% of all other pupils. We have asked Ed Timpson to conduct an exclusions review to establish which groups of young people are being excluded from schools, focusing particularly on groups who are disproportionately excluded from mainstream education.
Alternative Educational Provision — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): We have increased high-needs funding from £5 billion in 2013-14 to £6 billion in 2018-19. It is up £130 million in 2017-18 compared with the previous year, and overall we are spending £1.3 billion more on school funding compared with under the 2015 spending review.
Knife Crime: Schools — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Law and Crime
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend the hon. Lady for her work as chair of the all-party group on knife crime and for securing a debate on the subject last September. I assure her that the Department is committed to making schools as safe as we possibly can, and that is why we are working closely with the Home Office to reinforce the important message that it is totally unacceptable to bring knives into schools.
Knife Crime: Schools — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Law and Crime
Andrew James Bridgen (Conservative, Centre-right): Will my hon. Friend join me in welcoming the award from the Home Office of £765,000 for the new anti-knife crime community fund, some of which will be spent on delivering knife-crime awareness sessions in schools themselves?
Academy Orders — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): There are currently over 2,000 open sponsored academies and, as of 1 February, 92 schools subject to an academy order were in the process of being matched to a sponsor. That involves brokering a relationship between a suitable academy trust and maintained school, and includes addressing any land or contractual issues. A school not having a confirmed sponsor is generally not due to the lack of a sponsor, but because of the time it takes to address those issues.
Academy Orders — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): Because we are not, across the system as a whole, struggling to find new sponsors. We have 7,000 academies now, most of which are converter academies, and they themselves are becoming the sponsors of underperforming schools across the system. This system is working. Secondary sponsored academies made the strongest improvements in 2016, despite facing the biggest challenge, and compared with 2015, the average attainment 8 score for sponsored academies improved by almost three attainment points, compared with 1.3 attainment points for maintained schools. The academies programme is working and is raising standards right across the system.
Private Tuition and Safeguarding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Law and Crime
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): It is ultimately the responsibility of parents to assure themselves about the suitability of any private tutor they might choose to employ before they engage them, for example by seeking and checking references, and asking to see a copy of any Disclosure and Barring Service certificate. It is a serious criminal offence to seek to work with children in a regulated activity after being barred from doing so.
LGBT Awareness — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, I would be very happy to look at that report. We are consulting on the content of relationships and sex education, and we will be publishing new guidance and regulations on that. We will consult on that. We have also introduced regulations to require schools to teach fundamental British values.
Student Retention: Higher Education — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): Our reforms will increase the chances of course completion. The introduction of a transparency duty, access and participation plans, and the teaching excellence and student outcomes framework will hold universities to account and help students to make informed choices about where to study and to get the best value for money.
Student Retention: Higher Education — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): Scotland is of course a beautiful country. Our reforms here have led to more disadvantaged people going to university than ever before. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that access should not just be defined as getting people into university. We want them to be successful there and to go on to achieve their aspirations. That is why, as part of our reforms, we are introducing access and participation agreements, which will be overseen by the new regulator, the Office for Students. These will ensure that universities are held to account for the success of disadvantaged students.
Student Retention: Higher Education — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman will be aware that an agreement was reached between the University and College Union and Universities UK last week. That agreement was brokered by the independent arbitrator, ACAS. I am disappointed that that agreement was rejected the next day, however, and I am urging both parties to get together to talk, because that is in the interests of students, especially at this vital time in their studies. The new regulator, the Office for Students, has wide-ranging powers to ensure that universities work to deliver for students. There is no mandate for strikes to disrupt exams.
Further Education Funding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Gentleman is aware, we are undertaking a post-18 education and funding review—I am sure that he watched the Prime Minister announcing it up in Derby a few weeks ago. Alongside that, we are also looking at the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector. We need to ensure that existing and forecast funding, and regulatory structures, meet the cost of high-quality first-class provision.
Further Education Funding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): We have provided £4,000 for every 16 to 19-year-old and an additional £600 for every pupil studying maths above the baseline. We have invested £500 million into T-levels and £20 million into preparation for T-levels. The work that we have done with FE colleges—
Further Education Funding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Kevin John Foster (Conservative, Centre-right): As part of the review of FE funding, I am sure that the Minister will note the investment of more than £20 million at South Devon College in Paignton into two schemes to drive technical education. Does she agree that a key aspect of the review will be to look how institutes of technology, such as the one at South Devon College, are being taken forward?
Further Education Funding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right that institutes of technology will form an important part of the mix. I know that head shaking is common in the Chamber, but it should not distract us from the facts: we are putting in substantial amounts of money; we are undertaking a review of post-18 education; and FE is an important driver of social mobility.
Further Education Funding — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): The changes to which the hon. Lady refers were important; this is about fairness and equity. As I have pointed out, a lot of money is going into FE colleges, but we are looking at the efficiency and resilience of the FE sector to ensure that the forecast funding and structures meet the costs of high-quality, first-class provision.
Funding: 16 to 19-year-olds — House of Commons, 2018-03-19
Topic: Education
Anne Frances Milton (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have pointed out, we have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19-year-olds until 2020, and we will invest £500 million extra a year into T-levels. I have asked my officials to assess how far the current funding system meets the costs of high-quality provision in the further education sector and will update the House shortly.