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Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Jane Marion Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): Loughborough College already does an amazing job in providing high-quality skills to people of all ages in Loughborough. However, it is going one better by using Government funding to build a new T-levels centre. Will my right hon. Friend agree to visit the site to promote the great work being done to make ready for this new chapter for education in Loughborough?
Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I am delighted that Loughborough College has benefited from our T-levels capital fund to create fantastic new facilities. I would be happy to visit its new T-levels building and to see where it is now offering these world-class qualifications in digital, construction, health, education and childcare.
Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question. We always strive to make sure that children have the highest level of information when they make these decisions, including careers advice, contact with businesses, and, soon, through the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, the ability to go much further in terms of experiencing what providers can offer.
Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the shadow Minister. Obviously, he was not listening to the Budget, because apprenticeship investment is going up to £2.7 billion a year by 2024. I remind him that, since we came into office, there have been 4.9 million apprenticeship starts. The focus is very much on quality, and I hope he would applaud the fact that 50% of all apprenticeships are among the under-25s and that level 2 and 3 apprenticeships are 50% of that, too.
Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robert Henry Halfon (Conservative, Centre-right): Key subjects such as design and technology and information and communication technology have seen the proportion of students taking them up decline by 70% and 40% respectively, so surely the EBacc should be improved to ensure that education better prepares pupils for the world of work. Will my right hon. Friend emulate the work of the former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who made design and technology compulsory, and be aware of the 84,000 young people who have been unemployed for more than 12 months? We are behind many other OECD countries.
Young People: High-quality Jobs — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the Chairman of the Education Committee, who has been a champion for skills for most of his career. Computer science is very much part of the EBacc. Our overhaul of ICT, in which we have invested more than £80 million, has made a real difference. We continue to make sure that schools deliver not just the EBacc, but a much broader set of GCSEs. Design and technology is incredibly important to that, as I know this is to people such as Sir James Dyson.
International Students and Researchers: Immigration Rules — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on immigration rules for (a) international students and (b) researchers participating in education in the UK.
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (Conservative, Centre-right): We value all international students, including EU students, not just for the financial benefit, but for the cultural benefit and the benefit to our society. That is exactly why we updated our international education strategy. We are on track to see 600,000 international students a year and to increase our education exports to £35 billion, and we have appointed an international education adviser.
Disabled School Leavers: Professional Development — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
William James Quince (Conservative, Centre-right): All children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities should be prepared for adulthood at every age and stage of their education. We committed in the national disability strategy to supporting pathways to employment for disabled learners, including strengthening the supported internship programme and ensuring that traineeships and apprenticeships are accessible.
Disabled School Leavers: Professional Development — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
William James Quince (Conservative, Centre-right): Our ambition is for every child and young person, no matter what challenges they face, to have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life. We know that with the right preparation and support, the overwhelming majority of young people with SEND are capable of sustained paid employment. So what are we doing? We have a £1.2 million grant to the Education and Training Foundation, a supported internship programme, our work with our DWP counterparts and the adjustments passport pilots. It is all about preparation for adulthood and work.
SEND Children — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
William James Quince (Conservative, Centre-right): We established the SEND review because we are determined to help children with SEND to realise their potential and to prepare them for later life. We are increasing funding for SEND, including £2.6 billion over the next three years to deliver new places and improve existing provision for pupils with SEND.
SEND Children — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Elliot Colburn (Conservative, Centre-right): I was pleased to celebrate with Carshalton and Wallington families the Second Reading of the Down Syndrome Bill—a legislative milestone that will require schools and councils, among others, to take account of new guidance. Unfortunately, in councils such as Lib Dem-run Sutton Council, which has been slammed by Ofsted for its diabolical management of SEND services, there is concern about the implementation of the new guidance. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that failing local authorities do not scupper the potential for this important Bill to unlock new opportunities for children with Down’s syndrome?
SEND Children — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Social Welfare
William James Quince (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Lady for her question. I will tell her exactly what we are doing. We have increased the high needs funding budget by £750 million a year for each of the previous three years. The spending review of 2021 provides a further £1.6 billion to that budget, an extra £2.6 billion in capital funding, an extra £42 million—but the hon. Lady is right: it is not just about money. That is why we have the comprehensive SEND review, which will report in the first quarter of next year.
SEND Children — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
William James Quince (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the hon. Lady to her new position. I agree with her that the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on young people with SEND and their families, and we are committed to helping pupils, including those with SEND, to make up for lost learning. We have provided additional uplifts for those who attend specialist settings; we have invested that extra £42 million. I accept that the SEND review is taking longer than we wanted it to, but it is a priority for me and for the Government, and there will be a report in the first quarter of next year.
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government have announced an additional £1 billion recovery premium over the academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24, building on this year’s recovery premium. It will help schools to deliver evidence-based approaches to support the most disadvantaged pupils. This funding is in addition to the dedicated schools grant pupil premium, which was £2.5 billion this year, and the national tutoring programme.
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): I often discuss with colleagues across Government areas of mutual interest, including how best we can support young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The autumn spending review committed an additional £4.7 billion to the core schools budget, including funding for SEND to help the sector respond to the pressures that it is facing. I am sure my hon. Friend will join me in welcoming the trebling of the budget for high needs capital, and the continuation of our safety valve programme.
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Jane Fiona Catherine Stevenson (Conservative, Centre-right): For many years Wolverhampton’s education outcomes have been below those of our neighbours in the Black Country, and we are currently experiencing a youth unemployment crisis in our city. How will these measures help to reverse that trend in places such as Wolverhampton, where there are a significant number of disadvantaged pupils?
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): Employers tell us that good numeracy and literacy are key to securing employment, and our three-year £1.5 billion investment in the national tutoring programme—complemented by £2.5 billion for the pupil premium and the new two-year recovery premium, worth £1 billion—focuses on raising disadvantaged pupils’ achievements in those key areas for employment.
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Benjamin David Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): We know that additional face-to-face learning will be an important factor in helping students to catch up after lost time at school during the pandemic, especially, perhaps, disadvantaged young people. Can my hon. Friend update the House on the progress of the national tutoring programme, and what efforts is he making to ensure that young people in Mansfield who really need it are able to access it?
Disadvantaged Pupils: Support in 2022-23 — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have said, the programme is on track in terms of recruitment, and like schools throughout the country, those in Mansfield can benefit from Government-funded tutoring to help children to catch up after months of lost learning during the pandemic. Mansfield’s schools can also take advantage of the chance to appoint an academic mentor, or to provide tutoring support in-house.
Lydiate Primary School — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand that Lydiate Primary has been facing challenges with buildings in poor condition, and the former Minister for the School System met the hon. Member to discuss that school in particular. The Department spoke to Sefton Council last year, and I would encourage the school to continue to work with the council on its plans for investment. We will also set out details for future rounds of the school rebuilding programme next year.
Lydiate Primary School — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Member will recognise, the Government allocate billions of pounds every year in capital funding through local authorities, and work alongside them in this respect. We will continue to work with Sefton Council to ensure that the right funding and the right response to the report are produced. However, I am sure the hon. Member will welcome the fact that schools in his constituency are being supported by both the outgoing priority school building programme and the new rebuilding programme, and that is something that we want to continue.
Technical Qualifications — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Henry Edward Millar Smith (Conservative, Centre-right): From next September, Crawley College in my constituency will be offering an expanded number of T-levels, including in healthcare, science, education and construction. Would my hon. Friend like to pay a visit to that institution to see those opportunities for local 16 to 19-year-olds?
Technical Qualifications — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): Any invitation to Crawley is too good to miss, and I would be absolutely delighted to come and see the roll-out of T-levels in my hon. Friend’s constituency. In my time as a Minister, I have had the pleasure of seeing many such colleges, and students and tutors are united in their enthusiasm for the project on which they have embarked.
Technical Qualifications — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Felicia Jane Beatrix Drummond (Conservative, Centre-right): If the Government are keen on improving skills, levelling up and improving technical qualifications, including for green jobs, is this not the time to seriously consider having a 14 to 18 curriculum so that students can study these subjects in depth?
Technical Qualifications — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for the position that she has just outlined. The Government are committed to providing young people with technical skills and the knowledge to progress. Indeed, strong university technical colleges such as the outstanding UTC in Portsmouth are succeeding in equipping their students with these vital skills. I understand that she met my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to discuss this the other day.
Studying Abroad — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): The Turing scheme is the UK’s global programme for studying and working abroad. Widening access is central to it, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds are offered additional financial support including an increased grant towards living costs and funding for travel-related costs. I understand that almost half of those who go on the Turing scheme will be from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Studying Abroad — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
James Michael Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): The arrival of the Turing scheme is good news for young people in my constituency, including those at Coleg Llandrillo Rhyl who are planning a trip to France in the new year. Can the Minister give me an update on how the scheme is benefiting those in Wales more widely?
Studying Abroad — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): Absolutely. One of the things we wanted to do when we designed Turing was to ensure that it was a UK-wide programme and that young people from all parts of the United Kingdom could take advantage of it. That has included Wales, and indeed north Wales. Recently, I was lucky enough to speak to participants from across the UK, and we are seeing young people doing remarkable new things and having opportunities that they would otherwise not have been able to take advantage of.
Studying Abroad — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Technology
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): The UK Government are putting £110 million into Turing, and I am delighted to say that in the first round 29 Scottish providers have been able to take advantage of this Treasury-funded scheme. More than £8 million in funding has already gone to Scotland. The other day, I was lucky enough to be at Glasgow University, where I met the chancellor and students, who were absolutely delighted with the opportunities that it was providing.
Covid-19 Education Recovery: Access to Tablets and Laptops — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): We have announced that we will provide an additional 500,000 devices for disadvantaged children and young people this year, on top of the 1.35 million delivered already. This brings our total investment to support remote education and online social care to more than £520 million.
Covid-19 Education Recovery: Access to Tablets and Laptops — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to suggest that the evidence is that children benefit from face-to-face learning, and that is why our priority is for schools to deliver face-to-face education to all pupils. Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing and longer-term development. Where a pupil cannot attend school because they are following public health advice relating to covid, schools must provide immediate access to remote education. I am pleased to confirm that the figures as of 25 November showed that 99% of schools were open to provide face-to-face education.
Covid-19 Education Recovery: Access to Tablets and Laptops — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place, and I look forward to working opposite him. The national tutoring programme is on track overall, and we are seeing strong take-up of the school-based element, with increasing take-up of the academic mentor element. We want to see more take-up of direct tutoring, and we are working closely with Randstad and its sub-providers to ensure it steps up and increases as we hit a higher trajectory later in the year.
Covid-19: Safely Opening Schools After Christmas Holidays — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. Reducing transmission in schools is of the utmost importance to me, and I will do everything in my power to keep schools open. We have provided guidance to settings regarding testing arrangements on their return in January.
School Building Condition: Effect on Learning — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): I recognise the impact on education of buildings in poor condition, which is why we have allocated £11.3 billion since 2015 to improve the condition of schools. In addition, the school rebuilding programme will transform the learning environment of 500 schools over the next decade. We are considering responses to our consultation on prioritising the remaining places in the programme, and we plan to set out our response early next year.
School Building Condition: Effect on Learning — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Richard John Holden (Conservative, Centre-right): I have unusual schools in my constituency, given the size of the rural population. I would like the Minister to meet me to discuss Witton-le-Wear Primary School, a small primary school in which the building is in quite good condition but the conditions for learning are not great, and Delta North School, an alternative provision provider that is looking to increase its provision for local people. I would look forward to it if he could meet me to discuss these two important constituency schools.
School Building Condition: Effect on Learning — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): It was a pleasure to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency not so long ago. I understand that the layout at Witton-le-Wear poses challenges, although it has sufficient capacity. The previous Minister for School Standards, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb), met him in July to discuss the school, since when officials have visited the school and set out the funding available to the Durham local authority to prioritise local need. Of course I would be happy to meet him. I understand that Delta North is an independent school and, as a private business, we expect it to secure its own investment for development. We know that independent AP can play a useful role in the system, but we rightly prioritise the needs of state-funded schools when allocating public funds.
Further Education Colleges: Upgrade — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): We are working to upgrade further education colleges through the FE capital transformation programme. We are investing £1.5 billion between 2020 and 2026 to tackle poor conditions in the FE estate and to ensure our colleges are excellent places for people to learn.
Further Education Colleges: Upgrade — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Damien Moore (Conservative, Centre-right): King George V College in my constituency has a reputation for producing outstanding A-level results, with students going on to do great things. It is a model for how things can evolve in the education sector. Will the Minister commit to joining me on a visit to the college to see how it could be a blueprint for development in other areas across the country?
Further Education Colleges: Upgrade — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michael Alex Burghart (Conservative, Centre-right): Going to Southport would be as great an honour as going to Crawley. I would be delighted to see how Southport is taking advantage of the £480,000 it recently received from the FE capital transformation fund.
Lifelong Learning and Skills — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (Conservative, Centre-right): We are supporting adults to get the skills they need through the adult education budget, and we are delivering on the Prime Minister’s lifetime skills guarantee, which includes the offer of free level 3 courses for jobs, skills bootcamps and, from 2025, the introduction of a lifelong loan entitlement, enabling more flexible and modular study across higher and further education.
Lifelong Learning and Skills — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): Giving people greater choice over how and where they study is one of the keys to improving the skills of our workforce and opening up new opportunities, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government’s new lifelong learning entitlement has the potential to transform options for learners across the whole of their lives?
Lifelong Learning and Skills — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (Conservative, Centre-right): I could not agree more with my right hon. Friend. The LLE is at the heart of our skills revolution and will open up higher and further education by allowing people to study in a more modularised fashion. With that extra flexibility, it will be much easier for people to reskill and upskill, which will in turn support our businesses, our productivity and job creation.
New School Locations: Consultation of Communities — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): The free schools programme has created hundreds of new schools, including Eden Boys School and The Olive School in Bolton, both judged as outstanding by Ofsted. Before signing a funding agreement to open any new school, the Secretary of State will always have regard to local consultation on the proposals.
School Outcomes: Regional Inequality — House of Commons, 2021-12-06
Topic: Education
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): We are committed to improving school outcomes everywhere and are investing a further £4.7 billion by 2024-25 in the core schools budget in England, over and above the 2019 spending review settlement for schools in 2022-23. In 2022-23 the national funding formula is providing a total of £6.7 billion, targeted at schools with higher numbers of pupils with additional needs, which comes on top of the pupil premium funding.