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School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend demonstrates the desire of Members from all parts of the House and from different counties to ensure that the funding formula is looked at. We are distributing additional high-needs funding. This year, Suffolk will receive an extra £1.2 million. As I have said, we are considering carefully the responses to the first stage of the national funding formula consultation on high needs, because we are determined to ensure that those who have been underfunded in the past benefit as quickly as possible.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Luke Anthony Hall (Conservative, Centre-right): I warmly welcome the announcement that South Gloucestershire and Stroud College has been successful in its application for the SGS Pegasus free school. It will be an 80-place school for autistic pupils, opening in September 2017. Can the Secretary of State assure me that Pegasus and other schools in South Gloucestershire and in my constituency of Thornbury and Yate will receive their fair share of funding following the introduction of the new formula?
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. My Ministers and I want to ensure that all schools receive their fair share of funding. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College has indeed been successful in applying to open the SGS Pegasus free school. Free schools form an integral part of the Government’s education policy to improve choice and drive up standards in schooling.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I pay tribute to the hon. Lady, because I could see how much she loved doing her job as shadow Secretary of State for Education. The truth is that we have protected the overall schools budget in real terms. This year, the core schools budget will be over £40 billion, which is the highest amount on record.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I would completely disagree with that assertion. I ask the hon. Lady to ensure that she and the schools in her area take part in the next stage of the consultation. She should not forget the funding that has already been allocated by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor as part of the northern powerhouse fund for schools.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I applaud the hon. Lady’s activity today and her grip on her brief, but the answer is no. In 2016-17, the dedicated schools grant will total £40.68 billion, which is an increase of more than £4 billion since 2011-12 and the biggest amount any Government have ever spent on schools.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Neil Carmichael (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State will know that the Education Committee is very keen to press the Department on fairer funding to ensure that it delivers what it says on the tin. Does she agree that another important element of reform is ensuring that schools can plan ahead, and that it would be good if fairer funding enabled schools to do exactly that?
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend and his Select Committee have done on this issue. I know that the Minister for Schools is due to meet Members shortly to discuss it further. My hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) is absolutely right: not only do we have to get the formula correct and make it much more transparent, I am also very keen that schools are able to plan ahead, like we would ask any other organisation to do, so that they know how they can manage their budgets in the years ahead.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I pay tribute to the work the hon. Gentleman has done to represent schools in Bradford, and I know that other Bradford Members of Parliament are also very committed to raising educational standards in their area. In talking about fairer funding earlier, I spoke very specifically about children with the same needs attracting the same amount of money. It is right that children from disadvantaged backgrounds should receive more money. I would ask him to engage with us on things such as the "achieving excellence areas", which were outlined in the White Paper that was published earlier this year.
School Funding — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: Will the Secretary of State, in reaffirming her commitment to fairer funding, set out the timetable for the consultation process and say when it will eventually be implemented
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not want to pre-empt the consultation. There are always dangers for Secretaries of State, but there is a danger in inaction, too. We have had an unfair national funding formula for well over a decade, and probably longer. I am not going to go down as the Secretary of State who had the opportunity to try to right that wrong but did not take it.
Deferred School Starts — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): Subject to parliamentary approval, we have decided to amend the school admissions code to support summer-born children in delaying entry to the reception year. We are now considering how to implement that change, and what other changes it would be appropriate to make to the code at the same time.
Deferred School Starts — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend has been a strong campaigner on this issue. As a consequence of his representations, and as part of our review of the code, we are considering whether it would be appropriate to use the due date of premature children rather than the birth date to determine when they start school.
Pupils from Non-UK EU Countries — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Questions: If she will make it her policy that all school children who are non-UK EU nationals retain access to the education system in the event of the UK leaving the EU.
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman makes a very powerful case. There is obviously an awful lot to discuss in the light of the result of 23 June, which is not the result that I campaigned for. I completely accept his point that we should of course make sure that children of non-UK EU nationals resident here are educated.
Character Development — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): As some Members of this House have discovered in recent days, character—whether that be perseverance, respect for others, bounce-backability or the ability to build strong relationships—is an important attribute that should not be underestimated. That is why we are working with schools to ensure that all young people can develop the character traits that will support their future success. We are investing £6 million to test approaches to character education and are delivering character awards to highlight the excellent practice that already exists.
Character Development — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend my hon. Friend for launching his inquiry. I know that there is a debate later in Westminster Hall on the EBacc, and I am sure many of these issues will be discussed. In many ways, schools provide the best protection from radicalisation by ensuring that pupils are encouraged to explore and debate ideas, and to test each other and themselves, so that they leave school with the resilience and critical thinking skills they need to challenge extremist views. To that end, we have launched the educate against hate website to provide practical advice to parents, teachers and school leaders on how to protect children from extremism and radicalisation.
Character Development — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Questions: Child abuse is rife in the UK, and I welcome the comments about character. Will the Secretary of State support my call for all primary school children to have statutory resilience and child protection lessons to prevent child abuse?
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State is very aware of the hon. Lady’s campaign, as well as of the need to ensure that children are as resilient as they can be to the greater dangers that face them in the world in which they live. Those matters remain under review as part of personal, social, health and economic education, and we will return to them in future.
Character Development — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Questions: Child abuse is rife in the UK, and I welcome the comments about character. Will the Secretary of State support my call for all primary school children to have statutory resilience and child protection lessons to prevent child abuse?; Thank you for spotting the link, Mr Speaker. The original question about character is all very good, but what is the Minister doing to ensure that young people have sound moral judgment and a tough backbone, so that they pick the right side of an argument and accept democratic decisions, supported by their peers and the wider populace?
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is right to highlight that money from the sugar levy will be spent directly on sport and physical activity. There is also a commitment of £500 million to help up to 25% of secondary schools extend their school day, and we have doubled the PE and sport premium for secondary schools from £150 million to £300 million per year, which is already making a significant impact on the quality of PE in many of our primary schools.
Character Development — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Questions: Child abuse is rife in the UK, and I welcome the comments about character. Will the Secretary of State support my call for all primary school children to have statutory resilience and child protection lessons to prevent child abuse?; Thank you for spotting the link, Mr Speaker. The original question about character is all very good, but what is the Minister doing to ensure that young people have sound moral judgment and a tough backbone, so that they pick the right side of an argument and accept democratic decisions, supported by their peers and the wider populace?
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): Many of us have had the benefit of work experience—I am sure some Members are enjoying that right now on the Opposition Front Bench—and we know that it provides people with a better understanding of the opportunities that they have in later life. The Careers and Enterprise Company is an important development because it seeks to open up those opportunities and create better links between schools and business.
Mindfulness: Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to meet the hon. Lady and a delegation to discuss the matter further. I am all for greater innovation in schools and for deciding how we can better support children so that they are strong and stable emotionally, which we know is a better backdrop to them being academically successful. I am sure we can arrange a meeting to discuss that further.
Mindfulness: Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): I refer my hon. Friend to the earlier answer on this subject. At the core of this issue is ensuring that we have the highest quality PSHE possible. We continue to keep the matter under review, and will return to it shortly.
Mindfulness: Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): There is a small but increasing amount of evidence that backs the hon. Gentleman’s claim. That is why we want to look at this area more carefully, hence the national survey that is under way to enrich the evidence and knowledge to see what really works so that we can improve all the aspects of a child’s life to which he refers.
School Funding Formula (London) — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue and for contributing to the recent debate on education funding in London. The second stage of our consultation will detail the impact of the formula on schools. I understand the importance of giving schools stability and budget security, but in advance of that consultation it would not be appropriate to speculate on the specific impact of the formula. That would be unfair to schools and parents.
School Funding Formula (London) — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Victoria Lorne Peta Borwick (Conservative, Centre-right): As a long-term governor, and having visited the outstanding Bevington school in Kensington this morning, can I ask the Minister to talk about the area school cost adjustment in respect of meeting the higher costs and vulnerability of schools in London?
School Funding Formula (London) — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a very important point. That is why in the first stage of the consultation we propose to include an area cost adjustment in the national funding formula—an increase for schools facing extra costs from higher wages, which will be important for London schools. We have also protected the pupil premium at current pupil rates, so every school knows that they will receive that funding on top of their core budget. London receives over 20% of the whole pupil premium budget.
School Funding Formula (London) — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: educational standards and attainment have improved dramatically, in London in particular, over the past decade or so thanks to teachers, parents and pupils in London. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made very clear, the purpose of the funding formula reforms is to fund need, so where there is need in London it will be funded on the same basis as need in other parts of the country.
School Funding Formula (London) — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made it very clear: the core education budget of £40 billion is the highest amount ever invested in education. We are supporting our schools to achieve educational excellence everywhere. We are reforming the funding formula to ensure that that excellence can be delivered across all schools, rather than it being determined by a postcode lottery, as it is at the moment.
Underperforming Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): Our strategy for what we are calling "achieving excellence areas" will tackle entrenched underperformance in areas where low school standards are reinforced by a lack of capacity to deliver and sustain improvement. We want to eradicate pockets of underperformance in our school system, and we will do so by targeting leadership and other school improvement programmes in areas of greatest need. We look forward to working with the first areas from this autumn.
Underperforming Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
James Michael Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for his reply. Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, has called on the Welsh Assembly Government to introduce academies in Wales, saying that they improve performance. Does the Minister agree with me that raising standards is vital to helping the economy, and that it is important that political boundaries do not get in the way of business growth in my own area of north-east Wales?
Underperforming Schools — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): How wise Sir Michael is, on this and on so much else! Raising standards is key to helping the economy grow and to improving productivity. Officials at the Department will be more than happy to hold discussions with their counterparts in the Welsh Government on how academies are raising standards. We would also be happy to discuss our education reforms over the past six years, which are raising standards and expectations in reading, writing, maths and the whole curriculum, in sharp contrast to what is happening in Wales under a Labour Administration.
GCSEs: Languages — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicolas John Gibb (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government have acted to halt the serious decline in the number of pupils taking language GCSEs—40% of pupils in 2011 took a GCSE in modern foreign languages, down from 76% in 2000—and thanks to the EBacc, the proportion of pupils in state schools entered for a modern foreign language GCSE increased by 20% between 2011 and 2015. Our ambition is that 90% of pupils in mainstream secondary schools will enter GCSEs in EBacc subjects, including a language.
GCSEs: Languages — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
James Jacob Gilchrist Berry (Conservative, Centre-right): The internationalist manufacturing and business base across Rossendale and Darwen needs people with modern language skills if it is to continue to compete and succeed. What steps can schools take to co-operate with local businesses, such as those in my constituency, to ensure that the menu of language skills that pupils leave school with matches business requirement?
Child and Family Social Work — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): Excellent social work transforms lives, which is why we are establishing a regulatory body to drive up standards and raise the quality of social work training and practice. We are attracting new talent to the profession, investing in high-quality training, rolling out a practice-focused career pathway and developing a new What Works centre to ensure that social workers are equipped with the best knowledge and skills for their practice. This clear strategy to improve child and family social work is set out in the children’s social care policy paper, "Putting Children First", which I and the Secretary of State published today and by way of a written statement. I encourage all hon. Members to read it.
Child and Family Social Work — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (Conservative, Centre-right): Will the Minister explain how the Department’s new graduate entry routes to social work, such as Step Up to Social Work and Frontline, and including the award-winning provision of children’s services from East Sussex County Council, have impacted the social work profession?
Child and Family Social Work — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): Step Up and Frontline are beginning to have a significant impact: more than 670 Step Up participants have qualified as social workers and more than 450 students and 103 local authorities started training this year. An evaluation of cohort 1 showed high retention, and 99 Frontline participants have now qualified as social workers. An independent evaluation in March 2016 was hugely encouraging.
Child and Family Social Work — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend the hon. Lady for her continued and passionate commitment to this matter, based on her professional experience and desire to make a difference. If she reads the paper, "Putting Children First", which I mentioned a few moments ago, she will find a response to a recommendation from Martin Narey’s review into residential care explaining that we will start to pilot "staying close" for children leaving care in residential care settings. This is in line with his recommendation and I am sure will be hugely welcomed.
Children: Physical Activity — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Questions: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on steps to achieve the Government’s aim to make children more physically active.
Anthony Edward Timpson (Conservative, Centre-right): I have already alluded to the doubling of the PE and sport premium at primary school—we have invested more than £450 million. We are also determined to ensure that children continue to sustain participation in PE and sport as they move into secondary education. In the Government’s sports strategy, we have committed to working with the sector to better understand the barriers and issues around drop-off and to identify good practice. By knowing what works, we can be better equipped to combat the drop-off that my hon. Friend rightly mentions.
Childcare — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Social Welfare
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): We are delivering at great pace on our commitment to provide parents with 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds. With cross-party support, we have already taken the Childcare Act 2016 through Parliament. We announced in the November spending review that we would invest an additional £1 billion a year into the system from 2019-20—more than ever before—and we are not waiting until 2017 to deliver on our commitment: around 5,000 children from eight areas will get their 30 hours a year from this September.
Childcare — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Government Operations
Samuel Phillip Gyimah (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady asks an important question. I am in contact with a lot of local authorities, and the Department has the local authority working group. In addition to the increased funding we have provided, we are working to ensure that local authorities have the capital they need—an extra £50 million—to create places in their local areas where there is a need.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): The Minister for Children and Families has mentioned today’s publication of "Putting Children First", which provides much-needed reforms to children’s social care—often a much under-sung service. I am sure that colleagues will condemn tomorrow’s strike action by the National Union of Teachers, which is both unnecessary and counter-productive. It will harm children’s education, inconvenience parents and damage the profession’s reputation in the eyes of the public. Finally, I would like to send my appreciation to teachers and students across the country who will receive their key stage 2 results this week.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2016-07-04
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman raises a really important issue, and we of course want to see more young people studying STEM subjects. My first boss in the House in the last Parliament, now Lord Willetts, told me that there were two ways to engage young people in science—space or dinosaurs.