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date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent Amateur Swimming Association study on the ability of primary school pupils to swim.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the work that the Amateur Swimming Association has carried out over the last three years to produce research on school swimming. Their 2014 research indicates that 45% of 7-11-year olds are still unable to swim 25 metres unaided. Whilst this represents an increase of 6% since 2013, we want to see acceleration in this improvement.</p><p>Swimming remains compulsory in the national curriculum for physical education (PE) as one of only two activities specifically referenced in the programmes of study. The curriculum sets out that schools should teach pupils to swim 25 metres confidently, and use a range of strokes. In addition to the core funding schools receive to deliver the national curriculum, we are providing over £450 million of ring-fenced funding through the primary PE and sport premium to improve the teaching of sport in primary schools. Schools have the freedom to use this funding for additional swimming provision, and many schools have already chosen to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/12/2014 16:43:26 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

167264

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their careers Inspiration Vision Statement published in September 2013; and whether its implementation has led to significant improvements in providing young people with the skills required in the world of work.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL3365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Inspiration Vision Statement encourages schools and employers to work together to better prepare young people for the world of work. We know that many schools and employers have taken up the challenge and that there are many examples of positive engagement between employers and schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, the evidence is that all young people do not yet have equal access to excellent careers advice, guidance and inspiration. That is why the Government has made available £20 million to support improvements in this area in the Autumn Statement, and, further announced on 10 December, the creation of a new employer-led careers and enterprise company. The new company will support much greater engagement between employers on the one hand and schools and colleges on the other, to create inspired and skilled young people ready to engage positively with the world of work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/12/2014 15:54:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

167266

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of University Technical Colleges in providing young people with the skills required in the world of work.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL3367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>To date, 30 university technical colleges (UTCs) are open across the country and a further 26 plan to open by 2016. UTCs contribute towards our aim of raising standards for young people by introducing increased competition, innovation and choice. They provide high quality technical education for those 14-19-year olds that choose to follow a more practically orientated education. The involvement of universities and employers in UTCs provides more opportunities for young people than ever before. The UTCs open and in development will offer around 35,000 places for young people to help them gain skills for the world of work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Global Academy UTC, for example, is in development and once open will offer 800 young people from across London with opportunities to gain the technical skills needed in the creative and digital media business.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/12/2014 16:40:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

167285

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to incorporate careers education into the national curriculum.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s vision is to make sure that every young person leaves school or college prepared for life in modern Britain. An important element of this is ensuring that young people get the careers education and guidance they need to succeed in the workplace. My Rt hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made available £20 million to support improvements in this area in the Autumn Statement, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced on 10 December the creation of a new employer-led careers and enterprise company. The new company will support much greater engagement between employers on the one hand and schools and colleges on the other, to create inspired and skilled young people ready to engage positively with the world of work.</p><p>The Department for Education has issued schools with revised statutory guidance, which underpins their duty to secure independent careers guidance. The statutory guidance makes it clear that schools should have a strategy for the careers advice and guidance they provide to young people, which should be embedded within a clear framework, linked to outcomes for pupils.</p><p>Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a subject that can encompass careers education and employability skills. All schools should teach PSHE, drawing on good practice. We have outlined this expectation in the introduction to the new national curriculum and in our communications to schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/12/2014 12:30:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey