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1564770

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date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 108214 on Religion: Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure high standards of religious education teaching in all schools; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national curriculum for religious education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Religious education (RE) is an essential part of a school’s curriculum and remains a compulsory subject in all state funded schools, including academies, to all pupils up to the age of 18. RE develops an individual’s knowledge and understanding of the religions and beliefs which form part of contemporary society, as well as serving to inform their own values and behaviour.</p><p>To ensure high standards of RE teaching, resources will be procured by Oak National Academy during the second tranche of its work. Oak will work closely with the sector and utilise sector experience when producing new materials for RE. This will ensure that high quality lessons are available nationwide, benefitting both teachers and pupils, should schools opt to use them.</p><p>To support high standards of RE teaching in all schools, the Department is continuing to offer eight-week subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses in the 2022/23 academic year, for candidates who have the potential to become outstanding teachers, but need to increase their subject knowledge. The eight-week SKE course, available in RE, can be undertaken on a full time or part time basis, but must be completed before qualified teacher status can be recommended and awarded. Eligible candidates could be entitled to a SKE bursary of £175 per week to support them financially whilst completing their SKE course. More information on these courses is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction</a>.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce a national compulsory curriculum for RE. The Government’s policy is to allow RE curricula to be designed at a local level, whether that is through locally agreed syllabuses or by individual schools and academy trusts developing their own curricula.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/01/2023 11:20:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1551511

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a national compulsory curriculum for religious education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce a national compulsory curriculum for religious education (RE).</p><p>The Government’s policy is to allow RE curricula to be designed at a local level, whether that is through locally agreed syllabuses or by individual schools and academy trusts developing their own curricula. It will remain for individual schools to plan, organise and deliver their curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/12/2022 16:04:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1551018

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Academies regulation and commissioning review advisory group, established by her Department on 29 June 2022, what steps she is taking to balance the freedoms afforded to academies over the curriculum with ensuring pupils have sufficient knowledge and understanding to be able to champion freedom of religion and belief.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	109567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Curriculum matters are not within the scope of the Academies regulation and commissioning review.</p><p>Religious education (RE) is a compulsory subject for all state-funded schools, including academies, and must be offered in all year groups. Academies without a religious designation are free to either follow the locally agreed syllabus for their area, or develop their own curriculum, so long as it meets the requirements of the locally agreed syllabus. Their syllabus must reflect that the religious traditions in the UK are, in the main, Christian whilst taking account of the teaching and practice of the other principal religions represented in the UK. Academies with a religious designation should teach RE in accordance with their funding agreements and the tenets of their faith.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/12/2022 16:28:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1550639

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by Ofsted entitled Research review series: religious education, published on 12 May 2021; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Department welcomed the publication of Ofsted’s research review into religious education (RE) in May 2021, particularly given that it sought to identify factors that contribute to high quality RE curricula and teaching in schools. The Government’s policy is to allow the RE curricula to be designed at a local level, through locally agreed syllabuses or by individual schools and academy trusts developing their own curriculum. Whilst it is important that the review is taken into account, the Government does not prescribe how much time a school devotes to any individual subjects, including RE. It is for individual schools to plan, organise and deliver their own curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2022 16:12:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1548759

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for female apprentices in the manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	104144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to receive high-quality training and begin or progress in a successful career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).</p><p>The department would like to see more females accessing traditionally male-dominated fields and those offering higher wage returns. The proportion of females starting apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing technologies has risen from 7.3% in the 2017/18 academic year to 9.5% in 2021/22.</p><p>The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024/25 to support employers of all sizes across England in offering more apprenticeships in all sectors, including STEM. Employers in engineering and manufacturing can access apprenticeship funding to support new starters and meet their skills needs. The department has no current plans to provide separate funding for females undertaking manufacturing roles</p><p>Our Apprenticeships Diversity Champions Network is championing gender representation amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed, including in engineering and manufacturing. The network published a report during National Apprenticeship Week 2022 sharing best practice and hints and tips for employers to improve diversity in apprenticeships. In addition, our Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge Programme is continuing to provide free resources to promote STEM apprenticeships to females in schools.</p><p>The department is also working with the Apprenticeships in Manufacturing group, which includes industry partners such as Make UK and Enginuity, to grow the number of high-quality apprenticeships in the manufacturing sector.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/12/2022 12:33:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1548763

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effects of covid-19 on children's education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	104148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Department is focusing on recovering from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through the delivery of a multi-year programme.</p><p>The Department has made almost £5 billion available for education recovery in England. This includes up to £1.5 billion for the tutoring of children and young people aged 5 to 19, nearly £2 billion of direct funding to schools so that they can deliver evidence-based interventions based on pupil needs, £400 million to help provide training opportunities for teachers and early year practitioners and over £800 million to cover the cost of additional hours of teaching and learning for students aged 16 to 19.</p><p>The Department’s education recovery funding exists in addition to Pupil Premium funding, which is worth over £2.6 billion in the 2022/23 financial year. This additional funding enables schools in England to provide extra support to improve the academic and personal achievements of disadvantaged pupils.</p><p>The Autumn Statement has also provided a net increase of £2 billion in 2023/24 and a further £2 billion in 2024-25 in the core schools budget. These figures are over and above totals announced in the 2021 Spending Review. This brings the core schools budget to a total of £58.8 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. This will enable head teachers to continue to invest in the areas that the Department knows positively impacts educational attainment, including high quality teaching and targeted support to the children who need it most.</p><p>Alongside this, the Schools White Paper sets out how the Department will deliver recovery, not just through its specific recovery investments, but through a wider programme of reforms.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/12/2022 17:49:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon