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star this property date less than 2022-06-21more like thismore than 2022-06-21
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pupils: Assessments more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) SATs and (b) statutory testing on pupil mental health and wellbeing; and if he will make it his policy to pause such testing to allow for a profession-led review of the potential impact of the current assessment system in primary schools on pupil wellbeing. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 22569 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
star this property answer text <p>Schools should support a culture of wellbeing amongst staff and pupils. The department understands that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, and that this will have an impact in the longer-term. Although schools should encourage all pupils to work hard and achieve well in primary assessments, the department does not recommend that they devote excessive time to preparation, and certainly not at the expense of pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>Assessments are a crucial part of a child’s schooling and are fundamental in a high-performing education system. Statutory assessments at primary school are an essential part in ensuring that all pupils master the basics of reading, writing, and maths to prepare them for secondary school. Assessment data also enables parents, schools, and the department to understand the impact of lost time in education and recovery initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the government carried out a consultation into primary assessment in England. The consultation received over 4,000 responses from a diverse range of backgrounds and specialisms, providing a broad and informed range of views that informed policy on the current primary assessment system. Additionally, the department engages with teachers, parents and their representatives on a regular basis to understand their views on primary assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The department has no current plans to undertake further major reform of assessments.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
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less than 2022-06-27T09:44:12.42Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-27T09:44:12.42Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
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4786
star this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
1356857
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-09-20more like thismore than 2021-09-20
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Religion more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils in Bolton South East constituency have access to a secular or community-ethos school. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bolton South East more like this
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Yasmin Qureshi more like this
star this property uin 51662 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-09-23more like thismore than 2021-09-23
star this property answer text <p>The government is committed to offering parents and children a diverse education system consisting of a wide variety of schools and this includes faith schools. Within Bolton South East, 24 of the 47 primary and secondary schools are not designated as faith schools.</p><p>The vast majority of parents are offered a place at a school of their choice. For the Bolton local authority, in 2021, 97.6% of parents received an offer from one of their top three choices of primary school, while 94.4 % received an offer from one of their top three choices of secondary school.</p><p>Faith schools have played an important role in our education system for many years and are popular with parents. They have a strong track record of delivering excellent education and achieving high standards and, on average, perform better than non-faith schools. These schools, like all other schools, play a vital role in promoting integration and supporting pupils to understand different faiths and communities.</p><p>Although faith schools have greater freedom to maintain their religious ethos, they remain subject to the same obligations as other state funded schools to promote community cohesion and integration, and to teach a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
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less than 2021-09-23T12:29:06.987Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-23T12:29:06.987Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
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3924
star this property label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi more like this
1357496
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-09-22more like thismore than 2021-09-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Chidren: Afghanistan more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective support for refugees arriving from Afghanistan, including the enrolment of school aged children. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bolton South East more like this
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Yasmin Qureshi more like this
star this property uin 53222 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-10-20more like thismore than 2021-10-20
star this property answer text <p>Work is underway across government departments, and with charities and local authorities, to ensure refugees arriving from Afghanistan are properly supported so they can rebuild their lives. Local authorities will receive a funding package to support the resettlement of these families.</p><p>We are prioritising making sure that children of all ages have access to education, including by working with local authorities and other networks to make sure this can happen as soon as possible.</p><p>We are providing at least £12 million in extra education funding, which prioritises additional school places for children and young people, but also covers school transport, extra English lessons, specialist teachers and more.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
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less than 2021-10-20T16:34:21.863Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-20T16:34:21.863Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
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3924
star this property label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi more like this
1282686
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-02-01more like thismore than 2021-02-01
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Northern Ireland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 21 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
star this property hansard heading Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 146954 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-02-04more like thismore than 2021-02-04
star this property answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office, despite our relatively small size, has had 3 members of staff successfully complete apprenticeship qualifications in recent months. These 3 staff equated to 3% of our London staff, exceeding the public sector target of 2.3%. These staff members completed their apprenticeships at the end of 2020. As a result, we currently have no apprentices; however, we have started recruiting to ensure we can continue to meet this target.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
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less than 2021-02-04T17:14:11.67Zmore like thismore than 2021-02-04T17:14:11.67Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1365643
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-02more like thismore than 2021-11-02
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Performing Arts: Schools more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to use his Department’s covid-19 recovery funding to increase participation in drama and theatre in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 68379 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answer text <p>In addition to the department’s ambitious wider spending review settlement for schools and 16-19 settings; since June 2020 nearly £5 billion in education recovery funding to support children and young people recover from the COVID-19 outbreak has been announced. The department’s recovery programmes allow early years, school and college leaders to support those pupils most in need to help them catch-up. This includes the catch-up premium in the 2020/21 academic year and the recovery premium in the 2021/22 academic year. Using evidenced based interventions, this funding can also be used to tackle non-academic barriers to success in school, such as enrichment activities like arts and sport.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also committed £200 million for secondary schools to deliver face-to-face summer schools in summer 2021, giving secondary pupils access to enrichment activities, such as games, music, drama and sports that they have missed out on over the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, this will have helped to support physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to high-quality education for all pupils, and integral to this are the arts and music. The department provides significant funding for a range of cultural education programmes, including music, which schools can access – over £620 million between 2016 to 2021, additional to core school budgets. We confirmed £80 million funding for this financial year, 2021-22, for music programmes; and we continue to provide just over £4 million for a set of tailored arts programmes. We will continue to invest around £115 million per annum in cultural education over the next three years, though our music, arts and heritage programmes, working closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England and others.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, schools have continued to receive their core funding throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The recent spending review announced that core funding for schools will rise by a further £4.7 billion by 2024-25, compared to previous plans, this builds on the largest school funding increase in a decade at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, this will support schools to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
68380 more like this
68381 more like this
68382 more like this
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less than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.217Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.217Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1365646
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-02more like thismore than 2021-11-02
star this property answering body
Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Music: Education more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to use his Department’s covid-19 recovery funding to increase participation in music in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 68380 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answer text <p>In addition to the department’s ambitious wider spending review settlement for schools and 16-19 settings; since June 2020 nearly £5 billion in education recovery funding to support children and young people recover from the COVID-19 outbreak has been announced. The department’s recovery programmes allow early years, school and college leaders to support those pupils most in need to help them catch-up. This includes the catch-up premium in the 2020/21 academic year and the recovery premium in the 2021/22 academic year. Using evidenced based interventions, this funding can also be used to tackle non-academic barriers to success in school, such as enrichment activities like arts and sport.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also committed £200 million for secondary schools to deliver face-to-face summer schools in summer 2021, giving secondary pupils access to enrichment activities, such as games, music, drama and sports that they have missed out on over the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, this will have helped to support physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to high-quality education for all pupils, and integral to this are the arts and music. The department provides significant funding for a range of cultural education programmes, including music, which schools can access – over £620 million between 2016 to 2021, additional to core school budgets. We confirmed £80 million funding for this financial year, 2021-22, for music programmes; and we continue to provide just over £4 million for a set of tailored arts programmes. We will continue to invest around £115 million per annum in cultural education over the next three years, though our music, arts and heritage programmes, working closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England and others.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, schools have continued to receive their core funding throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The recent spending review announced that core funding for schools will rise by a further £4.7 billion by 2024-25, compared to previous plans, this builds on the largest school funding increase in a decade at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, this will support schools to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
68379 more like this
68381 more like this
68382 more like this
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less than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.277Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.277Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1365647
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-02more like thismore than 2021-11-02
star this property answering body
Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Sports more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to use his Department’s covid-19 recovery funding to increase participation in competitive sports in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 68381 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answer text <p>In addition to the department’s ambitious wider spending review settlement for schools and 16-19 settings; since June 2020 nearly £5 billion in education recovery funding to support children and young people recover from the COVID-19 outbreak has been announced. The department’s recovery programmes allow early years, school and college leaders to support those pupils most in need to help them catch-up. This includes the catch-up premium in the 2020/21 academic year and the recovery premium in the 2021/22 academic year. Using evidenced based interventions, this funding can also be used to tackle non-academic barriers to success in school, such as enrichment activities like arts and sport.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also committed £200 million for secondary schools to deliver face-to-face summer schools in summer 2021, giving secondary pupils access to enrichment activities, such as games, music, drama and sports that they have missed out on over the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, this will have helped to support physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to high-quality education for all pupils, and integral to this are the arts and music. The department provides significant funding for a range of cultural education programmes, including music, which schools can access – over £620 million between 2016 to 2021, additional to core school budgets. We confirmed £80 million funding for this financial year, 2021-22, for music programmes; and we continue to provide just over £4 million for a set of tailored arts programmes. We will continue to invest around £115 million per annum in cultural education over the next three years, though our music, arts and heritage programmes, working closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England and others.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, schools have continued to receive their core funding throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The recent spending review announced that core funding for schools will rise by a further £4.7 billion by 2024-25, compared to previous plans, this builds on the largest school funding increase in a decade at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, this will support schools to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
68379 more like this
68380 more like this
68382 more like this
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less than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.34Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.34Z
star this property answering member
4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1365648
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-02more like thismore than 2021-11-02
star this property answering body
Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Dance more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to use his Department’s covid-19 recovery funding to increase participation in dance in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 68382 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answer text <p>In addition to the department’s ambitious wider spending review settlement for schools and 16-19 settings; since June 2020 nearly £5 billion in education recovery funding to support children and young people recover from the COVID-19 outbreak has been announced. The department’s recovery programmes allow early years, school and college leaders to support those pupils most in need to help them catch-up. This includes the catch-up premium in the 2020/21 academic year and the recovery premium in the 2021/22 academic year. Using evidenced based interventions, this funding can also be used to tackle non-academic barriers to success in school, such as enrichment activities like arts and sport.</p><p> </p><p>The department has also committed £200 million for secondary schools to deliver face-to-face summer schools in summer 2021, giving secondary pupils access to enrichment activities, such as games, music, drama and sports that they have missed out on over the COVID-19 outbreak. Almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, this will have helped to support physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to high-quality education for all pupils, and integral to this are the arts and music. The department provides significant funding for a range of cultural education programmes, including music, which schools can access – over £620 million between 2016 to 2021, additional to core school budgets. We confirmed £80 million funding for this financial year, 2021-22, for music programmes; and we continue to provide just over £4 million for a set of tailored arts programmes. We will continue to invest around £115 million per annum in cultural education over the next three years, though our music, arts and heritage programmes, working closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England and others.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, schools have continued to receive their core funding throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The recent spending review announced that core funding for schools will rise by a further £4.7 billion by 2024-25, compared to previous plans, this builds on the largest school funding increase in a decade at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, this will support schools to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
68379 more like this
68380 more like this
68381 more like this
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less than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.403Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T10:17:26.403Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1378939
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answering body
Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Summer Schools: Secondary Education more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary school pupils who attended a face-to-face summer school in summer 2021. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 75937 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-22more like thismore than 2021-11-22
star this property answer text <p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021. The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future summer schools.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
75938 more like this
75939 more like this
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less than 2021-11-22T12:35:06.833Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-22T12:35:06.833Z
star this property answering member
4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
star this property tabling member
4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this
1378941
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
star this property answering body
Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Summer Schools: Secondary Education more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary school pupils on free school meals who attended a face-to-face summer school in summer 2021. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ilford North more like this
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Wes Streeting more like this
star this property uin 75938 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-11-22more like thismore than 2021-11-22
star this property answer text <p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021. The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future summer schools.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Worcester more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robin Walker remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
75937 more like this
75939 more like this
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less than 2021-11-22T12:35:06.9Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-22T12:35:06.9Z
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4091
star this property label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
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4504
star this property label Biography information for Wes Streeting more like this