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1697941

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken steps with relevant authorities to provide out of hours academic tutoring provision in state schools in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	19820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The department is investing over £1 billion in tutoring via its flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP). This has seen nearly five million tutoring courses commence since the programme started in November 2020, including over two million in each of the last two academic years. In the current academic year, 346,000 courses have started up to 5 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The principal objective of the NTP is to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. In the 2023/24 academic year, schools are required to consider offering tutoring to all of their pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium. The department is continuing to recommend that schools use pupil premium funding to cover their contribution to the cost of tutoring. Pupil premium funding will rise to over £2.9 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, an increase of £80 million from 2023/24. This represents a 10% increase in per pupil rates from 2021/22 to 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to the objective that tutoring should be embedded across schools in England following the final year of the NTP. The department will expect tutoring to continue to be a staple offer from schools, with schools using their core budgets, including pupil premium, to provide targeted support for those children who will benefit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/04/2024 13:50:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1695048

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Carers: Romford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support kinship carers in Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	17861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>In December 2023, the department published Championing Kinship Care, the first ever national kinship care strategy. The department is investing £20 million of funding in financial year 2024/25 for Championing Kinship Care, to help move towards a children’s social care system with kinship at its heart.</p><p>It may be helpful to look at Kinship’s website to see whether there are local peer to peer support groups being delivered for kinship carers in Romford. The website can be found here: <a href="https://compass.kinship.org.uk/groups/" target="_blank">https://compass.kinship.org.uk/groups/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 19/03/2024 14:31:27 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1695047

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Antisemitism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism in higher education institutions in the South East.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	17860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>Antisemitism, intimidation, and threats of violence must never be tolerated on university campuses. The Community Security Trust 2023 annual report highlights the unprecedented increase in antisemitic incidents in higher education (HE). This unacceptable rise is deeply concerning. All antisemitism is abhorrent, and universities should have robust systems to deal with incidents of support for unlawful antisemitic abuse and harassment. The department will not tolerate unlawful harassment or the glorification of terrorism.</p><p>Ever since the October 7 attacks, the department has actively intervened to ensure that universities, including those located in the South East, act swiftly and appropriately to deal with incidents of antisemitism. I have reached out to many Vice Chancellors personally when a concern has been raised about antisemitism on their campus.</p><p>Furthermore, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and I wrote to all universities on 11 October 2023, urging them to respond swiftly to hate-related incidents and to actively reassure Jewish students that they can study without fear of harassment or intimidation. I wrote again to Vice Chancellors on 16 November 2023, emphasising that they must use disciplinary measures wherever appropriate, highlighting the importance of police engagement, and reiterating that student visas could be suspended where a foreign national is found to have committed or incited acts of racial hatred. This was one of the key actions set out in the five point plan for tackling antisemitism in HE, which was published on 5 November 2023. The plan also involves:</p><ul><li>Calling for visas to be withdrawn from international students who incite racial hatred. Visas are a privilege, not a right, and the government won’t hesitate to remove them from people who abuse them.</li><li>Logging specific cases and sharing them with the Office for Students for their consideration.</li><li>Continuing to make it clear in all discussions that acts that may be criminal should be referred to the police.</li><li>Establishing a Tackling Antisemitism Quality Seal, which will be an award available to universities who can demonstrate the highest standards in tackling antisemitism.</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 22 November, the government announced in the Autumn Statement an additional £7 million over three years to tackle antisemitism in education. The Quality Seal will be the cornerstone of this package for universities, providing a framework of measures that will make clear what good practice is in tackling antisemitism in HE, and making sure that our universities are a safe and welcoming space for Jewish students and staff, as for all students and staff.</p><p>The department will not hesitate to take further action across education to stamp out antisemitism and harassment of Jewish pupils, students and staff.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/03/2024 17:19:44 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691735

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Wildlife
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to introduce wildlife education to the early years curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	15597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements that all early years providers must follow to ensure every child has the best start in life and is prepared for school<em>. </em>The EYFS includes an area of learning on ‘Understanding the World’, which requires settings to foster children’s understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically and ecologically diverse world. Across the early years curriculum, practitioners can teach children about wildlife and the natural environment in a range of ways, for example through books, activities and play and by visiting parks and other local areas.</p><p>At the end of the EYFS, children are assessed on their level of development, against the Early Learning Goals (ELGs). The ‘Understanding the World’ ELGs include exploring the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants, knowing some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 11/03/2024 15:50:37 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691733

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Channel Islands
	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 help support the recruitment of early years workers in the Channel Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	15595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The department regularly engages with Crown Dependency officials and cross-government stakeholders with an interest in early years.</p><p>The Crown Dependencies are self-governing in respect of their own domestic affairs and this matter falls within the jurisdiction of the Channel Island governments.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 11/03/2024 15:47:28 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1693332

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Rugby
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support the playing of rugby in schools in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	16642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Physical education (PE) is a compulsory subject within the national curriculum from key stage 1 to key stage 4. It is for schools to decide which sports to choose for pupils both in PE and during extracurricular opportunities. The national curriculum does not specify what schools should provide, but rugby is included as an example of a sport that can provide important elements of the PE and Sport national curriculum programme of study in key stage 3 and 4.</p><p>Where schools want to provide specific sports, they can draw on support from the relevant national governing body. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) offers a wide range of resources and age appropriate guidance and advice for delivering rugby to primary and secondary age pupils. The RFU has been conducting a review into the future of rugby in schools, and the department looks forward to seeing the outcomes of this work and engaging with them accordingly.</p><p>On 8 March 2023, the department announced over £600 million in funding for the primary PE and sport premium in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years, and up to £57 million up to March 2025 for the ‘Opening School Facilities’ programme. Schools can use this funding to increase their sport provision such as rugby to a higher standard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/03/2024 12:58:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691736

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on cyber security threats to educational institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	15598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK government takes cyber threats to our public institutions very seriously and this threat has been highlighted in both the published Integrated Review and the Government Cyber Security Strategy, which show the cross-government approach the department has to tackling these threats. The Integrated Review is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-integrated-review-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-integrated-review-2021</a>. The Government Cyber Security Strategy is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-cyber-security-strategy-2022-to-2030" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-cyber-security-strategy-2022-to-2030</a>.</p><p>The department cyber team continues to work closely with colleagues across government, including those at the National Cyber Security Centre, to manage its cyber risk across educational institutions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/03/2024 13:36:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689875

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled SEND and alternative provision improvement plan: right support, right place, right time, published on 2 March 2023, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of other options to help ensure the supply of specialist sensory impairment teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Romford, to the answer of 13 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-30/12002" target="_blank">12002</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 14495 14496 question first answered 23/02/2024 12:53:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689874

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure recruitment of qualified specialist teachers of the deaf.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Romford, to the answer of 13 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-30/12002" target="_blank">12002</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 14495 14497 question first answered 23/02/2024 12:53:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689873

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) deaf children and (b) their families receive the support necessary from specialist teachers of the deaf in (i) education settings and (ii) early years development.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Romford, to the answer of 13 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-30/12002" target="_blank">12002</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 14496 14497 question first answered 23/02/2024 12:53:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell