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star this property date less than 2023-01-17more like thismore than 2023-01-17
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Department for Education more like this
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unstar 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 School Rebuilding Programme more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for starting work on schools that have been selected for the School Rebuilding Programme; and if she will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Tewkesbury more like this
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Mr Laurence Robertson more like this
star this property uin 125230 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-23more like thismore than 2023-01-23
star this property answer text <p>161 of the 400 projects selected for the School Rebuilding Programme are in delivery. Buildings at the most advanced projects will be completed early this year. The schools announced in December 2022 will enter delivery at a rate of approximately 50 per year, over a five-year period from 2023.</p><p>The Department is currently undertaking due diligence on these schools. The Department will be writing to all Responsible Bodies with an update on timescales this month.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2023-01-23T16:56:30.743Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-23T16:56:30.743Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-02more like thismore than 2019-10-02
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Children: Communication Skills and Literacy more like this
star 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 tackle the word gap among pupils in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Swansea West more like this
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Geraint Davies more like this
star this property uin 293417 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
star this property answer text <p>28% of children finish their reception year still without the early communication, language and literacy skills they need to thrive. The Department has set out an ambition to halve this figure by 2028. This is why the Department has launched ‘Hungry Little Minds’, a new three-year campaign to help parents support their child’s early language development. This builds on our wider early-years social mobility programme, where the Department is investing over £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to continuing this support once children reach primary school, which is why one of the three aims of the £26.3 million English Hubs Programme is early language development. 34 primary schools have been appointed as English hubs to support nearly 3000 schools across England to improve educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged children in reception and Key Stage 1.</p><p> </p><p>The Department introduced a new curriculum for primary and secondary schools from 2014. The new curriculum for English increases the level of demand from an early age and aims to ensure that all pupils acquire a wide vocabulary, a good understanding of grammar, and proper knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and written language. <strong><br> <br> </strong></p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2019-10-08T14:12:58.943Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T14:12:58.943Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Geraint Davies more like this
1544422
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star this property date less than 2022-11-22more like thismore than 2022-11-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Teachers: Workplace Pensions more like this
star 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, how many (a) independent and (b) state schools have joined the Teachers' Pension Scheme in the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brent North more like this
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Barry Gardiner more like this
star this property uin 93409 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-11-28more like thismore than 2022-11-28
star this property answer text <p>324 independent schools have left the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) between August 2019, when this information started to be compiled, and November 2022. 22 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022.</p><p>State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 1,008 academies have ceased to be registered as scheme employers and 4,383 new academy employers have been registered in the TPS between January 2018 and November 2022. This is a result of state schools converting to academies and some single academy trusts joining multi-academy trusts.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 93408 more like this
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less than 2022-11-28T18:14:08.087Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-28T18:14:08.087Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Barry Gardiner more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-01-09more like thismore than 2023-01-09
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Special Educational Needs: Free School Meals more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of free school meal provision in special education schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
star this property uin 118988 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-12more like thismore than 2023-01-12
star this property answer text <p>39.7% of pupils with an education, health and care plan and 36.4% of pupils with special educational needs support were eligible for free school meals (FSM) in 2022. More information can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2021-22" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2021-22</a>.</p><p>The Department spends over £1 billion annually delivering FSM to pupils in schools. Around 1.9 million disadvantaged pupils are eligible for FSM, as well as an additional 1.25 million infants who receive a free meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy. Together, this provides support to over one third of all pupils in schools.</p><p>The Department is investing up to £30 million in the national school breakfast programme until the end of the 2024 summer term. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free, nutritious breakfasts. The Department is also investing over £200 million a year in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides free holiday club places with healthy meals and enriching activities to children from low-income families.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2023-01-12T17:57:32.14Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-12T17:57:32.14Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-05-04more like thismore than 2020-05-04
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Education: Coronavirus more like this
star 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 discussions his Department has had with internet providers about ensuring online access is free to education services during the covid-19 lockdown. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark more like this
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Neil Coyle more like this
star this property uin 43036 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-13more like thismore than 2020-05-13
star this property answer text <p>4G wireless routers will be provided to help disadvantaged children with a social worker in secondary school, and care leavers and Year 10s to access the internet.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced that the UK's major telecoms companies have committed to supporting vulnerable consumers by removing data caps for broadband services and treating fairly those who find it difficult to pay their bill.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently in discussions with the major telecommunication providers to explore how they can further help us to support families without internet access.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2020-05-13T16:17:25.26Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-13T16:17:25.26Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Neil Coyle more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-30more like thismore than 2020-01-30
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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: Finance more like this
star 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, how many of his officials were involved in the (a) design and (b) promotion of the View national funding formula for schools web page on his Department’s website. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon more like this
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Layla Moran more like this
star this property uin 10463 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-02-04more like thismore than 2020-02-04
star this property answer text <p>5.5 full time equivalent digital staff were involved in the design of the 'View national funding formula for schools webpage', with support from a policy official.</p><p>No specific resource or cost was dedicated to the promotion of the new National Funding Formula website, which formed part of wider communications work that the Department carries out on an ongoing basis.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2020-02-04T16:47:22.12Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-04T16:47:22.12Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Layla Moran more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-18more like thismore than 2019-07-18
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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: Admissions more like this
star 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 recent steps he has taken to widen access to the highest performing schools in England and Wales. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
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Paul Farrelly more like this
star this property uin 278923 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
star this property answer text <p>86% of schools in England are good or outstanding.</p><p>The Department has committed £7 billion to create new school places between 2015 and 2021, the vast majority of which are being created in the best existing schools or through good new schools. The Department is on track to create 1 million places this decade, the largest increase in school capacity in at least two generations.</p><p>Of the mainstream free schools approved between 2014 and 2017, 86% have been in areas where there was a need for more school places. 84% of free schools with inspection reports published by the end of May are rated good or outstanding.</p><p> </p><p>98% of grammar schools are also good or outstanding and the Department wants more disadvantaged pupils to be able to access a place at them. That is why it has made £100 million available through the Selective Schools Expansion Fund to create additional places, where needed, in selective schools that commit to a plan to improve access for disadvantaged children. In 2018 the Department announced 16 selective schools to be funded to expand, and it launched a second bidding round in 2019.</p><p>Education is a devolved matter and it is for the Welsh national assembly to decide on education in Wales.</p><p> </p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2019-07-23T15:45:06.867Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T15:45:06.867Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Paul Farrelly more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-11-22more like thismore than 2022-11-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Teachers: Workplace Pensions more like this
star 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, how many (a) independent and (b) state schools have left the Teachers' Pension Scheme in the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brent North more like this
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Barry Gardiner more like this
star this property uin 93408 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-11-28more like thismore than 2022-11-28
star this property answer text <p><del class="ministerial">324 independent schools have left the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) between August 2019, when this information started to be compiled, and November 2022. 22 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 1,008 academies have ceased to be registered as scheme employers and 4,383 new academy employers have been registered in the TPS between January 2018 and November 2022. This is a result of state schools converting to academies and some single academy trusts joining multi-academy trusts.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">463 independent schools have left the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) between January 2018 and November 2022. 37 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 814 state schools have closed and so have ceased to be registered as scheme employers since January 2018. This is largely as a result of state schools converting to academies. 79 new state schools have been registered in the TPS since January 2018.</ins></p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2022-11-28T18:14:08.04Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-28T18:14:08.04Z
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less than 2022-12-20T19:15:23.683Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-20T19:15:23.683Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Barry Gardiner more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-05-13more like thismore than 2020-05-13
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Languages: Sixth Form Education more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Key Stage Five students are studying a foreign language. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
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Julian Sturdy more like this
star this property uin 46635 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-22more like thismore than 2020-05-22
star this property answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 entering a modern foreign language in state-funded schools in England is 46.7% for 2018/19.</del></p><p> </p><p>The percentage of pupils between the ages 16 to 18, eligible for reporting in performance tables, who entered a modern foreign language for A level exams in state-funded schools and colleges<ins class="ministerial">[1]</ins> in England at the end of Key Stage 5 was <del class="ministerial">7.5</del><ins class="ministerial">6.4</ins>%<ins class="ministerial">[2]</ins> for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] Covers all state-funded mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, state-funded special schools and FE sector colleges. Excludes pupil referral units, alternative provision, hospital schools, non-maintained special schools, other government department funded colleges, independent schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved to take pupils with special educational needs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">[2] Compared to all students in this group who entered A levels, who were eligible for reporting in performance tables.</ins></p><p> </p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2020-05-22T13:21:10.14Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-22T13:21:10.14Z
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less than 2020-06-26T13:35:56.957Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-26T13:35:56.957Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar 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 Nurseries: Buildings more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to assess maintained nurseries for risks associated with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 197808 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-19more like thismore than 2023-09-19
star this property answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff, and it has always been the case that where the Department is made aware a building may pose an immediate risk, immediate action is taken. The Department knows how important it is for young people to be in classrooms with their friends and teachers, but their safety must come first. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has been talking to schools about the potential risks of RAAC since 2018 when it first published a warning note with the Local Government Association. The Office of Government Property wrote to all Government Property Leaders in 2019, and again in September 2022, highlighting safety alerts on RAAC and signposting guidance on identification and remediation. The Government also created a cross-Government working group on RAAC this year to collectively address the issue. Since then, Departments have been surveying properties and depending on the assessment of the RAAC, decided to either continue or monitor the structure, reinforce it, or replace it. This is in line with the approach recommended by the Institution of Structural Engineers. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department discovered details of three new cases over the summer, where RAAC that would have been graded as non-critical had failed. The first of these was in a commercial setting. The second was in a school in a different educational jurisdiction. It was right to carefully consider the cases and scrutinise the technical details from these. Departmental technical officials were able to investigate the situation in one case where the plank that had failed was fully intact as it was resting on a steel beam after it failed. They concluded that it would previously been rated non-critical. Ministers were carefully considering the first two cases and advice from officials when a third failure of a panel occurred, at a school in late August. The Department’s technical officials also visited this school to investigate the failure.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In light of all three cases, it was right to make the difficult decision to change our guidance for education settings and take a more cautious approach within the education estate in England. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Following careful analysis of these recent cases, a precautionary and proactive step has been taken to change the approach to RAAC in education settings ahead of the start of the academic year, as outlined in our guidance. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Maintained nursery schools are treated the same as schools and FE colleges. In 2022, the Department’s questionnaire to all responsible bodies, including those who run maintained nursery schools, asked them to provide information on RAAC.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK higher education (HE) system is amongst the best in the world. Attracting the brightest students internationally is good for our universities and delivers growth at home.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Domestic students continue to make up the vast majority of overall undergraduate students within UK universities. The proportion of international acceptances on results day this year was 12.3%, having been 14.7% at the same point in 2019.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This year on A level and T level Results Day, 186,710 English-domiciled 18-year-olds were accepted to HE providers in England compared to 162,680 in 2019.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access a world class education remains a top priority and is fundamental to the department’s ambition to level-up skills, growth, and economic opportunity across the country.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As autonomous bodies independent from the government, universities are responsible for their own recruitment decisions. Most universities have separate home and international student recruitment targets, set before the admissions cycle even begins. Universities plan their student numbers very carefully, not least because there are important implications for the provision of student support and wellbeing services, accommodation, and everything else needed to deliver the best student experience.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The department and I regularly engage with the HE sector to support policy making and delivery and did so throughout the 2023 cycle.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Most recently, on 7 September 2023, I attended the Universities UK annual conference and discussed how the government is supporting universities to maximise their immense economic and social impact. Key topics discussed included degree apprenticeships, the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and Horizon.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb remove filter
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less than 2023-09-19T15:09:59.027Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-19T15:09:59.027Z
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less than 2023-10-16T13:42:11.747Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-16T13:42:11.747Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Harlow more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this