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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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unstar this property hansard heading Music: Education more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the national plan for music education monitoring board has met since it was established; and on how many occasions a Minister attended a meeting of the board. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
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Barbara Keeley more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education Monitoring Board has met three times since the announcement of the Board in June 2023. The second meeting was attended by the former Minister of State for Schools. The terms of reference of the Board are published on GOV.UK and there are no plans to publish the minutes of these meetings. The ‘National plan for music education monitoring board terms of reference’ can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1162481/National_plan_for_music_education_monitoring_board_terms_of_reference_-_June_2023.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1162481/National_plan_for_music_education_monitoring_board_terms_of_reference_-_June_2023.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 19582 more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T13:22:17.813Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T13:22:17.813Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1697531
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Music: Education more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish minutes for the meetings of the national plan for music education monitoring board. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South more like this
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Barbara Keeley more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The National Plan for Music Education Monitoring Board has met three times since the announcement of the Board in June 2023. The second meeting was attended by the former Minister of State for Schools. The terms of reference of the Board are published on GOV.UK and there are no plans to publish the minutes of these meetings. The ‘National plan for music education monitoring board terms of reference’ can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1162481/National_plan_for_music_education_monitoring_board_terms_of_reference_-_June_2023.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1162481/National_plan_for_music_education_monitoring_board_terms_of_reference_-_June_2023.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 19581 more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T13:22:17.863Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T13:22:17.863Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this
1697538
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Literacy more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on levels of adult literacy in the UK; and what steps she is taking to increase adult literacy levels. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 19687 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
star this property answer text <p>The department recognises the importance of good literacy skills, both in work and everyday life. Securing good levels of literacy has a positive impact on participation in society, improves earnings and employment opportunities and opens doors to further learning.</p><p>The department participates in the OECD’s International Survey of Adult Skills, which was last conducted in England and 24 other countries in 2011-12. The results show that 16% of 16-65-year-olds have the literacy skills of an 11 year old, or lower. The next survey is due to report in late 2024. A link to view the OECD adult skills surveys can be found here: <a href="https://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/" target="_blank">https://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/</a>.</p><p>The government has also conducted the Skills for Life survey in 2011 which provided a national profile of adult literacy, numeracy, and ICTskills, and assessed the impact that different levels of skills had on people’s lives. The survey findings were published in 2012 and reported that, in England, 15% of the working age population have the literacy skills of an 11 year old, or lower (an estimated 5 million people).</p><p>The department also gathers data annually from providers delivering government funded adult further education (FE) and skills provision in England. The latest statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-march-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-march-2024</a>.</p><p>To improve essential literacy and numeracy skills, a legal entitlement was introduced through the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Sections 87-89).This legal entitlement can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/part/4/chapter/1/crossheading/education-and-training-for-persons-aged-19-or-over-etc" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/part/4/chapter/1/crossheading/education-and-training-for-persons-aged-19-or-over-etc</a>.</p><p>Through its legal entitlement, the department provides fully-funded study for adults who do not have essential literacy skills up to the equivalent of a GCSE grade 4/C or higher. In the 2022/23 academic year, around 223,000 learners participated in a literacy course funded through the entitlement.</p><p>The department supports all adults for whom English is not their first language to secure the English language skills they need. Adults are fully-funded or co-funded to study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses and qualifications up to and including GCSE 4/C equivalent. The number of learners participating in ESOL courses and qualifications continues to grow, with around 144,000 learners in the 2022/23 academic year. Already, round 120,000 learners have participated in ESOL courses in the first two quarters of this academic year.</p><p>The department recognises that community learning within its Adult Education Budget (AEB) can play a valuable role in helping individuals improve their literacy, particularly for learners where a qualification is not the most appropriate first step.</p><p>Currently 60% of the AEB has been devolved to 9 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and delegated to the Mayor of London, working where appropriate through the Greater London Authority (GLA). These authorities are responsible for the provision of adult education and allocation of the AEB in their local areas, including funding of English and maths statutory entitlements. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas where colleges and other training providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB to best meet the needs of their communities.</p>
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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less than 2024-03-26T15:57:11.667Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-26T15:57:11.667Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
1697572
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Teaching Methods more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using nurture teaching methods in classrooms. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>Every state-funded school must offer a broad and balanced curriculum which supports every child to fulfil their potential. The department encourages schools to deliver this using effective and evidence-based teaching practices, drawing on resources such as the Education Endowment Foundation’s Teaching and Learning Toolkit.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not endorse any one approach to behaviour management over another and it trusts school leaders to develop policies which reflect their school’s individual needs. The department’s ‘Behaviour in Schools’ guidance focuses on helping schools to establish calm, safe and supportive environments by creating positive cultures which work for everyone.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T13:28:03.107Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T13:28:03.107Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1697573
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Schools: Mental Health Services more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Boxall profile measurement tool to help measure the social emotional mental health and wellbeing of school pupils. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring schools are safe, calm and supportive environments, which promote and support mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>Measuring pupil wellbeing can help schools to identify need and monitor the impact of policies and interventions, which is one of the core principles of the whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing recommended by the department. The department is offering every school and college a grant to train a senior mental health lead who can oversee this approach and has recently commissioned a Mental health lead resource hub which has a variety of relevant measurement tools, including the Boxall profile. More information can be found at: <a href="https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/whole-school-or-college-resources/" target="_blank">https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/whole-school-or-college-resources/</a>.</p><p>As set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, the department is also developing practitioner standards for frontline education staff, setting out the best available evidence of what works for identifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs, including social, emotional and mental health, across early years, schools and post-16 education.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Wantage more like this
star this property answering member printed David Johnston more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T17:15:06.77Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T17:15:06.77Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1697574
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Foster Care: Lincolnshire more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of foster care placements in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency South Holland and The Deepings more like this
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Sir John Hayes more like this
star this property uin 19530 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>Lincolnshire County Council is participating in the £45 million Families First for Children Pathfinder, which came out of the department’s children’s social care implementation strategy Stable Homes, Built on Love. The pathfinder aims to rebalance children’s social care away from costly crisis intervention to more meaningful and effective early support.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the pathfinder, the department is working with a select number of local areas to test significant changes to how local areas help children and young people. This includes increasing support at the earlier end of the system, with the aim of keeping children with birth parents or wider family where safe to do so. This will help to reduce the number of children looked after and therefore drive down demand for foster care or other placements.</p><p> </p><p>There is support available from the department where children are unable to stay with their birth families and foster care placements are sought. Lincolnshire County Council are being supported by the Fosterlink support service. Fosterlink provides support for local authorities to improve the way they recruit foster carers by reviewing current processes to identify areas for service and practice improvements, as well as creating a national network in which to share best practice.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the department is investing over £36 million this parliament to deliver a fostering recruitment and retention programme, so foster care is available for more children who need it. This will boost approvals of foster carers, as well as taking steps to retain the foster carers we have.</p><p> </p><p>Greater financial support for foster carers will help improve the experiences of all children in care. For the second year running, the department is uplifting the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) above the rate of inflation. For 2024/2025, the NMA will increase by 6.88%. This is on top of a 12.43% NMA increase in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the department estimates that changes to tax and benefit allowances will give the average foster carer an additional £450 per year as well as simplifying the process for self-assessment returns for most foster carers.</p><p> </p><p>The department will also build on this investment since 2014 of over £8 million to help embed the Mockingbird programme, an innovative model of peer support for foster parents and the children in their care where children benefit from an extended family environment.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Wantage more like this
star this property answering member printed David Johnston more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T16:55:53.773Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T16:55:53.773Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
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1697585
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Pupils: Transgender People more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help protect trans children from bullying and harassment in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
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Julian Sturdy more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The government has sent a clear message to schools that bullying, including cyberbullying, for whatever reason, is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>The department has provided over £3 million of funding, between 10 August 2021 and 31 March 2024, to five anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying, this includes projects targeting bullying of particular groups.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, on 19 December 2023 the department published the draft guidance for schools and colleges in relation to gender questioning children, along with a consultation, which was clear that bullying must never be tolerated. The consultation closed on 12 March 2024 and the responses will support the department to finalise the guidance for schools and colleges for final publication later this year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Wantage more like this
star this property answering member printed David Johnston more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T16:49:04.937Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T16:49:04.937Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this
1696965
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star this property date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Languages: GCE A-level more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West she expects to offer A-Levels in modern foreign languages in the next five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
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Conor McGinn more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The department does not produce projections of future trends of the number of students taking specific qualifications or future trends in the number of schools or colleges offering specific qualifications.</p><p>The department recognises the importance of the study of languages in Britain and is taking steps to increase the number of pupils studying languages at GCSE level and beyond. This is particularly important given that languages became non-mandatory at GCSE in 2004. The recently launched Language Hubs programme is comprised of 15 lead hub schools from across England, including a hub based in the North West. The lead hub schools will work with other schools in their areas to improve standards of language teaching, in line with recommendations of the Teaching Schools Council’s 2016 ‘Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Review’.</p><p>Managed by the National Consortium for Languages Education, the programme provides high-quality teacher Continuing Professional Development and includes improving transition from key stage 2 to key stage 3, increasing opportunities among disadvantaged pupils to study languages, and increasing the access to home, heritage, and community languages.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T17:54:57.217Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T17:54:57.217Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1696966
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star this property date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
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Department for Education remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Foster Care: North West more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of foster care placements in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
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Conor McGinn more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The department is investing over £36 million this parliament to deliver a fostering recruitment and retention programme, so that foster care is available for more children who need it. This will boost approvals of foster carers, as well as aiding the retention of foster carers already in place.</p><p>St Helens North is participating in this programme, working in a regional cluster group, ‘Foster4’, which is led by Warrington.</p><p>Greater financial support for foster carers will help improve the experiences of all children in care. For the second year running, the department is increasing the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) above the rate of inflation. For 2024/2025, the NMA will increase by 6.88%. This is on top of a 12.43% NMA increase in 2023/24.</p><p>In addition, the department estimates that changes to tax and benefit allowances will give the average foster carer an additional £450 per year as well as simplifying the process for self-assessment returns for most foster carers.</p><p>The department will also build on its investment since 2014 of over £8 million to advance the work of the Mockingbird programme, an innovative model of peer support for foster parents and the children in their care where children benefit from an extended family environment.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Wantage more like this
star this property answering member printed David Johnston more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:18:05.01Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:18:05.01Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1697020
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star this property date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Pre-school Education and Primary Education: Down's Syndrome more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support (a) early years learning and (b) primary education for children with Down's Syndrome. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency South Holland and The Deepings more like this
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Sir John Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>The department is committed to improving the life outcomes and opportunities for children with Down syndrome, including through follow-up to the Down Syndrome Act 2022. From 2025, the department will begin collecting data on the numbers of children and young people with Down syndrome in schools and colleges. This will help inform the planning locally of long term services.</p><p>The special educational needs and disability (SEND) system in education settings provides support for all children with SEND. The system focuses on removing barriers to education and putting the right support in place to meet need, regardless of the specific condition a child may have. The department set out its mission for more children and young people with SEND to have their needs met effectively in mainstream settings in the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan in March 2023. The SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-and-alternative-provision-improvement-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-and-alternative-provision-improvement-plan</a>.</p><p>In the Improvement Plan, the department confirmed that frontline professionals, such as teachers and early years practitioners, would be equipped with the skills and expertise to make best use of provision and to identify needs early, accurately and consistently. The department is developing a suite of practitioner standards to help early years staff, teachers and teaching assistants to identify and support the needs of children and young people they work with, prioritising areas such as speech and language development. The department is funding up to 7,000 early years staff to gain an accredited Level 3 early years special educational needs co-ordinator qualification.</p><p>Additionally, the department is investing £2.6 billion in new specialist places to increase the number of places for those children who need specialist support in mainstream and special schools, and alternative provision. These developments will help children with Down syndrome in early years settings and primary schools reach their full potential.</p><p>Specifically on early years learning, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards and requirements that all early years providers must follow, including learning and development requirements. The EYFS includes specific requirements for supporting children with SEND, including those with Down syndrome. All early years providers must have arrangements in place to support children with SEND and all providers who are funded by the local authority to deliver early education places must have regard to the SEND Code of Practice.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Wantage more like this
star this property answering member printed David Johnston more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T15:45:54.113Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:45:54.113Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Johnston more like this
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