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date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) careers advice and (b) information is provided by (i) his Department and (ii) schools to students considering careers in the creative arts.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We launched the careers strategy last year which recognises that the UK’s fast-growing creative industries offer careers in a wide range of roles.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the careers in the creative arts is available from a number of sources. The National Careers Service provides independent, professional advice on careers, skills and the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and professional bodies in the creative arts sector can sign up to ‘Inspiring the Future’, run by the Education and Employers charity. This free programme allows volunteers to visit maintained schools to talk to pupils about their job. This will raise the profile of various careers within the creative arts sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Careers and Enterprise Company is making sure that every young person has access to inspiring encounters with the world of work, including work placements, work experience and other employer-based activities. It is offering support to schools by increasing the level of employer input into careers programmes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/09/2018 13:10:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968190

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds information on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in his Department in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the socio-economic background of its senior civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/09/2018 13:04:50 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

755727

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a disabled student's allowance for students in further education.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We provide Learning Support funding to Further Education colleges and providers to help them meet the additional needs of learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and meet the costs of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Learning Support can cover a range of requirements including, for example, an assessment for dyslexia, funding to pay for specialist equipment or helpers and arranging signers or note takers. Additional learner support also exists to directly help disadvantaged learners help meet associated learning costs such as childcare, travel and books.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:50:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft