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date	31/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Textbooks: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer on teaching materials for Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking children (question 145854), what steps he has taken to assure the precision, accuracy, usability, and suitability for children of the automatic translations he has prepared for children through Oak National Academy, in respect of (i) Ukrainian, and (ii) Russian.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	151064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Oak National Academy has enabled users to auto-translate its 10,000 lessons into a variety of languages, including Ukrainian and Russian. This is enabled through automatic translations services offered by major internet browsers, as well as through the integration of online translation tools into its lesson resources.</p><p>As an automated online service, while 100% accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these tools are of high quality and high accuracy. The service is designed as a rapid, temporary measure to support families fleeing the war with access to educational content, helping their transition to some routine and stability within the safety of the UK.</p><p>As part of its standard working practice, Oak National Academy responds to user feedback (including from teachers and parents as well as pupils) to ensure content remains high-quality and any questions are addressed as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2022 12:49:10 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453623

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date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Textbooks: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has given directions to his Department to assess or improve capacity for translating educational materials into (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	145854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>10,000 lessons can now be auto-translated into Ukrainian, Russian, and other languages through remote education resource Oak National Academy, serving millions of children through the COVID-19 pandemic. This will help schools who support many pupils for whom English is a second language.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 16:08:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson