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1199203

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Computers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) laptops, and (2) other computers, have been distributed to disadvantaged students under their digital devices and internet access scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL4902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The department is providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examination in Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>The department has also partnered with BT to give 10,000 young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots, who do not have access to good internet by other means.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers to children and young people who need devices. The department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Devices are being delivered to local authorities daily and will continue to be distributed throughout June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 16/06/2020 16:42:36 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1199263

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of their COVID-19 recovery strategy, they will enable (1) professional outdoor education, and (2) adventure holiday providers, to offer appropriately distanced and planned activities (a) for schools, and (b) in the school holidays.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The government’s overriding priority remains keeping the public safe. Any steps taken as part of a phased lifting of restrictions need to be measured and guided by the science. It is for this reason that, while we have set out that primary schools can now welcome back some more of their pupils, we are advising that professional outdoor education and adventure holiday companies that would usually offer activities for schools and/ or summer holiday activities to children, should be remaining closed for the time being.</p><p>However, under the new social distancing guidelines, which allow up to, but no more than 6 people to gather outside, parents can take their children to a 1-1 outdoor coaching or training session, as long as the gathering does not exceed 6 people and social distancing is adhered to. Parents can also take their children to certain other outdoor sport and recreation activities, provided they are meeting these same social distancing requirements. Details of the types of activities included are set out in DCMS’s guidance for the public on the phased return of outdoor sport and recreation, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-phased-return-of-outdoor-sport-and-recreation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-phased-return-of-outdoor-sport-and-recreation</a>.</p><p>The government will keep this position under review and continue to be guided by the best scientific and medical advice to ensure that the right decisions are taken at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 16/06/2020 13:56:30 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1197844

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to carry out exploratory assessments into whether those children classed as vulnerable who did not physically attend schools during the COVID-19 lockdown had a recognised category of special educational needs and particularly those of the neuro-diverse types including (1) dyslexia, (2) autism, (3) dyspraxia, and (4) Attention Deficit Disorder.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL4809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to assess the special educational needs categorisation of children classed as vulnerable who have not attended school during partial closures.</p><p>The department will continue to ask schools to report on attendance overall, as well as attendance by vulnerable pupils, including those with education, health and care plans and social workers, beyond 1 June, when schools began welcoming back more children.</p><p>The department carries out analysis on the regional attendance trends which is used to support decision-making and to inform conversations with special educational needs and disabilities leads in local authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 12:34:36 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

1197845

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to provide structured physical education for any children returning to school before the 2020 summer break.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL4810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to get all children and young people back into education as soon as possible because it is the best place for them to learn, and because we know how important it is for their mental wellbeing to have social interactions with their peers, carers and teachers.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to ensure that schools are fully supported when they open more widely. Schools are free to organise and deliver a PE curriculum that suits the needs of all their pupils whilst following COVID-19 government guidelines. Our latest guidance for schools can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We want every child to be able to do the 60 minutes a day of physical activity recommended by the UK Chief Medical Officers. This is important for their physical and mental wellbeing and will be especially important for children who have had restricted opportunity to exercise while at home. The government is working closely with nurseries, schools, physical activity experts and sport providers to ensure that there is advice and resources to support everyone to participate in regular exercise. We are advising schools to use outside space for exercise where possible and encourage activities such as supervised non-touch running games.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, working alongside Sport England, launched a £195 million package to help the sport and physical activity sector through the COVID-19 outbreak, with more recent guidance published on the phased return of grassroots sport and recreation:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/195-million-package-help-sport-and-physical-activity-through-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/news/195-million-package-help-sport-and-physical-activity-through-coronavirus</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation</a>.</li></ul><p>These are rapidly developing circumstances; we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 13:34:44 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

1197764

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a replacement for the Erasmus+ student exchange programme; and whether this has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The government remains open to participation in some elements of the next Erasmus+ programme. This will be subject to our ongoing negotiations with the EU.</p><p>We are, in parallel with the negotiations, developing a domestic alternative to Erasmus+, to ensure we are prepared for every eventuality as the government remains committed to international exchanges in education, both with the EU and beyond.</p><p>We are working closely with the devolved administrations as we develop the alternative scheme, as our intention is that this will be UK-wide, and are consulting with a range of stakeholders.</p><p>The development of the scheme has not been affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 04/06/2020 15:01:39 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1197770

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on funding for (1) medical faculties, and (2) the teaching of STEM subjects, at higher education institutions of any fall in the amount of funding received by cross-subsidisation from students of arts and humanities subjects due to a decrease in the numbers of any such students. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In light of COVID-19, we have carefully assessed the challenges the sector is facing and brought forward a comprehensive support package for higher education providers and students in order to stabilise the admissions system and ease pressures on universities’ finances. This included confirming universities’ eligibility to apply for the government financial support schemes and bringing forward £100 million of research funding and an estimated £2.6 billion worth of tuition fee payments for providers. The government continues to prioritise science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and medicine.</p><p>Additionally, the government continues to contribute teaching grant funding to support the delivery of priority activity, including for high-cost subjects. High-cost subject funding is due to total £690 million for 2020-21 and it is targeted at many STEM courses, as well as medicine. Very high-cost STEM subject funding is due to be £24 million for 2020-21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/06/2020 15:28:46 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1197780

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all schools in England will begin to teach compulsory relationships education or relationships and sex education from September 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Cashman
uin	HL4758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe. We also want to equip them for adult life and to make a positive contribution to society. That is why we are making Relationships Education (RE) compulsory for primary school-age pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for secondary school-age pupils and Health Education compulsory for pupils in all state-funded schools, from September 2020.</p><p>Ofsted’s school inspection handbook sets out that inspectors will consider the provision for RE and RSE and Health Education, as part of a wider judgment of pupils’ personal development.</p><p>To support schools in their preparations, the department is investing in a central support package to help all schools to increase the confidence and quality of their teaching practice. This includes developing a new online service featuring innovative training materials, case studies and support to access resources. This will cover all of the teaching and consultation requirements in the statutory guidance and will be available in the summer term, with additional content added in the following months.</p><p>The department has been working to assess the impact of COVID-19 on a school’s ability to discharge their duty relating to the implementation of these subjects. The department will provide an update in due course. Schools will be required to consult with parents when developing and reviewing their policies for RE (primary) and RSE (secondary), which will inform schools’ decisions on when and how certain content is covered. The statutory guidance sets out effective practice on parental engagement and we have published further advice for primary schools on engaging parents positively in the development of their RE policy, which you can find here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy</a>. In addition we have published leaflets for schools to provide to parents, which summarise the key changes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4759 HL4760 HL4761 HL4762 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:00:37 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4340 label Biography information for Lord Cashman

1197781

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action will be taken against schools in England that do not begin to teach compulsory relationships education or relationships and sex education from September 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Cashman
uin	HL4759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe. We also want to equip them for adult life and to make a positive contribution to society. That is why we are making Relationships Education (RE) compulsory for primary school-age pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for secondary school-age pupils and Health Education compulsory for pupils in all state-funded schools, from September 2020.</p><p>Ofsted’s school inspection handbook sets out that inspectors will consider the provision for RE and RSE and Health Education, as part of a wider judgment of pupils’ personal development.</p><p>To support schools in their preparations, the department is investing in a central support package to help all schools to increase the confidence and quality of their teaching practice. This includes developing a new online service featuring innovative training materials, case studies and support to access resources. This will cover all of the teaching and consultation requirements in the statutory guidance and will be available in the summer term, with additional content added in the following months.</p><p>The department has been working to assess the impact of COVID-19 on a school’s ability to discharge their duty relating to the implementation of these subjects. The department will provide an update in due course. Schools will be required to consult with parents when developing and reviewing their policies for RE (primary) and RSE (secondary), which will inform schools’ decisions on when and how certain content is covered. The statutory guidance sets out effective practice on parental engagement and we have published further advice for primary schools on engaging parents positively in the development of their RE policy, which you can find here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy</a>. In addition we have published leaflets for schools to provide to parents, which summarise the key changes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4758 HL4760 HL4761 HL4762 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:00:37 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4340 label Biography information for Lord Cashman

1197782

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources and support they are providing to schools in England to help them (1) consult parents about the provision of, and (2) teach, compulsory relationships education and relationships and sex education.
tabling member printed	Lord Cashman
uin	HL4760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe. We also want to equip them for adult life and to make a positive contribution to society. That is why we are making Relationships Education (RE) compulsory for primary school-age pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for secondary school-age pupils and Health Education compulsory for pupils in all state-funded schools, from September 2020.</p><p>Ofsted’s school inspection handbook sets out that inspectors will consider the provision for RE and RSE and Health Education, as part of a wider judgment of pupils’ personal development.</p><p>To support schools in their preparations, the department is investing in a central support package to help all schools to increase the confidence and quality of their teaching practice. This includes developing a new online service featuring innovative training materials, case studies and support to access resources. This will cover all of the teaching and consultation requirements in the statutory guidance and will be available in the summer term, with additional content added in the following months.</p><p>The department has been working to assess the impact of COVID-19 on a school’s ability to discharge their duty relating to the implementation of these subjects. The department will provide an update in due course. Schools will be required to consult with parents when developing and reviewing their policies for RE (primary) and RSE (secondary), which will inform schools’ decisions on when and how certain content is covered. The statutory guidance sets out effective practice on parental engagement and we have published further advice for primary schools on engaging parents positively in the development of their RE policy, which you can find here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy</a>. In addition we have published leaflets for schools to provide to parents, which summarise the key changes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4758 HL4759 HL4761 HL4762 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:00:37 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4340 label Biography information for Lord Cashman

1197783

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how far in advance parents of pupils in schools in England must be consulted before the teaching of relationships education or relationships and sex education starts.
tabling member printed	Lord Cashman
uin	HL4761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe. We also want to equip them for adult life and to make a positive contribution to society. That is why we are making Relationships Education (RE) compulsory for primary school-age pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for secondary school-age pupils and Health Education compulsory for pupils in all state-funded schools, from September 2020.</p><p>Ofsted’s school inspection handbook sets out that inspectors will consider the provision for RE and RSE and Health Education, as part of a wider judgment of pupils’ personal development.</p><p>To support schools in their preparations, the department is investing in a central support package to help all schools to increase the confidence and quality of their teaching practice. This includes developing a new online service featuring innovative training materials, case studies and support to access resources. This will cover all of the teaching and consultation requirements in the statutory guidance and will be available in the summer term, with additional content added in the following months.</p><p>The department has been working to assess the impact of COVID-19 on a school’s ability to discharge their duty relating to the implementation of these subjects. The department will provide an update in due course. Schools will be required to consult with parents when developing and reviewing their policies for RE (primary) and RSE (secondary), which will inform schools’ decisions on when and how certain content is covered. The statutory guidance sets out effective practice on parental engagement and we have published further advice for primary schools on engaging parents positively in the development of their RE policy, which you can find here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy</a>. In addition we have published leaflets for schools to provide to parents, which summarise the key changes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-sex-and-health-education-guides-for-schools</a>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4758 HL4759 HL4760 HL4762 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:00:37 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4340 label Biography information for Lord Cashman