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1582181

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Education and Training Inspectorate's thematic evaluation of physical education provision in primary schools, published October 2022, what discussions he has had with the Education and Training Inspectorate on children receiving two hours of weekly physical education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Education and Training Inspectorate report covers schools in Northern Ireland and Ministers have not had discussions with them on the topic. Ofsted is currently undertaking research in schools across England to explore the quality of PE and Sport. Ofsted will publish a subject report outlining its findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2023 12:08:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582182

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussion she has had with the Department for Education in Northern Ireland on suspensions in high schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Department supports head teachers in using suspension and permanent exclusion as a sanction where warranted as part of creating calm, safe and supportive environments where pupils and staff can work in safety and are respected.</p><p>Schools in England should only use permanent exclusion as a last resort.</p><p>The Department’s ministers and officials engage with counterparts in the devolved governments on a range of issues of mutual interest. Ministerial engagement includes the UK Education Ministers Council, which meets on a regular basis. Whilst my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland on suspensions in high schools, her officials and Ministers would respond positively to any invitation from the devolved governments to discuss this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2023 12:00:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1581116

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racism towards Gypsy, Roma, and Travellers in schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	133596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Strangford to the answer I gave on 19 January 2023 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-12/122191" target="_blank">122191</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 03/02/2023 14:29:36 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567944

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that education is adequately funded.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	126643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The 2022 Autumn Statement has provided an additional increase in the core schools’ budget of £2.3 billion for both 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.</p><p>Taking the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) allocations and the additional funding announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement together, core schools funding is increasing by £3.5 billion in the 2023/24 financial year, compared to 2022/23. This takes the total core schools budget for 2023/24 to £57.3 billion. The core schools budget will total £58.8 billion in 2024/25.</p><p>The Institute of Fiscal Studies has said that this additional funding will fully cover expected increases in school costs up to 2024, and will take spending per pupil back to at least 2010 levels in real terms. That means the 2024/25 core school budget will be the highest ever level of spending on schools in real terms per pupil.</p><p>The Department continues to monitor the financial health of schools closely.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/01/2023 12:26:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567469

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing work-based vocational training for young people between the ages of 14 and 16.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Department’s reforms to the curriculum and qualifications since 2010 have given all young people the opportunity to achieve their full potential and prepare for a huge range of careers.</p><p>Alongside GCSEs, schools may offer vocational qualifications, such as Technical Awards. Technical Awards offer an opportunity to gain knowledge not usually acquired through GCSEs. Some Technical Awards are designed to encourage an interest in technical subjects such as engineering and technology, and others to develop practical knowledge, all of which are valuable as part of a general education.</p><p>From this broad grounding, pupils are then able to specialise at age 16, choosing from a variety of high quality academic and technical qualifications including A levels, T Levels, and apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/01/2023 14:18:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567470

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Employment and Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of employment and training programmes for young people not in education, employment or training.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, regularly meets with cabinet colleagues to discuss employment and training opportunities for young people and is actively considering ways to help young people into education, employment or training. The department wants to give young people the best chance to succeed.</p><p>At the end of 2021 10.5% of 16 to 24-year-olds were not in education, employment, or training (NEET), the lowest rate on record.</p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to identify and support young people who are NEET. All 16 and 17-year-olds are entitled to an offer of a suitable place in education or training under the September Guarantee regardless of qualifications gained. More information on this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/september-guarantee-offers-of-education-or-training-for-16-to-17-year-olds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/september-guarantee-offers-of-education-or-training-for-16-to-17-year-olds</a>.</p><p>A range of provision is available for young people aged 16 to 24 to equip them with the skills and experience they need to progress. The government’s Plan for Jobs includes a range of support to young people to help minimise time spent NEET. These include Youth Hubs and supported internships which offer tailored support for young people with special education needs and disabilities. More information on the government’s Plan for Jobs is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/plan-for-jobs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/plan-for-jobs</a>.</p><p>The department is also taking steps to increase the number and quality of apprenticeships which will create further opportunities for young people. The new ‘Career Starter Apprenticeships’ campaign is raising awareness of opportunities for those looking for their first role after leaving full-time education. We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to share and promote this information through Job Centre Plus.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 122230 question first answered 20/01/2023 13:05:38 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567471

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase uptake of degree apprenticeships among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter and this response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department wants more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to benefit from apprenticeships at all levels, and is working to expand degree apprenticeships, ensuring these opportunities are accessible to young people. We are making up to £8 million available in the 2022/23 financial year to Higher Education (HE) institutions through the Strategic Priorities Grant to enable them to expand provision and form new employer partnerships.</p><p>Our ‘Get the Jump’ skills for life campaign is raising awareness and understanding of all the different education and training pathways for young people aged 14-19. The campaign will help to raise awareness of T-levels, apprenticeships and higher technical qualifications, so young people can make more informed decisions about their future.</p><p>The department continues to increase outreach to students of all backgrounds through the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) programme. The ASK programme provides schools and further education colleges across England with a free bespoke package of comprehensive information and support about apprenticeships, ensuring that students of all backgrounds are aware of the benefits of apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships.</p><p>The department works with employers to showcase higher and degree apprenticeship vacancies on GOV.UK. The listing published in November featured over 300 vacancies across the country from over 60 employers. These vacancies are promoted in schools and colleges through the ASK programme.</p><p>The department is working with the Office for Students to improve access to and participation in HE. We are also working with UCAS to establish the needs of young people, the people who influence their career decisions, and employers to determine how our respective systems and services can be improved so that more young people consider and secure apprenticeships.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 26/01/2023 15:58:11 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567057

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of promoting more project-based learning in schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	123943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Department has no plans to promote project based teaching in schools.</p><p>Every child should benefit from a broad, ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum, taught by highly skilled teachers. The Department is committed to evidence based teaching and has recently re-endowed the Education Endowment Foundation with £137 million to research and fund innovative approaches to improve teaching in schools, nurseries, and colleges. Their approaches are aimed at improving educational outcomes, especially for disadvantaged children and young people.</p><p>This supports teachers to make evidence led decisions and choose interventions that they know are effective and appropriate for their pupils. Schools can also refer to the Oak National Academy and the network of subject hubs for support with teaching an evidenced based curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/01/2023 11:51:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567058

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Health and Science: T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to remove funding for applied general qualifications that overlap with Health and Science T-Levels on the health and social care workforce.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	123944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department is reforming the Level 3 qualifications system to ensure all qualifications approved for funding alongside A levels and T Levels are high-quality, have a clear purpose and deliver great outcomes. T Levels have been developed with over 250 leading employers, have significantly longer teaching hours and include a meaningful nine-week industry placement that sets them apart from many current vocational qualifications.</p><p>The Health and Science T Levels provide young people with an in-depth overview of the occupational choices within the health and care sectors. They will provide a pipeline of young talent into occupations such as Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) and Assistant Health Practitioner roles, later progressing to the registered occupations.</p><p>In addition to T Levels, the department will also fund small alternative academic qualifications, equivalent to one A level in priority areas such as health and social care, as well as funding large technical qualifications for adults who are not able to take T Levels. In January 2023 the department published its funding approval criteria for alternative academic and technical qualifications approved from 2025, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/qualifications-funding-approval-manual-2025-to-2026/common-funding-approval-criteria" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/qualifications-funding-approval-manual-2025-to-2026/common-funding-approval-criteria</a>.</p><p>In October 2022 the department published the final list of qualifications which overlap with waves 1 and 2 T Levels, which will have 16-to-19 funding offers removed in August 2024. This excluded qualifications that may overlap with the Health and Science T Levels, as these were under review by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The department will publish the final list of qualifications which overlap with the Health and Science T Levels, and which will have funding removed in 2024 in due course. The department has published an impact assessment for qualifications that will have 16-to-19 study programme funding removed because they overlap with a waves 1 or 2 T Levels, excluding Health and Science, and this will be updated when the final list is published.</p><p>The earliest point we will remove funding approval for qualifications that overlap with T Levels will be August 2024, four years after T Levels were first taught. The department has responded to feedback from the sector by delaying the withdrawal of funding by a year, ensuring awarding organisations and providers have longer to prepare. All providers will have the opportunity to deliver T Levels for a minimum of one year before overlapping qualifications are removed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/01/2023 16:38:26 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1565815

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve vocational and technical skills among school leavers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The department is reforming technical education in England to ensure that all post-16 students have access to high quality technical options that support progression and meet employer needs.</p><p>Our reforms include the introduction of T Levels, which provide the knowledge and experience needed for skilled employment, further study, including higher education or higher technical education, and apprenticeships. We will have 23 T Levels available from 2023 and the major providers of vocational education are already fully engaged with T Level planning and delivery, with over 200 schools also either planning or already offering T Levels. We are working closely with employers and employer groups nationally to build their awareness about T Levels and the importance of vocational education and to encourage them to offer industry placements.</p><p>The department is also reforming higher technical education so that it provides a high-quality progression option for school leavers. Central to these reforms is the introduction of Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) that are approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education as providing the skills demanded in the workplace by employers. We are building awareness of HTQs through the introduction of the HTQ brand, a skills communication campaign targeted at young people, adults and employers, and also through improvements to information, advice and guidance. The first HTQs (in Digital) started being taught in September 2022, and there are over 70 providers able to deliver them. Further HTQs in Construction, and Health and Science will be available from September 2023. All 15 occupational routes are due to be rolled out by 2025, where relevant occupational standards are available.</p><p>Apprenticeships are a core part of the government’s skills agenda. They give employees high-quality, hands-on training to start and progress in work and give employers the skills they need to grow, helping them fill their vacancies and train their workforces to address industry skills gaps. They offer a high-quality route into more than 650 occupations, from entry-level to expert roles, spanning Levels 2 to 7. To support more employers across the country to access apprenticeships the department is increasing funding for apprenticeships in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 20/01/2023 14:33:49 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon