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1717401

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the economy of the fall in applications by international students to study in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 13:39:23 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1658445

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the uptake of the learning of foreign languages in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The government remains committed to increasing the proportion of pupils who choose to study a language up to GCSE and beyond, as well as to improving the quality of language teaching at both primary and secondary schools.</p><p>In March 2023, the department announced a new £14.9 million Language Hubs programme, including a distinct German Promotion Project. The programme will be comprised of up to 25 lead hub schools, all of which will work with partner schools to improve standards of language teaching across the country, in line with recommendations of the Teaching Schools Council’s 2016 modern foreign languages pedagogy review.</p><p>Since 2016, the department has funded the £20 million Mandarin Excellence Programme, which supports schools and teachers to deliver intensive Mandarin study to increase the quality of Mandarin lessons and to increase uptake in the subject. The programme provides professional development and teaching resources for teachers in participating schools across England.</p><p>From September 2024, teaching of the revised subject content for French, German, and Spanish GCSEs will begin. The new content is intended to encourage more students to take up these important subjects, making them more accessible to all pupils.</p><p>To ensure high standards of modern foreign language teaching, language curriculum materials and associated resources will be developed by Oak National Academy, as part of its second tranche of procurement. The first materials will be available from autumn 2024, and full curriculum packages by autumn 2025. This will ensure that high quality, optional lessons are available nationwide, benefitting both teachers and pupils.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 19/09/2023 13:35:31 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1520860

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the UK as a destination for international students.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>To ensure that the UK remains a top destination for international students, the department has launched Study UK. The Study UK campaign, delivered by the British Council, promotes UK universities to the world and encourages international students to study in the UK.</p><p>Attracting the brightest students from around the world is good for our universities, delivers growth at home, as well as supporting the creation of more places for UK students.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/10/2022 11:50:59 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1505789

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional Family Hubs over and above the funding already announced.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The government has announced 75 local authorities that are eligible to receive funding for family hubs. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Although we would like to see family hubs across the country, it is crucial that we now focus on delivering well in the local authorities already selected.</p><p>The investment in family hubs is significant and will have a wide reach across the country to improve outcomes for thousands of babies, children, and families, helping to deliver this government’s levelling up ambitions. We are not starting from zero, many local authorities already provide excellent early years and family support services. The evidence and learning from this investment will help to improve services across England, where they are most needed.</p><p>The department has set up the National Centre for Family Hubs (NCFH), to provide expert advice and guidance to all local authorities, local commissioners, academies, schools and third sector bodies with regards to transforming to family hubs. The NCFH hosts a comprehensive resource library and implementation toolkit to support family hubs providers. This work is supported by disseminating a regular newsletter, a series of learning events, and a community of practice. More information on the NCFH can be found here: <a href="https://www.nationalcentreforfamilyhubs.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nationalcentreforfamilyhubs.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/09/2022 10:54:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1505792

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
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 number of Family Hubs and their efficacy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The government announced a £301.75 million package to transform services for parents, carers, babies and children in half of the local authorities across England in the autumn 2021 Budget. This package will create a network of family hubs in those areas and builds on the £39.5 million already committed, which includes funding to support a further 12 local authorities to transform services to a family hub model.</p><p>Family hubs are a place-based way of joining up locally in the planning and delivery of family services. They are a local innovation, developed to meet local needs and better support families.</p><p>Through the family hubs programmes, the department will continue to learn and gather insights on family hub provision and their effectiveness. We will be building the evidence base through the evaluation of family hubs, both existing and new models, which will support local authorities with good practice on evaluation, implementation and outcomes of their family hubs services. Additionally, the department will be running behavioural insight projects to ensure take-up of family hub services by underrepresented families and we will also collect data, such as family hubs maturity and outcomes. This will help with developing effective family hubs.</p><p>Further information on the evaluation of family hubs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs</a>.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/09/2022 10:46:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1419739

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coroanvirus
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 need for catch-up classes for time missed from school during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps will they take to provide this.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL5919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the attainment and progress of all students is a key research priority for the government. We have commissioned an independent research and assessment agency to provide a baseline assessment of catch-up needs for pupils in schools in England and monitor progress over the course of the 2020/21 academic year. This research is based on assessments that schools are already using and adds no additional burden on teachers. Initial findings from the research are available in the attached report. We are currently exploring options to assess progress over the course of the current academic year.</p><p>Our latest evidence suggests that, in summer 2021, primary pupils were on average around one month behind in reading and around 3 months behind in maths compared to where we would expect them to be in a ‘normal year’. Secondary pupils were behind in their learning in reading by around 2 months.</p><p>Overall direct investment announced for education recovery is almost £5 billion. This includes £1.8 billion of funding announced in the last Spending Review to support young people to catch up on missed learning.</p><p>Our approach to recovery follows the evidence by providing universal support but also by targeting additional support at disadvantaged pupils, as well as older pupils with less time left in education. We are focusing on those interventions that have the greatest impact for pupils, especially on tutoring and teacher development, as well as direct recovery funding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/02/2022 17:26:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL5919_pdf.pdf title HL5919_initial_findings
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth