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star this property date less than 2020-02-21more like thismore than 2020-02-21
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Department for Education more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Further Education: Finance more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact assessments the Government has conducted on cessation of funding for post-16 qualifications. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-03-02more like thismore than 2020-03-02
unstar this property answer text <p>The government is taking forward a review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below. The first stage consultation on this review was published in March 2019, alongside a general impact assessment and an equalities impact assessment. Details of this review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-and-below-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-and-below-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For the majority of our proposals, these were initial assessments as the first stage consultation set out high level principles for reform rather than firm proposals for change on which full detailed impact assessments could be based. The second stage consultation, which will follow later in 2020, will contain specific proposals for change. The government will publish a corresponding detailed impact assessment, including equalities impacts, alongside this consultation.</p><p> </p><p>For one area where we are making early progress on the review, we set out a full impact assessment alongside the March consultation. This is where we are removing funding approval for qualifications where we have a reformed version approved for performance tables running in parallel. Funding for these “pre-existing” qualifications will be removed in August 2020. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/post-16-qualifications-review-team/post-16-level-3-and-below-qualifications-review/supporting_documents/Post%2016%20level%203%20and%20below%20qualifications%20review%20%20Impact%20Assessments.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/post-16-qualifications-review-team/post-16-level-3-and-below-qualifications-review/supporting_documents/Post%2016%20level%203%20and%20below%20qualifications%20review%20%20Impact%20Assessments.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be removed from these qualifications in August 2020. The impact assessments published in March last year addressed this.</p><p> </p><p>The first stage consultation also set out our intention to remove funding approval for qualifications with low and no publicly funded enrolments. On 13 February 2020 the Department for Education announced the process to identify which of these qualifications will have funding approval removed from August 2021. This included publication of an initial list of qualifications with low and no publicly funded enrolments in scope of the process. This process requires awarding organisations to notify the Department if they believe funding approval should be retained, subject to specific criteria including whether the removal of public funding approval for the qualification will have a significant adverse impact upon a particular group of students, a provider, or occupational or geographic area. The department intends to publish the final list in July 2020 of qualifications that will have approval for public funding withdrawn from August 2021. An impact assessment will be published at this point.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Chichester more like this
star this property answering member printed Gillian Keegan more like this
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less than 2020-03-02T17:02:05.687Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-02T17:02:05.687Z
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star this property label Biography information for Gillian Keegan more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-04-24more like thismore than 2020-04-24
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Schools: Playing Fields more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will support the roll out of a national programme of timed access to school playing fields for families who are unable to access green spaces safely and easily. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-04more like thismore than 2020-05-04
unstar this property answer text <p>As both my right hon. Friends, the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19.</p><p>Schools are closed until further notice except for children of critical workers and vulnerable children. The management of school sites remains the responsibility of school leaders and governing bodies during this period and their first priority is ensuring arrangements are in place so that pupils and staff still attending school can do so safely.</p><p>Whilst there are currently no plans to roll out a national programme of timed access to school playing fields, we are aware that schools do sometimes choose to make their facilities available for use and may have chosen to allow community access to outdoor spaces during this period.</p><p>It is important that children continue to remain fit and active wherever possible at this time, as long as this is done in line with the latest official advice on social distancing which can be accessed from:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others</a><em>. </em>Our latest guidance on supporting children to get exercise during COVID-19 can be found on the following page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education#physical-education-pe-and-physical-activity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education#physical-education-pe-and-physical-activity</a>.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-05-04T15:52:53.037Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-04T15:52:53.037Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-06-22more like thismore than 2020-06-22
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Department for Education more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Overseas Students: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support international students studying in the UK during the covid-19 pandemic and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of (i) requesting providers to waive third-term tuition fees for those students and (ii) extending Tier 4 visas for those students. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 62652 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-06-29more like thismore than 2020-06-29
unstar this property answer text <p>The department has been working closely with the higher education (HE) sector to ensure it provides essential support for international students who have decided to remain in the UK or have been unable to travel home due to COVID-19. Universities have an obligation to ensure that students have continued accommodation and access to essential services in the UK for the duration of their stay.</p><p>We are pleased to see that the sector is making every effort to enable students to continue their studies – including moving learning online either in the UK or in a student's home country – so that their teaching and assessment can proceed, and that universities are offering a range of support to students, including support for catering and cleaning.</p><p>The government also recognises that many students are facing, or will face, additional mental health challenges caused by the global outbreak. Many HE providers are bolstering their existing mental health services and adapting delivery to means other than face-to-face. Providers have responded quickly to transform mental health and wellbeing services, showing resourcefulness, and there are many examples of good practice.</p><p>The government has worked closely with the Office for Students (OfS) to help clarify that providers in England can draw upon existing student premium funding to provide hardship funds and support disadvantaged students impacted by COVID-19 and international students qualify for this. Providers are able to use the funding – worth around £23 million per month for April, May, June and July – towards student hardship funds, including mental health support.</p><p>In addition, the OfS recently announced the Student Space platform, which seeks to bridge gaps in mental health support for students arising from this unprecedented situation. Funded with up to £3 million by the OfS and led by Student Minds, it is designed to work alongside existing mental health services.</p><p>Universities are autonomous and responsible for setting their own fees. In deciding to keep charging full fees, universities will of course want to ensure that they can continue to deliver courses which are fit for purpose and help students progress their qualifications. Whether or not an individual student is entitled to a refund of fees will depend on the specific contractual arrangements between the provider and student.</p><p>The government is applying discretion under the current circumstances to ensure international students are not negatively impacted if they find themselves in a position where they cannot comply with certain visa rules. On 16 June, the Home Office updated their visa guidance to provide greater certainty for international HE students in the UK impacted by COVID-19; this guidance includes the latest information for those who might have questions around visa expiry, switching visa category within the UK and distance learning. It also provides reassurances regarding distance learning, confirming that students will be permitted to study partially online for the 2020/21 academic year, provided they transition to face-to-face learning as soon as circumstances allow, and that that those studying by distance/blended learning will be eligible to apply for the graduate route provided they are in the UK by 6 April 2021 (and meet other requirements of the route).</p>
star this property answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
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less than 2020-06-29T15:38:11.853Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-29T15:38:11.853Z
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star this property label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Health Professions: Training more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of abolishing student-funded tuition fees for (a) nursing, (b) midwifery and (c) allied healthcare students from the academic year 2020-21. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 67792 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-10more like thismore than 2020-07-10
unstar this property answer text <p>The current system for funding tuition fees for nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students has enabled us to open up the number of training places that universities can offer in these professions and to increase the amount of living costs support available.</p><p>From September 2020, eligible new and continuing nursing, midwifery and many allied health professional students on pre-registration courses at English universities will also receive an additional new non-repayable grant of £5,000 to contribute to their living costs. Funding up to a further £3,000 is also available for students who choose to study in an area or a specialism that is struggling to recruit students or for helping students with childcare costs. This funding is in addition to the support that students can already access through the student loans system and the existing learning support fund, which includes funding for childcare, travel and exceptional hardship.</p><p>The government has also recently announced that the maximum loan for living costs will be increased by 2.9% for the 2020/21 academic year. It will be up to £9,203 for eligible full-time undergraduate students living away from home and studying outside London (loan amounts are higher in London).</p><p>Maximum tuition fees for undergraduate courses, and the subsidised fee loans available from the government to pay them, will remain at £9,250 for a standard full-time undergraduate course in the 2020/21 academic year. This is the third year in succession maximum fees have been frozen.</p><p>Loans for tuition fees and living costs only need to be repaid from the statutory repayment date. For most undergraduate students, the statutory repayment date is the April after students finish their course. Monthly repayments are linked to income, not to interest rates or the amount borrowed. Repayments, which are calculated at 9%, are only on amounts earned over the repayment threshold, which is currently annually £26,575. Borrowers are protected, as their repayments decrease if their income decreases, with outstanding debt written off after 30 years.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 67793 more like this
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less than 2020-07-10T09:23:21.65Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-10T09:23:21.65Z
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star this property label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
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4786
unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Health Professions: Training more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current system of tuition fees and maintenance grants for (a) nursing, (b midwifery and (c) allied healthcare students. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 67793 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-10more like thismore than 2020-07-10
unstar this property answer text <p>The current system for funding tuition fees for nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students has enabled us to open up the number of training places that universities can offer in these professions and to increase the amount of living costs support available.</p><p>From September 2020, eligible new and continuing nursing, midwifery and many allied health professional students on pre-registration courses at English universities will also receive an additional new non-repayable grant of £5,000 to contribute to their living costs. Funding up to a further £3,000 is also available for students who choose to study in an area or a specialism that is struggling to recruit students or for helping students with childcare costs. This funding is in addition to the support that students can already access through the student loans system and the existing learning support fund, which includes funding for childcare, travel and exceptional hardship.</p><p>The government has also recently announced that the maximum loan for living costs will be increased by 2.9% for the 2020/21 academic year. It will be up to £9,203 for eligible full-time undergraduate students living away from home and studying outside London (loan amounts are higher in London).</p><p>Maximum tuition fees for undergraduate courses, and the subsidised fee loans available from the government to pay them, will remain at £9,250 for a standard full-time undergraduate course in the 2020/21 academic year. This is the third year in succession maximum fees have been frozen.</p><p>Loans for tuition fees and living costs only need to be repaid from the statutory repayment date. For most undergraduate students, the statutory repayment date is the April after students finish their course. Monthly repayments are linked to income, not to interest rates or the amount borrowed. Repayments, which are calculated at 9%, are only on amounts earned over the repayment threshold, which is currently annually £26,575. Borrowers are protected, as their repayments decrease if their income decreases, with outstanding debt written off after 30 years.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 67792 more like this
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less than 2020-07-10T09:23:21.703Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-10T09:23:21.703Z
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star this property label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
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4786
unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-07-15more like thismore than 2020-07-15
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Students: Fees and Charges more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reimburse the tuition fees paid by (a) nursing, (b) midwifery and (c) healthcare students to recognise their contribution during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 74755 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-23more like thismore than 2020-07-23
unstar this property answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Coventry South to the answer I gave on 1 July 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-23/63492/" target="_blank">63492</a>.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
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less than 2020-07-23T16:53:07.027Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-23T16:53:07.027Z
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star this property label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
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4786
unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-09more like thismore than 2020-09-09
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Special Educational Needs more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made in implementing each of the recommendations of the Education Select Committee's report entitled Special educational needs and disabilities, HC20, published 23 October 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 87689 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-09-15more like thismore than 2020-09-15
unstar this property answer text <p>Our response to the Education Committee’s report was published on 23 July.</p><p>The government is conducting a review of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system. This is a fundamental, cross-government review considering measures to ensure the SEND system delivers high quality outcomes for children and young people, and that is consistent and sustainable into the future.</p><p>We will be providing a further update on our response to the Committee’s Inquiry later this year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
star this property answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
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less than 2020-09-15T10:27:11.317Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-15T10:27:11.317Z
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star this property label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-28more like thismore than 2020-09-28
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading National Tutoring Programme: Travellers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allocate ring-fenced funding as part of the National Tutoring Programme to children from Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller communities. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 96202 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-01more like thismore than 2020-10-01
unstar this property answer text <p>The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) will provide additional, targeted tutoring support for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils who need the most help to catch up. It is important that decisions about what support pupils receive are made locally by those who understand their needs. Schools are encouraged to direct NTP support to those pupil premium pupils who have been hardest hit by the disruption to their education. However, they are able to exercise their professional judgement to include other disadvantaged and vulnerable children who are most in need of support.</p><p>As well as the NTP, the Department is also providing £650 million for a catch-up premium for all schools to help make up for lost teaching time. Schools can prioritise support based on individual needs, including pupils from deprived backgrounds and pupils facing other challenges, such as young carers, those working with a social worker, and those with mental health needs. Schools are free to use this funding to meet the needs of their pupils, including, for example, intervention programmes, extra teaching capacity or access to technology.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-10-01T16:15:52.7Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-01T16:15:52.7Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-28more like thismore than 2020-09-28
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Education: Disadvantaged more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of school closures on (a) Gypsy, Traveller and Roma pupils and (b) other pupils experiencing the poorest educational outcomes. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
star this property uin 96203 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-01more like thismore than 2020-10-01
unstar this property answer text <p>The Department have commissioned an independent research and assessment agency to provide a baseline assessment of catch up needs for pupils in schools in England. They will then monitor progress over the course of the year, based on existing assessments, to help us target support. This research is a priority for the Department.</p><p>This research will make use of existing assessments that schools already choose to use and are typically taken by over one million children each year. This will allow the Department to assess how a range of groups are performing this year – including the most disadvantaged and those with historically poor outcomes.</p><p>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department has been clear that no child should fall behind as a result of COVID-19. Now children are back in school, teachers are assessing what support their pupils need to get back on track, and head teachers have the flexibility to spend their allocation from our £1 billion COVID-19 catch up fund in the way they decide is best for their pupils, using approaches that are known to have the most impact.</p><p>The Department also continues to provide pupil premium funding, worth £2.4 billion in the current financial year, that aims to reduce the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-10-01T15:18:36.333Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-01T15:18:36.333Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-10-22more like thismore than 2020-10-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Students: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the ability of students to return home for Christmas in very high local covid-19 alert areas. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Zarah Sultana more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-13more like thismore than 2020-11-13
unstar this property answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that students who wish to return home for the winter break, are able to do so. It is essential that measures are put in place to ensure this can happen as safely as possible for students, staff and the communities that they return to.</p><p>On 11 November, the department published guidance for providers on the plans for the end of the autumn term, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/student-movement-and-plans-for-the-end-of-autumn-2020-term#specific-support-for-students" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/student-movement-and-plans-for-the-end-of-autumn-2020-term#specific-support-for-students</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the guidance, we expect higher education (HE) providers to support students to return home following the period of national restrictions, whilst mitigating the risk of transmission of the virus. We are asking that students return home once the national restrictions have been lifted, in a “student travel window” lasting from 3-9 December. This should be in line with specific arrangements put in place by their HE provider, which should include a staggered end to face-to-face provision, with learning being moved online by 9 December.</p><p>We are also working closely with universities and the Department for Health and Social Care to roll out mass testing for students and we will offer this to as many students as possible before they travel home, targeting this in areas of high prevalence of COVID-19. This will help to provide further confidence that students can leave safely if they test negative. If a student tests positive before their departure, they will need to remain in self-isolation, following the relevant guidance. Moving all learning online by 9 December allows enough time for students to complete the isolation period before returning home for Christmas.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
star this property answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
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