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1141140

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Cricket
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase participation in cricket in state schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	280224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The physical education (PE) national curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, are physically active for sustained periods of time and lead healthy and active lives.</p><p> </p><p>State schools are free to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE curriculum that suits the needs of all their pupils. Cricket is specifically listed as an example of a sport that can provide important elements of the PE national curriculum programme of study in key stages 2 to 4.</p><p> </p><p>The recently announced School Sport and Activity Action Plan includes additional support for schools to open their facilities over the holidays and after hours to encourage every child to find a sport they love. The government will update the action plan in the light of the outcome of the forthcoming Spending Review and will work with sports governing bodies, including the England and Wales Cricket Board, in developing the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Essential Life Skills fund, the department has recently provided £75,000 to the national cricket charity, Chance to Shine, to deliver extra-curricular sport to young people in Stoke-on-Trent, one of the department’s 12 Opportunity Areas. In addition, Sport England supports children and young people in England by ensuring that there is a good sports and activity offer before and after the school day. This includes investing £28 million into Satellite Clubs between 2017 and 2021, some of which are cricket clubs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/07/2019 11:39:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1136253

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Fisheries: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more school leavers to pursue a career in the fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	272135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>To help young people understand what they can pursue and achieve in the future, it is important that they have information on a range of jobs and careers, as well as having the opportunity to encounter a wide variety of employers in different sectors to inspire them. We are improving careers advice in schools so that young people understand the full range of careers available and how they can progress into them through both technical and academic routes.</p><p> </p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is making sure that every young person has access to encounters with employers from a range of sectors, which may include the fishing and video games industries. Information on a variety of careers, including these industries, can also be found on the National Careers Service website, which is available at: <a href="https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk//</a>.</p><p>Regarding the video games industry specifically, we have introduced Computing as a statutory national curriculum subject at all four key stages and we have introduced a new Computer Science GCSE and A level. These subjects will better equip pupils with the skills and knowledge they need to pursue high-tech jobs in the future, including the development of video games, for example through the level 4 software developer apprenticeship or the level 3 digital support technician apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 272136 question first answered 10/07/2019 15:48:30 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1136254

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Video Games: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more school leavers to pursue a career in the video games industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	272136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>To help young people understand what they can pursue and achieve in the future, it is important that they have information on a range of jobs and careers, as well as having the opportunity to encounter a wide variety of employers in different sectors to inspire them. We are improving careers advice in schools so that young people understand the full range of careers available and how they can progress into them through both technical and academic routes.</p><p> </p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is making sure that every young person has access to encounters with employers from a range of sectors, which may include the fishing and video games industries. Information on a variety of careers, including these industries, can also be found on the National Careers Service website, which is available at: <a href="https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk//</a>.</p><p>Regarding the video games industry specifically, we have introduced Computing as a statutory national curriculum subject at all four key stages and we have introduced a new Computer Science GCSE and A level. These subjects will better equip pupils with the skills and knowledge they need to pursue high-tech jobs in the future, including the development of video games, for example through the level 4 software developer apprenticeship or the level 3 digital support technician apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 272135 question first answered 10/07/2019 15:48:30 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134928

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Pupils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils are aware of the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	269678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to Holocaust education. Every young person should learn about the Holocaust and the lessons it teaches us today. The curriculum gives teachers and schools the freedom to decide how to teach the subject and what resources to use to support an understanding of the Holocaust.</p><p>The Department further supports pupils’ and teachers’ understanding of the Holocaust by providing funding, such as £2,126,437 in 2019-20 for the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz project. The Department also provides funding to the UCL Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education, in 2019-20 £500,000 will be match funded by the Pears foundation. Additionally, in October 2018, the Chancellor announced £1.7 million for a new programme to commemorate the 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British troops.</p><p>A wide array of resources are available. Both Lessons from Auschwitz and the knowledge and training provided by the Centre for Holocaust Education include information and resources to support an understanding of the Holocaust and the Nazi’s persecution of other non-Jewish groups, from the genocide of the Roma to the murder of people who were, for example, gay, disabled, Communist, trade-unionist, Polish or Soviet prisoners of war.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2019 11:46:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134930

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Plagiarism: Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle plagiarism among students at university.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	269680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The government has been clear that the Office for Students (OfS) should take firm and robust action to ensure that threats to academic integrity are tackled. We are determined to beat the cheats who threaten the integrity of our higher education (HE) system.</p><p> </p><p>The OfS requires HE providers to design courses that enable the reliable assessment of a student’s genuine achievements. Students are nearly always obligated by their provider to sign a ‘student contract’ at the commencement of their studies. The contract sets out acceptable student behaviours. Many contracts contain a reference to plagiarism and academic fraud. Many also set out possible sanctions that students may face if they are found to have broken the contract.</p><p> </p><p>As independent and autonomous bodies, HE providers have discretion when imposing sanctions, provided that those sanctions are authorised by the contract. The most recent guidance from the Quality Assurance Agency highlights the importance of severe sanctions of suspension or expulsion if ‘extremely serious academic misconduct’ has been discovered.</p><p> </p><p>HE providers' approaches to tackling cheating include deduction of marks, no credit for the work in question, permanent exclusion for a second offence or immediate expulsion depending on seriousness.</p><p> </p><p>In March, the government challenged PayPal to stop processing payments for ‘essay mills’. PayPal is now working with businesses associated with essay-writing services to ensure its platform is not used to facilitate deceptive and fraudulent practices in education.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, our recently published Education Technology Strategy challenged technology companies to identify how anti-cheating software can tackle the growth of essay mills and stay one step ahead of the cheats. This publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/realising-the-potential-of-technology-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/realising-the-potential-of-technology-in-education</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/07/2019 10:42:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134932

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Technology: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more school leavers to pursue a career in the technology sector.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	269682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>We have introduced computing as a statutory national curriculum subject at all 4 key stages and have introduced a new Computer Science GCSE and A level. The content was developed with industry experts to better equip pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to become active creators of digital technology.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Industrial Strategy, the government has committed substantial spending on mathematics, digital and technical education to increase the take-up and better teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in schools. For example, in November 2018 we launched the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), backed by £84 million of new funding. The NCCE is run by a coalition of STEM Learning, the British Computing Society and Raspberry Pi and supported by industry.</p><p> </p><p>The NCCE is delivering a comprehensive programme of continuing professional development to improve the teaching of computing and increase participation in computer science at GCSE and A level, particularly amongst girls. We expect that this, in turn, will help equip these young people with the knowledge they need to pursue a career in the technology sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are also improving careers advice in schools so that young people are aware of the high quality options available for both technical and academic routes into digital careers and they have access to information about the variety of careers that digital technology pathways have to offer. STEM activities, including employer talks and work visits, are built into school career programmes and the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company funds some opportunities for young people to meet a wide range of STEM employers, which include those from the technology sector.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2019 09:20:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1134933

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Shipping: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more school leavers to pursue a career in the maritime industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	269683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is important for young people to have information on a range of jobs and careers, as well as encounters with a variety of employers in different sectors to inspire them about what they can achieve. The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is making sure that every young person has access to encounters with employers from a variety of sectors, which may include the maritime industry. In addition, information on a variety of careers, including the maritime industry, can be found on the National Careers Service website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2019 09:22:53 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1133716

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foreign Languages: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn foreign languages.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	267221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Since September 2014, the reformed national curriculum makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a modern or classical language in Key Stage 2. The Department introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure in 2010 where entry into both modern and ancient language GCSEs count towards the languages element of the EBacc.</p><p>The modern foreign languages pedagogy pilot commenced in December 2018, managed by a Centre for Excellence and run through nine school-led hubs, is aiming to improve uptake and attainment in languages at Key Stages 3 and 4, and to share best practice especially in disadvantaged areas. We have also launched a pilot project in languages undergraduate mentoring for secondary school pupils to drive up participation in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/06/2019 10:28:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1133732

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to make the teaching profession a more popular choice for graduates.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	267223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The government’s top priority is to ensure that teaching continues to be an attractive and fulfilling profession. 34,595 teacher trainees were recruited this year, an increase of 8% on 2017/18.</p><p>We have put in place a range of measures, including generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000, to encourage trainees to key subjects such as languages and physics. We also offer prestigious scholarship schemes, worth up to £28,000, in six subjects including physics, maths and languages: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt-academic-year-2018-to-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt-academic-year-2018-to-19</a>.</p><p>In January we launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy. Designed collaboratively with the sector, the centrepiece of the strategy is the Early Career Framework, which will underpin a fully-funded, two-year support package for new teachers, providing them with the early career support enjoyed by other top professions.</p><p>In the strategy we committed to making it easier for great people to become teachers, including a new one-stop application service for initial teacher training. We will also launch a new Discover Teaching initiative, giving as many people as possible the opportunity to experience the opportunities that a career in teaching provides. The strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/06/2019 11:15:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1131096

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classics: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to study the Classics.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	262272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Since September 2014, the reformed national curriculum makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a modern or classical language in Key Stage 2. The Department introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure in 2010 where entry into an ancient language GCSE (Latin, Ancient Greek and Biblical Hebrew) counts towards the languages element of the EBacc. Entry into ancient history GCSE counts towards the humanities element.</p><p>The Department continues to take action to improve teacher supply in classics subjects. Recruitment to classics initial teacher training (ITT) courses is unlimited and trainee teachers of classics will receive a bursary of £26,000 in 2018-19 if they have a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Masters.</p><p>The £4.8 million Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Pilot commenced in December 2018. It is managed by the newly appointed Centre for Excellence and is run through nine school-led hubs to improve uptake and attainment in languages at Key Stages 3 and 4. The Department has also launched a pilot project in languages undergraduate mentoring for secondary school pupils to drive participation in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/06/2019 13:05:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell