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174936

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date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
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 attention paid by maintained secondary schools in England to building in all their pupils the confidence to succeed, qualities of character, and the interpersonal skills they will need as they move into adult life.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbourne
uin	HL4315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all young people develop a range of character attributes, such as resilience and grit, which underpin success in education and employment. This is essential to ensuring all young people are prepared for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that character is already being encouraged and developed alongside academic excellence through a variety of programmes in and outside schools and colleges across the country. We want to build on that success, better understand what works, identify and share good practice and encourage all schools to ensure their pupils leave with the best chance of future success.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are investing up to £3.5 million in grant funding to develop new, innovative approaches and enable successful initiatives to expand. We have made £1 million available to the Education Endowment Foundation to increase research into the most effective ways of integrating character development into education and have launched the Character Awards to recognise excellence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/02/2015 14:35:12 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3201 label Biography information for Lord Northbourne

174937

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make available to maintained secondary schools in England the resources, particularly the facilities and teacher training, to develop in their pupils the self confidence, character capabilities, and personal and interpersonal skills they will need as they move into adult life.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbourne
uin	HL4316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government wants to support schools and teachers to ensure their pupils leave with the skills and character attributes needed to succeed in education and employment, and to ensure they are prepared for life in modern Britain. We know that many schools already help build character in a number of ways, so we have launched a national awards scheme to recognise and share existing excellence in this area. The Department for Education has also offered up to £3.5 million in grant funding to develop new, innovative approaches and enable successful initiatives to expand. We have made £1 million available to the Education Endowment Foundation to increase research into the most effective ways of integrating character development into education. We have also launched the Character Awards[1] to recognise and share good practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfe-character-awards-application-window-now-open" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/dfe-character-awards-application-window-now-open</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/02/2015 14:37:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3201 label Biography information for Lord Northbourne

156227

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on the teaching of British values as they relate to same sex marriage and relationships; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	214916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has had many representations on the question of same sex marriage and relationships, but none relate to the teaching of British values because that is a different matter. All schools have an important part to play in preparing their pupils for life in modern Britain by promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. In addition, all schools are already required to abide by the Equality Act 2010 and promote principles which encourage respect for other people, with particular regard to protected characteristics. It is right to respect other people, even if you do not agree with their way of life. This is a fundamental part of preparation for life in modern Britain, and a principle with which all schools should agree.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 21/11/2014 12:38:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

93157

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
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 to ensure that personal, social, health and economic matters are taught in schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	210419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>All schools should teach Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, and this expectation is set out in the introduction to the new national curriculum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education trusts schools and teachers to provide a high-quality PSHE education. We also encourage the use of resources produced by experts, such as the PSHE Association, to inform their teaching.</p><p>The Department has recently extended grant funding to the PSHE Association into 2014-15, so that the Association can continue to provide schools with thematic briefings on important topics in PSHE education, and promote good PSHE teaching.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2014 11:49:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson