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	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Countryside: Curriculum
	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 through the national curriculum to help primary school children engage with nature.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	187257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The National Curriculum is a framework setting out the content of what schools are expected to cover in each curriculum subject. Teachers use their own knowledge and expertise to determine how they teach their pupils the content of the curriculum, tailoring their lessons to the individual needs of the pupils.</p><p>The geography and science curricula offer opportunities to teach about nature and related topics. In science at Key Stages 1 and 2, under the topics of ‘Plants’ and ‘Living things and their habitats’, the National Curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to engage with nature and explore the local environment to answer questions on plants and animals in their habitat. In the Key Stage 2 geography curriculum pupils use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.</p><p>In April 2022, the Department released its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy which will increase opportunities for pupils to spend time in nature. Key initiatives of this strategy include the National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Award. These programmes will not only engage pupils with the natural world, but will directly involve them in measuring and improving biodiversity in their nursery, school, college or university.</p><p>On 18 May, the Department announced £15 million in funding will be provided to nurseries, schools and colleges to create opportunities for outdoor education in natural settings. The funding boost will help them to develop the biodiversity of their site.</p><p>The Department will continue to work across Government to identify opportunities for children and young people to access education in natural settings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/06/2023 16:09:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1610429

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education: Registration
	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 introducing a statutory registration system for children not in school on home educators.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	180562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department completed all relevant and required impact assessments when the Children Not in School measures were part of the Schools Bill.</p><p>The Children Not in School measures were subject to a thorough equalities impact assessment, which considered the impact on families with different protected characteristics, and a regulatory impact assessment which looked at the impact measures will have on businesses and charities. A summary of these impact assessments have been published online as part of the Schools Bill impact assessment document, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-bill-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-bill-impact-assessment</a>.</p><p>The Department also conducted a Local Authority new burdens assessment in relation to the implementation and maintenance of the register, and the Department is in the process of finalising our data protection impact assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office prior to the Schools Bill being discontinued. This remains with the Information Commissioner’s Office for consideration.</p><p>When a suitable legislative opportunity arises to take forward the Children Not in School measures, all necessary assessments will be reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/04/2023 16:42:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1301795

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Visits and Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government's timescale is for allowing the (a) reopening of residential outdoor learning centres and (b) recommencement of residential school trips as covid-19 restrictions are eased; and what plans he has to provide additional financial support to residential outdoor learning centres.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	167274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>Schools are advised against all educational visits at this time. The Department is working on advice for schools on the planning and booking of residential visits when it is safe to do so and in line with the Government’s roadmap to recovery, as set out in: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021</a>. The advice will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with local authorities, businesses, business representative organisations, and the financial services sector to monitor the implementation of current support and understand whether there is additional need.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would encourage businesses who are unable to access support, or who are unsure of the support available, to access free tailored advice through the Business Support Helpline, which can be accessed through the Business Support website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fbusiness-support-helpline&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRoxana.Bakharia%40beis.gov.uk%7C9b0b3f4bf0124b81ca5008d8d9820dcf%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637498499884948550%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=RdUvL0gaXCAYiI6V9L1v3O3KcNz1JBV4S3Nc8TJYmXs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/business-support-helpline</a>, or through local Growth Hubs in England: <a href="http://www.lepnetwork.net/local-growth-hub-contacts/" target="_blank">www.lepnetwork.net/local-growth-hub-contacts</a>. Businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can access business support through the devolved Governments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/03/2021 10:29:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton