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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's data release Pupil absence in schools in England, published on 21 March 2024, how many children were subject to a (a) special guardianship and (b) child arrangements order by (i), age (ii) ethnicity and (iii) local authority in 2022/23.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1699962/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A key principle behind the government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to do what works best for their pupils. As such, headteachers are ultimately responsible for employment in their schools and the department trusts them to take decisions about the right mix of qualifications, skills and experience that they expect teachers in their schools to have.<\/p><p>The department recently reviewed the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF) and Early Career Framework (ECF) alongside each other and revised the ITT CCF and the ECF into the combined and updated Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). This now covers the first three years or more at the start of a teacher\u2019s career, and sets out the entitlement of every trainee and early career teacher (ECT) to the core body of knowledge, skills and behaviours that define great teaching. The ITTECF is universal and designed to work for all teachers, across all phases and subjects.<\/p><p>Beyond this, school leaders are responsible for ensuring their workforce has appropriate training to meet the needs of all pupils, which is in line with the department\u2019s position on school autonomy and school leaders being best placed to assess the needs of their pupils and workforce.<\/p><p>The government remains committed to supporting veterans with a passion for teaching to enter the profession, both in schools and the further education sector. The department is working with the Ministry of Defence to ensure veterans are aware of the range of programmes and support available through the department\u2019s services and bursaries.<\/p><p>Veterans are eligible for a tax-free undergraduate bursary of £40,000 if they are:<\/p><ul><li>A veteran who has left full-time employment with the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy no more than 5 years before the start of the teacher training course.<\/li><li>Training to teach secondary biology, chemistry, computing, languages, maths or physics.<\/li><li>Doing an undergraduate degree leading to qualified teacher status (QTS) in England.<\/li><\/ul><p>Graduate veterans may also be eligible for a postgraduate scholarship or bursary if they are training to teach priority subjects.<\/p><p>More information on how the department support veterans to become teachers, including the offer of one-to-one support from a teacher training advisor, can be found here: <a href=\"https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran\" target=\"_blank\">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1699963/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department recognises the valuable skills, experience and perspectives that former military personnel can bring to schools and academy trusts. The department will continue to encourage schools and academy trusts, and the organisations that support them, to look for volunteers with a broad range of backgrounds, so that pupil outcomes can benefit from the best possible governance.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1699965/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Initial teacher training (ITT) providers are responsible for the management and administration of bursary payments, including assessment of eligibility. Trainees do not need to apply for a bursary and will automatically receive this from their ITT provider if eligible.<\/p><p>The undergraduate veteran teaching bursary is paid over the final two years of the course, with £20,000 payable in each year. In the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years, five individual trainees received the undergraduate veteran teaching bursary, three of whom received a bursary in both years. Figures may be subject to change due to ongoing data collection and assurance.<\/p><p>The department supports veterans into teaching in primary, secondary, and further education through its broad support services and bursaries. Since the publication of its commitments in the \u2018Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022 to 2024\u2019, the department has tailored support and communications for the veteran community including dedicated teacher training advisers, webpages, case study blogs on the \u2018Get Into Teaching\u2019 website and information in Civvy Street publications. More information from Get Into Teaching is available here: <a href=\"https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran\" target=\"_blank\">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran<\/a> and here: <a href=\"https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training\" target=\"_blank\">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training<\/a>. More information from Civvy Street can be found here: <a href=\"https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/\" target=\"_blank\">https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/<\/a>.<\/p><p>Also available are bespoke webinars, and the opportunity to attend regional employer fairs with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) and British Forces Resettlement Service (BFRS). More information about the CTP can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching<\/a>. More information about the BFRS can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 17304 on Teachers: Veterans, how many people applied for the undergraduate veteran teaching bursary in the academic years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of undergraduate veteran teachers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1700045/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Schools have flexibility over how they deliver the curriculum and cover important topics within it in a way that works for their context and communities. The department does not have data on how and whether schools are teaching about organ donation, but there are plenty of opportunities within the national curriculum for them to do so.<\/p><p>The teaching of blood, tissue and organs is covered in the biology national curriculum to pupils in England between the ages of 11 and 14 in key stage 3. While organ donation is not specifically mentioned in the national curriculum, schools may choose to cover it here.<\/p><p>At primary level, schools can talk about organ donation more generally in an age-appropriate way as part of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which includes content on physical health and mental wellbeing. The Oak National Academy, an arm's length public body responsible for creating free curriculum resources, has produced a lesson that can be taught to pupils between the ages of 7 and 11 in key stage 2. This includes a section on organs, the transplant waiting list and relevant legislation.<\/p><p>Organ donation can be covered in more detail in RSHE for pupils aged 14 to 16 in key stage 4 within the context of healthy lifestyles and the choices that individuals make in adulthood.<\/p><p>Departmental officials are working with NHS Blood and Transplant to arrange to signpost schools to education resources on organ donation developed by NHS Blood and Transplant and its charity partners.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of schools (a) educating pupils on organ donation and (b) using resources produced by NHS Blood and Transplant.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1700194/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The data you requested for the 2021/22 financial year can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2021-to-2022-financial-year<\/a>.<\/p><p>The data for the 2022/23 financial year can be found here: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure<\/a>.<\/p><p>This data can be found on GOV.UK in Local Authority and School Expenditure data. In summary: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/09ae561f-1997-46da-4c66-08dc5d297e6b<\/a>.<\/p><p>The latest available data is for the 2022/23 financial year and therefore the department is unable to answer the questions related to 2023/24 and 2024/25.<\/p>"}
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