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As part of work to support recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department has announced up to £180 million in programmes to support workforce development, including increasing the number of places available for early years initial teacher training. Training for up to 5,000 special educational needs coordinators is also part of the development programmes<\/p>
The department is also developing new early years training routes. Employer trailblazer groups have developed level 2 and 3 apprenticeships, and in August 2021, we launched a level 5 apprenticeship<\/p>
Free level 3 early years qualifications are available through the Lifetime Skills Guarantee for adults without a level 3 or higher qualification. From April 2022, eligibility was expanded to include adults who are unemployed or earning below the\u202fNational Living Wage annually, or £18,525, regardless of any other qualifications held.<\/p>"}
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All pupils in schools are taught about mental health as part of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which the department made mandatory in 2020 to ensure that all pupils are taught about important topics.<\/p>
Schools can teach older pupils about suicide in an age-appropriate and sensitive way. The RSHE statutory guidance advises that schools should approach teaching about self-harm and suicide carefully and should be aware of the risks to pupils from exposure to materials that are instructive rather than preventative. This includes websites or videos that provide instructions or methods of self-harm or suicide. The guidance is clear that if teachers have concerns about a specific pupil in relation to self-harm or suicidal thoughts, they must follow safeguarding procedures immediately.<\/p>"}
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The department continues to monitor the sufficiency of childcare nationally. The key measure of sufficiency is whether the supply of available places is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents and children. Ofsted data currently shows that the number of places offered by providers on the Early Years Register has remained broadly stable at 1.3 million places since August 2015.<\/p>
Officials from the department also discuss sufficiency of provision in regular conversations with local authorities. Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring sufficient childcare places in their area. The department has not been made aware by any local authority of any current sufficiency problem. Durham Council, which holds the statutory duty to secure sufficient childcare in Easington, is not reporting that these closures will affect their ability to fulfil this duty.<\/p>
According to findings from the 2021 childcare and early years providers survey, 7 in 10 group-based providers reported having spare places in their full day provision and 49% of childminders reported having spare capacity on average across the week.<\/p>
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The department considers the attainment of disadvantaged pupils relative to non-disadvantaged pupils using the disadvantage gap index.<\/p>
The disadvantage gap index is a measure of the difference in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and all other pupils. It considers disadvantaged pupils as any pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) in the last six years, looked-after children, and previously looked-after children.<\/p>
In England, key stage 2 and key stage 4 (KS4) data is analysed to show the disadvantage gap. Latest key stage 2 data shows that the primary school attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has grown between 2019 and 2022, having narrowed over the previous 8 years. Latest KS4 data shows that the disadvantage gap index has widened since 2021 to 3.84, the highest level since 2011/12. The disruption to the nation\u2019s children and young people caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has affected disadvantaged students more than their peers.<\/p>
The department is committed to helping these pupils to recover and close the attainment gap. That is why our recovery programmes, such as the recovery premium, the National Tutoring Programme, and 16-19 tuition fund, are especially focused on helping the most disadvantaged.<\/p>
In addition to this, the pupil premium has increased to more than £2.6 billion this year, with per pupil funding rates increasing by 2.7%. This is the highest ever in cash terms.<\/p>"}
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