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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728733/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take place over several years. This research is attached and can also be found here: <a href=\"https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-private-school-fees-and-state-school-spending\" target=\"_blank\">https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-private-school-fees-and-state-school-spending<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is significant spare capacity in existing state schools. The department collects pupil forecasts and school capacity data from local authorities annually through the school capacity survey and this data shows that in May 2023, 11.7% of primary capacity and 11.5% of secondary capacity was unfilled nationally, meaning school places are available in many parts of the country. The department will monitor demand and capacity using its normal processes and continue to work with local authorities to meet any pressures.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727494/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bHigh quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child\u2019s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, but we must do more to ensure we have the workforce needed to provide the best possible education for every child in all parts of the country, which is why the government has set out the ambition to recruit 6,500 new expert teachers with a focus on key shortage subjects.<\/p><p>\u200bThe first crucial step towards achieving this is to ensure teachers get the pay they deserve, which is why the department has accepted in full the School Teachers\u2019 Review Body\u2019s recommendation of a 5.5% pay award for teachers and leaders in maintained schools from this September.<\/p><p>\u200bThe department wants to ensure teaching is once again an attractive and respected profession. It is committed to resetting the relationship with the teaching profession. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has already spoken to various stakeholders and teachers working at the front end and continues to do so. The department is now developing the Social Partnership to work more closely with the sector unions to ensure they have a stronger voice on policies that affect their work.<\/p><p>\u200bAlongside teacher pay, financial incentives are one of the most effective ways to increase teacher supply, and we are continuing to support teacher trainees with tax-free bursaries of up to £28,000 and scholarships of up to £30,000 in shortage subjects. For 2024/25 and 2025/26, we are also offering a Targeted Retention Incentive worth up to £6,000 after tax for mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing teachers in the first five years of their careers who choose to work in disadvantaged schools.<\/p><p>\u200bRecruiting more teachers is a key part of the department\u2019s Opportunity Mission. This government is also committed to tackling long standing retention challenges to ensure teachers stay and thrive in the profession, including by addressing teacher workload and wellbeing, and supporting schools to introduce flexible working practices. The department has made key resources available to help teachers better manage their workload.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address teacher shortages.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department recognises that there is a strong evidence base for early intervention to support families stay together and thrive. This will be at the heart of this government\u2019s system reform of children\u2019s social care.<\/p><p>Through the £45 million Families First for Children Pathfinder and Family Network Pilot, the department is testing the implementation of intensive whole-family support in 10 pathfinder local authorities, where multi-disciplinary teams are providing targeted support to help families overcome challenges at the earliest opportunity, to prevent escalation, to keep children safe and help families to overcome challenges, stay together and thrive. The pathfinder is being independently evaluated. Early evaluation findings are expected in spring 2025.<\/p><p>The department recognises that there are increasing numbers of children in high cost, residential placements. Whilst many children benefit from high quality children\u2019s homes, for too many children, residential placements do not meet their needs and are putting significant pressures on local authority budgets. This is why the department is committed to supporting alternatives to care for children who cannot stay with their birth parents, such as kinship arrangements. Through the Family\u2019s First for Children pathfinder and Family Network Pilot, the department aims to make greater use of family networks, involving them in decision-making at an earlier stage, and providing practical and financial support via family network support packages to help keep children safe at home.<\/p><p>Furthermore, foster carers play a vital role in the care system, offering stable, nurturing, and loving family environments. However, in recent years the number of people applying to be foster carers has dropped significantly. The department is addressing this through a suite of measures. Key among these is the creation of a regional approach where 99 local authorities are working in 10 regional clusters, collaborating to recruit and retain foster carers.<\/p><p>This government is introducing a Children\u2019s Wellbeing Bill to support these reforms, including through a strengthened multi-agency response. The department will also take targeted action on specific harms such as child criminal and sexual exploitation.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of families and young children, particularly in light of (1) the decrease in local authority spending on early intervention services, and (2) the rising number of children in residential care.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727214/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department is committed to creating a secure future for our world-leading universities so they can deliver for students, taxpayers, workers and the economy. The government has already started reviewing options to deliver a more robust higher education (HE) sector but it will take time to get it right.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Sir David Behan has been appointed as interim Chair of the Office for Students (OfS) to oversee the important work of refocusing their role to concentrate on key priorities, including prioritising the financial stability of the HE sector.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, the government recognises the immediate financial strain that some providers are under and is working closely with the OfS to monitor any risks and to ensure students' best interests are protected.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Ultimately, HE providers are independent from the government and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure they have a sustainable business model.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that universities remain and do not close down despite financial difficulties.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1723111/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Skills England will identify current and future skills gaps and put in place plans to address those gaps, bringing together central and local government, businesses, training providers and unions to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Skills England will:<\/p><ul><li>Develop a single picture of national and local skills needs. It will work with industry, the Migration Advisory Committee, unions and the Industrial Strategy Council to build and maintain a comprehensive assessment of current and future skills needs. This will also inform the department\u2019s policy priorities. We are establishing Skills England in shadow form within the department, and it is already taking on its important role in identifying skills gaps and talking to the key organisations that will need to work together to fill them.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><ul><li>Identify the priority areas for skills training, including the training for which the Growth and Skills Levy will be accessible. This includes engaging with stakeholders on, and maintaining a list of, levy-eligible training to ensure that the mix of government-funded training available to learners and employers aligns with skills needs.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><ul><li>Ensure that the national and regional skills systems are meeting skills needs and are aligned, including using local and regional data to produce a robust evidence base.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Having a close relationship with the key organisations needed to bring coherence to the skills system will enable Skills England to identify and address challenges efficiently and effectively.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the skills gap through the establishment of Skills England; and how they will measure the effectiveness of this new body.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1673805/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform society. The department wants to capitalise on the opportunities that technology, such as AI, presents for education, as well as addressing its risks and challenges.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When used appropriately, technology (including generative AI), has the potential to reduce workload across the education sector, and free up teachers\u2019 time, allowing them to focus on delivering excellent teaching.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The department wants schools, colleges, universities and families to have digestible rigorous evidence on education technology products at their fingertips so that they can effectively choose and implement technology. This includes the use of generative AI in educational settings.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The department is building the evidence base for how generative AI is best used in education and learning from the experience and expertise of the sector. The department published the response to our call for evidence on generative AI in education on 28 November 2023. The department is working with Faculty Science Ltd in partnership and the National Institute of Teaching to run a Generative AI Hackathons project. The department has endowed the Education Endowment Foundation, an independent charity, with a further £137 million to encourage innovative and effective evidence-based teaching, including using technology.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The department is ensuring everyone has the essential digital skills they need to engage with modern technology. In August 2020, the department introduced a new digital entitlement to fully fund adults to study towards an essential digital skills qualification, up to Level 1, and from September 2023, digital functional skills qualifications. These qualifications give adults the essential digital skills they need to participate actively in modern day life, work and further study.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To support the UK\u2019s development of AI talent, the department are creating 1000 new AI PhDs through Centres for Doctoral Training, with £117 million of government investment.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4703", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Barran"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to develop skills for the workplace.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1660688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>LocatED is the government owned property company responsible for buying and developing free school sites. The department works closely with LocatED and remains committed to acquiring suitable, safe and affordable sites in order to deliver new school places.<\/p><p>Technical experts carry out due diligence prior to acquisition to make sure sites are safe. The risks associated with these sites are taken into full consideration as part of the acquisition process. This is in line with standard industry practice.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide detailed surveys to identify issues such as asbestos and unstable concrete before purchasing sites for free schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658891", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658891/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff. It has always been the case that where we are made aware of a building that may pose an immediate risk, the Department takes immediate action.<\/p><p>It is the responsibility of those who run schools \u2013 academy trusts, Local Authorities, and voluntary-aided school bodies \u2013 who work with their schools on a day-to-day basis, to manage the safety and maintenance of their schools and to alert us if there is a concern with a building.<\/p><p>The Department has acted decisively and proactively to tackle this issue. This Government has taken more proactive action on RAAC than any other in the UK. The Department issued comprehensive guidance in 2018, and subsequent years, to all responsible bodies highlighting the potential risks associated with RAAC and supporting them to identify this within their buildings, as well as to take appropriate steps in meeting their obligations to keep buildings safe. The most recent guidance is available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-estates-guidance\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-estates-guidance<\/a>.<\/p><p>There are over 22,000 schools and colleges in England, and the vast majority are unaffected. A significant proportion of the estate was built outside the period where RAAC was used, with around one third of the estate built since 2001, therefore, the Department has focused efforts on buildings built in the post-war decades.<\/p><p>The Department issued a questionnaire in March 2022, asking responsible bodies to inform the Department of any suspected RAAC identified in their estates. Responsible bodies have submitted questionnaires for over 98% of schools with blocks built in the target era, of which there are 14,900. We are pressing all remaining schools to get checks completed, to determine which schools require surveys.<\/p><p>The Department is contacting responsible bodies to help them respond to this request and to advise on what needs to be done, so that they can establish whether they believe they have RAAC. This work will continue until we have a response for all target era schools.<\/p><p>Schools and colleges where RAAC is suspected are being fast tracked for surveying, which is used to confirm whether RAAC is actually present. All schools and colleges that have already told us they suspect they might have RAAC will be surveyed within a matter of weeks, in many cases in a matter of days.<\/p><p>All schools where RAAC is confirmed are provided with a dedicated caseworker to support them and help implement a mitigation plan and minimise the disruption to children\u2019s learning.<\/p><p>Across Government, Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed RAAC in their estates as soon as possible. This will be updated on a regular basis as new buildings are identified and surveying and remediation are carried out. The Department for Education published lists of education settings confirmed as having RAAC on Wednesday 6 September, and committed to providing further updates.<\/p><p>Schools will contact parents where RAAC is identified and inform them of any impacts on their child. The vast majority of schools are unaffected. Any parents that are unsure if their child\u2019s school is affected should contact their school directly.<\/p><p>While some short term disruption is inevitable, all available measures will be taken to minimise disruption to pupil learning and ensure that pupils continue to receive face-to-face teaching. Where there is any disturbance to face-to-face education, schools will prioritise attendance for vulnerable children and young people and children of key workers. The guidance published by the Department in August also includes guidance on provision for pupils with SEND and sets out expectations that schools continue to provide free school meals to eligible pupils.<\/p><p>The Department will fund emergency mitigation work needed to make buildings safe, including installing alternative classroom space where necessary. Where schools and colleges need additional help with revenue costs, like transport to locations or temporarily renting a local hall or office, the department will provide that support for all reasonable requests. The Department will also fund longer term refurbishment projects, or rebuilding projects where these are needed, to rectify the RAAC issue in the long term.<\/p><p>All previously confirmed School Rebuilding Programme projects announced in 2021 and 2022 will continue to go ahead. A full list of confirmed projects can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme-schools-in-the-programme\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme-schools-in-the-programme<\/a>.<\/p><p>Further information on RAAC in education settings is available on the Education Hub: <a href=\"https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/06/new-guidance-on-raac-in-education-settings/\" target=\"_blank\">https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/06/new-guidance-on-raac-in-education-settings/<\/a><a href=\"https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/04/new-guidance-on-raac-in-education-settings/\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1639914/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform society. The department will need to explore how AI can support teaching, as well as addressing its risks.<\/p><p>The department published a \u2018Generative artificial intelligence in education\u2019 policy paper which sets out our position on the use of generative AI in the education sector. The paper outlines the potential impact of generative AI on the education sector, including the opportunities for reducing teacher workload, risks to assessment and steps the education sector should take to protect its data, resources, staff and students. The paper is attached and can also be found at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education<\/a>. On 8 May 2023, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, also addressed the Education World Forum on the benefits of embracing AI in education settings.<\/p><p>There are huge opportunities for AI as it becomes more sophisticated, but there are also challenges in how the higher education (HE) sector incorporates AI, particularly for teaching, learning and assessment.<\/p><p>Schools, colleges, and universities, as well as awarding organisations, need to continue to take reasonable steps where applicable to prevent malpractice, including malpractice involving the use of generative AI and other emerging technologies. Ultimately, it is a matter for the HE sector itself to determine how best to fully harness the potential benefits and to effectively mitigate the risks associated with AI.<\/p><p>The department will keep our programme of measures under review to ensure we identify the best ways to address the risks to and opportunities AI presents, including continuing to establish a strong evidence base for technology in education.<\/p>"}
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