The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) Regulations 2003, require teaching assistants to work under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher. This ensures that a teacher continues to provide the leading contribution to the teaching and learning.<\/p>
The regulations also require headteachers to be satisfied that the teaching assistant has the appropriate skills, expertise and experience.<\/p>
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The abiding principle of our plan for education is that schools should do everything possible to prepare young people for life in modern Britain. Ensuring that young people are prepared for the workplace and equipped with the skills, experience and qualifications that employers want is central to this.<\/p>
My Rt hon. friend the Secretary of State for Education has made clear that she wants to see improvements to the quality of careers advice and guidance available to young people, with more schools and employers working together to ensure that pupils make the transition from education into work successfully. We have issued revised statutory guidance, underpinning the duty to secure independent careers guidance, to strengthen the requirement for schools to build links with employers to inspire and mentor students. We have also asked the National Careers Service to broker those relationships where that is needed. We are keeping these changes under review and are considering what further action may be necessary.<\/p>
We are linking the education system more closely to the world of work with an emphasis on learning practical skills through new Technical Awards for 14- to- 16-year-olds, and Tech Levels for 16- to- 19-year-olds, providing a high-quality vocational alternative to A levels that leads to a recognised occupation. The introduction of Study Programmes for all 16- to- 19-year-olds is also expanding the provision of genuine work experience and work-related learning for all post-16 students. We have invested in new apprenticeships and introduced traineeships to give young people the skills and experience they need to compete successfully for a job.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3995", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Boles"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Grantham and Stamford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Boles"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-22T13:00:01.3529609Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Secondary Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that secondary education provides children with adequate skills for working life.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Romford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"} ], "uin" : "210705"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93570", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93570/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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Diabetes and Myxoedema are two of the specific conditions which entitle individuals to apply for a medical exemption certificate to provide them with exemption from prescription charges.<\/p>
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Diabetes and Myxoedema are two of the specific conditions which entitle individuals to apply for a medical exemption certificate to provide them with exemption from prescription charges.<\/p>
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Data on obesity are collected via the Health Survey for England. For children, the data are presented for age groups 2-10, 11-15 and 2-15. Adults are classified as those aged over 16.<\/p>
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13.7% of children aged 2-15 are classified as obese in England (Health Survey for England 2012).<\/p>
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13.1% of adults aged 16-24 are classified as obese in England (Health Survey for England 2012)<\/p>
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Data for Havering is not available from the Health Survey for England as this data collection is only produced at a national level. The number and percentage of children measured as obese or overweight (including obese), as part of the National Childhood Measure Programme (NCMP) in Havering is presented in the following table:<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Reception Year (4-5 years)<\/p><\/td> | Year 6 (10-11 years)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||
<\/p><\/td> | Prevalence of obesity<\/p><\/td> | Prevalence of obesity<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||
<\/p><\/td> | Children<\/p><\/td> | %<\/p><\/td> | Children<\/p><\/td> | %<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2006/07<\/p><\/td> | 187<\/p><\/td> | 11.3<\/p><\/td> | 451<\/p><\/td> | 20.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007/08<\/p><\/td> | 182<\/p><\/td> | 10.1<\/p><\/td> | 452<\/p><\/td> | 19.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008/09<\/p><\/td> | 254<\/p><\/td> | 10.7<\/p><\/td> | 426<\/p><\/td> | 17.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009/10<\/p><\/td> | 308<\/p><\/td> | 12.1<\/p><\/td> | 539<\/p><\/td> | 21.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010/11<\/p><\/td> | 266<\/p><\/td> | 10.8<\/p><\/td> | 477<\/p><\/td> | 19.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011/12<\/p><\/td> | 265<\/p><\/td> | 9.8<\/p><\/td> | 508<\/p><\/td> | 20.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012/13<\/p><\/td> | 272<\/p><\/td> | 9.6<\/p><\/td> | 463<\/p><\/td> | 19.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> |