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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-25more like thismore than 2023-05-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide additional support for students who have entered UK schools through the (a) Ukrainian, (b) Hong Kong and (c) Afghanistan resettlement schemes. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 186832 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-08more like thismore than 2023-06-08
answer text <p>All pupils, regardless of immigration status, are entitled to education between the ages of 5 to 16, and are free to apply for a school place at any time.</p><p>The Department is clear that the best place for all children to be educated is in school, and that attending school is vital to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible into the communities in which they are living.</p><p>The Department has supported arrivals via humanitarian and resettlement schemes through the provision of funding to Local Authorities for all arrivals aged 2 to 18. This funding was paid in the 2022/23 financial year for those who arrived via the Homes for Ukraine scheme and in both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years for those who arrived from Afghanistan and lived in bridging accommodation. Further details are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-education-and-childcare-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-education-and-childcare-funding</a>, and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-education-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-education-grant</a>.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-08T15:36:24.007Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-08T15:36:24.007Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1544093
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-21more like thismore than 2022-11-21
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the steps taken to support children and young people from Ukraine adapt to UK schools; and whether her Department has any plans to review the requirement for Ukrainian pupils to take English and Maths’ GCSE exams if they cannot show physical proof of having passed previous similar exams. more like this
tabling member constituency North Norfolk more like this
tabling member printed
Duncan Baker more like this
uin 92368 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-25more like thismore than 2022-11-25
answer text <p>The Department is clear that the best place for all children to be educated is in school and that attending school will help newly arrived Ukrainian children integrate into the communities in which they are living. It is the experience and skill of local authorities and schools that provides the support and care necessary for these children as they adjust to their new lives in the UK.</p><p>Schools and colleges are responsible for deciding which qualifications they enter pupils for, based on what is in their best interests. Schools will want to carefully consider the individual circumstances of the students before deciding the appropriateness of an exam entry. Exam centres should make these decisions carefully on a case-by-case basis.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-25T14:14:06.95Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-25T14:14:06.95Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4784
label Biography information for Duncan Baker more like this
1540244
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-07more like thismore than 2022-11-07
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken recent steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that children of refugees are able to access (a) schools and (b) colleges. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 80777 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-14more like thismore than 2022-11-14
answer text <p>The department has contributed to the Home Office welcome pack for adults, who have recently been granted refugee or Humanitarian Protection status, to support them in applying for a place at school or college. The pack has been translated into several languages. The department has also contributed similar information to specific welcome packs for arrivals from Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Ukraine.</p><p>The department provides online resources for local authorities and schools which makes it clear that refugees and asylum seeker children and young adults have a right to access schools and colleges. Local authorities are required to ensure all children living in their areas receive an appropriate education.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Claire Coutinho more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-14T15:35:45.633Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-14T15:35:45.633Z
answering member
4806
label Biography information for Claire Coutinho more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1540255
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-07more like thismore than 2022-11-07
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help offer mental health support to child refugees in schools. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 80781 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-15more like thismore than 2022-11-15
answer text <p>The government is committed to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes.</p><p>Schools are not specialist mental health providers, if child refugees experience symptoms of poor mental health, evidence-based treatment should be accessed via their general practitioner or local Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.</p><p>However, schools have an important role to play in identifying and responding to emerging or existing mental health issues, whether that be by providing targeted pastoral support, such as in school counselling, or ensuring referrals are made to external specialist support.</p><p>The department provides mental health and behaviour guidance to support education staff to identify children in need of extra mental health support, which includes working with external agencies. The guidance can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a>.</p><p>The department has also published guidance and signposting to external sources of mental health and wellbeing support for teachers, school staff and school leaders. This information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-in-schools-and-colleges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-in-schools-and-colleges</a>.</p><p>To support children and young people arriving from Ukraine, the department has published a resource pack signposting schools and colleges to offers of support for Ukrainian children and young people which covered mental health and wellbeing, amongst other areas including learning English. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/helping-ukrainian-students-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/helping-ukrainian-students-in-schools</a>.</p><p>To support the effective use of training and guidance on supporting and promoting mental health in schools, the department is funding all schools and colleges in England to train senior mental health leads who can put in place whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing. This approach should encompass robust processes for identifying students, or specific groups, who need additional mental health support. Two thirds of schools and colleges will have been able to access funding by April 2023, backed by £10 million in the 2022/23 financial year. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training</a>.</p><p>The department is also increasing the number of Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges, which provide early intervention for those experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues and facilitate smoother access to specialist services for those who require additional support, which may include child refugees. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/trailblazers/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/trailblazers/</a>.</p>
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Claire Coutinho more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-15T17:12:48.487Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-15T17:12:48.487Z
answering member
4806
label Biography information for Claire Coutinho more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1537468
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-31more like thismore than 2022-10-31
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support Ukrainian refugee children into education in Havering. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 74558 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-04more like thismore than 2022-11-04
answer text <p>The Department expects the local authority to support children to attend school as soon as possible.</p><p>For children arriving via the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Department is making quarterly payments to local authorities in England in the 2022/23 financial year, which they will make available to their schools. The London Borough of Havering has received allocations totalling £360,787.50 in the first two quarterly payments made in August and October 2022.</p><p>The Department continues to engage with all local authorities.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-04T16:09:25.173Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-04T16:09:25.173Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1506249
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-08more like thismore than 2022-09-08
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian pupils attending secondary school in (a) England, (b) the North West England region and (c) Southport constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Southport more like this
tabling member printed
Damien Moore more like this
uin 49776 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-27more like thismore than 2022-09-27
answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the department. However, data is collected on the number of school place applications and offers made for children from outside of the UK, including children from Ukraine. More information can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk</a>.</p><p>Between 1 September 2021 and 26 July 2022, there were an estimated 7,000 applications in England for secondary school places for children from Ukraine. Of these 7,000 applications, 6,200 offers of secondary school places have been made. These figures are adjusted for non-response.</p><p>In the North West, there were an estimated 500 applications for secondary school places for children from Ukraine, with 400 offers made. These figures have been adjusted for non-response.</p><p>The data is not collected by constituency, however, for Sefton Council, there were 11 applications for secondary school places, with 11 offers made. These figures are as reported by the local authority.</p>
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-27T08:30:14.757Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-27T08:30:14.757Z
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
4669
label Biography information for Damien Moore more like this
1503749
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-02more like thismore than 2022-09-02
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that school staff are adequately equipped to support the mental health of Afghan refugee children. more like this
tabling member constituency Bradford West more like this
tabling member printed
Naz Shah more like this
uin 45441 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-21more like thismore than 2022-09-21
answer text <p>This financial year, the government is offering 7,800 schools and colleges in England grants to train a senior mental health lead in their setting. The training will equip senior mental health leads with the knowledge and skills to implement effective processes for identifying students, or specific groups, who need additional mental health support. Furthermore, we have provided additional funding to accelerate the roll out of Mental Health Support Teams linked to schools and colleges, who provide early intervention on mild to moderate mental health issues, to cover approximately 35% of pupils in England by 2023.</p><p>For those who need immediate access to specialist support or help, all NHS Mental Health Trusts are providing 24/7 support. Furthermore, to help parents and carers, front line workers and volunteers support children and young people in emergency or crisis situations, the UK Health Security Agency, formally Public Health England, has developed a psychological first aid e-learning training package. The training aims to support those working directly with children and young people to help them access appropriate support needed during and after crisis situations: <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/psychological-first-aid-for-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/psychological-first-aid-for-children-and-young-people</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-21T15:56:31.71Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-21T15:56:31.71Z
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
4409
label Biography information for Naz Shah more like this
1504499
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-02more like thismore than 2022-09-02
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support Ukrainian refugee children into education in Hertfordshire. more like this
tabling member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden more like this
tabling member printed
Bim Afolami more like this
uin 46003 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-27more like thismore than 2022-09-27
answer text <p>The department is supporting all local authorities, including Hertfordshire, to create sufficient school places for Ukrainian refugee children. As of 1 September, a total of 382 Ukrainian children had applied for school places in Hertfordshire, including 232 primary and 150 secondary applications. 221 Ukrainian children have been offered a place in a primary school and 138 children in a secondary school, a total of 359 places. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk#dataBlock-0d7ea979-5308-4894-dbfb-08da76d991a7-tables" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk#dataBlock-0d7ea979-5308-4894-dbfb-08da76d991a7-tables</a>.</p><p>Moreover, the department will provide additional funding on a per pupil basis for Ukrainian children for the three phases of education at the following annual rates:</p><ul><li>Early years (ages 2 to 4) - £3,000</li><li>Primary (ages 5 -11) - £6,580</li><li>Secondary (ages 11-18) - £8,755</li></ul><p> </p><p>In August 2022, the department made initial payments to all local authorities that have children who arrived between March and May 2022 via the Homes for Ukraine visa route. Further payments will be made on a quarterly basis. Hertfordshire received £2,158,450 in August. The funding is for local authorities to spend on providing early years education and primary and secondary school places for children from overseas. It can be used to provide a wide range of support, including funding teachers and other school staff, school transport, uniform, English language tuition and emotional/mental health support.</p><p>Ukrainian parents can apply for a school place through the in-year admissions process. We have set out this process in the Ukrainian welcome pack. For younger children, all local authorities, including Hertfordshire, will work with families to enable all children access to early years provision in their local area as soon as possible, even if these places are not in the immediate vicinity of their accommodation.</p>
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-27T10:44:31.567Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-27T10:44:31.567Z
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
4639
label Biography information for Bim Afolami more like this
1484235
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian school pupils in classrooms across the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton South more like this
tabling member printed
Matt Vickers more like this
uin 26896 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
answer text <p>The department has started collecting information from each local authority in England on school placements for children from outside of the UK. This includes data on the number of applications and offers made to children from Ukraine. Data relating to the 2021/22 academic year can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk</a>.</p><p>The data shows that between September 2021 and May 2022 there has been an estimated 9,900 school place offers made to Ukrainian children. The data relates to local authorities in England only.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-19T15:53:12.367Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-19T15:53:12.367Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4844
label Biography information for Matt Vickers more like this
1483529
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Pupils: Refugees remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many school age children have (a) arrived in the UK via the (i) Ukraine Family Scheme and (ii) Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and (b) have secured a school place as of 27 June 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Portsmouth South more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Morgan more like this
uin 25987 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-30more like thismore than 2022-06-30
answer text <p>We estimate that as of 27 May 9,900 offers have been made to children from Ukraine from the two sponsorship schemes. This data is published here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk/2022-may" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk/2022-may</a></p><p>The Department for Education’s second monthly data collection for Local Authorities to submit data to update the numbers of school places offered to children from outside of the UK will be open between 29 June and 5 July. DfE intends to publish this data mid-July.</p><p>Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and arrivals in the UK of relevant visa holders can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2#:~:text=Contents&amp;text=The%20Ukraine%20Family%20Scheme%20allows,the%20Homes%20for%20Ukraine%20Scheme." target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). We are not however able to provide a breakdown to show how many of those arriving in the UK under either scheme were school age children.</p>
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-30T16:29:09.673Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-30T16:29:09.673Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4653
label Biography information for Stephen Morgan more like this