My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), published yesterday. This follows a statement by the Secretary of State for...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), published yesterday. This follows a statement by the Secretary of State for...

Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), published yesterday. This follows a statement by the Secretary of State for Education on 3 September, which confirmed to Parliament that the funding for schools and high needs will, compared to...

Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), published yesterday. This follows a statement by the Secretary of State for Education on 3 September, which confirmed to Parliament that the funding for schools and high needs will, compared to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today I am confirming the updated allocations for the Teachers’ Pay Grant and the first allocations for the Teachers’ Pension Employer Contributions Grant for 2019-20.

The Teachers’ Pay Grant was first announced...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today I am confirming the updated allocations for the Teachers’ Pay Grant and the first allocations for the Teachers’ Pension Employer Contributions Grant for 2019-20.

The Teachers’ Pay Grant was first announced...

Today I am confirming the updated allocations for the Teachers’ Pay Grant and the first allocations for the Teachers’ Pension Employer Contributions Grant for 2019-20.

The Teachers’ Pay Grant was first announced in July 2018 by the Secretary of State for Education. It was introduced to provide additional funding to schools...

Today I am confirming the updated allocations for the Teachers’ Pay Grant and the first allocations for the Teachers’ Pension Employer Contributions Grant for 2019-20.

The Teachers’ Pay Grant was first announced in July 2018 by the Secretary of State for Education. It was introduced to provide additional funding to schools...

The title of this Adjournment debate is “Schools in Winchester”; it has therefore been drawn fairly wide, and deliberately so. Supporting schools in my constituency, which for the record is Winchester and Chandler’s Ford during this debate, is a key focus for me. Winchester is my home; it is the...

The title of this Adjournment debate is “Schools in Winchester”; it has therefore been drawn fairly wide, and deliberately so. Supporting schools in my constituency, which for the record is Winchester and Chandler’s Ford during this debate, is a key focus for me. Winchester is my home; it is the...

Ahead of this debate, I asked constituency heads for their thoughts on their school’s current funding position and whether they had had to make any reductions in teaching or other staff for the current 2019-20 financial year. I wanted to get a view on the teachers’ pension scheme, which the...

Ahead of this debate, I asked constituency heads for their thoughts on their school’s current funding position and whether they had had to make any reductions in teaching or other staff for the current 2019-20 financial year. I wanted to get a view on the teachers’ pension scheme, which the...

I sought the hon. Gentleman’s permission to intervene and talked to him about the matter that he is bringing to the House. Does he agree that the Government need to refocus on the point of the schooling system, which is to educate children, prepare them to reach their potential and...

I sought the hon. Gentleman’s permission to intervene and talked to him about the matter that he is bringing to the House. Does he agree that the Government need to refocus on the point of the schooling system, which is to educate children, prepare them to reach their potential and...

The hon. Gentleman and I have danced in this Chamber many times during Adjournment debates—usually with me at the Dispatch Box—so it is good to see him in his place. I agree with some of what he says, but I do not think that schools are micro-managed by this Government....

The hon. Gentleman and I have danced in this Chamber many times during Adjournment debates—usually with me at the Dispatch Box—so it is good to see him in his place. I agree with some of what he says, but I do not think that schools are micro-managed by this Government....

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) on securing this debate and on his excellent and well-informed speech. He is particularly passionate about supporting schools in his constituency. We have many conversations around the building—in the Library and elsewhere—about his support for his local schools and...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) on securing this debate and on his excellent and well-informed speech. He is particularly passionate about supporting schools in his constituency. We have many conversations around the building—in the Library and elsewhere—about his support for his local schools and...

Motion lapsed. Motion made and question proposed, that this House do now adjourn. Agreed to on question.

Motion lapsed. Motion made and question proposed, that this House do now adjourn. Agreed to on question.

School Funding

The following is an extract from the winding-up speech by the Minister for School Standards (Nick Gibb) in the e-petition debate on School Funding:

In secondary schools, our more rigorous academic curriculum and qualifications support social mobility by giving disadvantaged children the knowledge they need to have the same career...

School Funding

The following is an extract from the winding-up speech by the Minister for School Standards (Nick Gibb) in the e-petition debate on School Funding:

In secondary schools, our more rigorous academic curriculum and qualifications support social mobility by giving disadvantaged children the knowledge they need to have the same career...

Motion that this House has considered e-petition 232220 relating to school funding. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

Motion that this House has considered e-petition 232220 relating to school funding. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 232220 relating to school funding.

It is a honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I present the petition on behalf of Mr Andrew Ramanandi, the headteacher of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, and more than 104,000 teachers, support staff,...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 232220 relating to school funding.

It is a honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I present the petition on behalf of Mr Andrew Ramanandi, the headteacher of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, and more than 104,000 teachers, support staff,...

I congratulate my hon. Friend and fellow Petitions Committee member on securing and introducing this important debate. In January, the Minister encouraged MPs to write to their local schools and congratulate them on their improvements in key stage 2. I did just that, but I heard back almost immediately from...

I congratulate my hon. Friend and fellow Petitions Committee member on securing and introducing this important debate. In January, the Minister encouraged MPs to write to their local schools and congratulate them on their improvements in key stage 2. I did just that, but I heard back almost immediately from...

I agree with my hon. Friend that it runs counter to what we might expect to congratulate schools and then find that they have huge financial problems.

I agree with my hon. Friend that it runs counter to what we might expect to congratulate schools and then find that they have huge financial problems.