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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects on SEND provision of transferring SEND responsibilities from central government to regional authorities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects on SEND provision of transferring SEND responsibilities from central government to regional authorities.
Some regional bodies, including Mayoral Strategic Authorities, are already working to support local authorities across their regions, as those local authorities deliver their statutory duties relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The department will continue to work with regional authorities to consider how they could further support our reforms to the SEND system to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. There will be further announcements on devolution in due course.
To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards they will retain to ensure national consistency in educational standards following the implementation of plans to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards they will retain to ensure national consistency in educational standards following the implementation of plans to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
We have appointed an independent panel of experts, led by education and health co-chairs, to advise on what approaches, strategies, and tools should be included in the National Inclusion Standards and Specialist Provision Packages.
The Standards will set out the provision that ordinarily should be in every setting across the 0 to 25 system. This is in addition to the evidence-based tools, strategies and approaches for educators to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Specialist Provision Packages describe the support available for children and young people with the most complex needs. These measures are designed to create a consistent, high-quality offer, wherever they live, thereby ending the post code lottery of support.
We will develop a national cost framework for these packages, and we expect to engage with stakeholders and consult on any new funding arrangements in due course.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of restoring the 24 Gigawatts target for nuclear energy.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of restoring the 24 Gigawatts target for nuclear energy.
As we enter the new golden age of nuclear, this government has committed almost £17 billion across the Spending Review period to the most ambitious nuclear new build programme for a generation, including Sizewell C and the Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) small modular reactor programme.
The government is focused on enabling nuclear projects to support the UK's long-term energy needs, including through the Advanced Nuclear Framework, to support private sector-led advanced nuclear projects.
Furthermore, GBE-N has been tasked with identifying other suitable sites that could host a potential further large-scale nuclear project.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the devolution of education and skills powers to mayoral combined authorities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the devolution of education and skills powers to mayoral combined authorities.
The department engages regularly with Mayoral Strategic Authorities on a wide range of issues, including the devolved skills powers and funding they hold, and their role as leaders in their local skills systems. Skills devolution is an important mechanism for enabling more responsive and locally tailored provision that meets the needs of learners, employers and regional economies.
The government recognises the value of empowering Strategic Authorities to shape skills provision in line with local priorities. Through ongoing engagement, the department will continue to explore opportunities to build on existing devolution arrangements, ensuring that skills investment supports local growth and delivers outcomes that reflect the needs of communities across England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
The department has published the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ Schools White Paper, alongside a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consultation, which set out our plans for reform, including those relating to funding. We have also published additional information on SEND Reform for those leading and working in mainstream schools, and a summary of what the SEND reforms mean for specialist provision, including special schools, which are available on GOV.UK.
In taking forward these plans, our aim is both to establish a fair mainstream school funding system that directs funding to where it is needed, enabling improved support for children with SEND, and to create a fair, transparent system that gives specialist schools stable, predictable funding to deliver high-quality education and integrated support for children with the most complex needs. We will consult on proposals for specific funding changes as these plans are further developed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the private school sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the private school sector.
The government has not made any assessment of the financial sustainability of the private school sector. It is for private schools, as private businesses, to ensure their businesses remain viable.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) primary schools, and (2) secondary schools, in England provide a one-to-one screen-based device to every pupil.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) primary schools, and (2) secondary schools, in England provide a one-to-one screen-based device to every pupil.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether educational technology products adopted by schools are required to undergo a data protection impact assessment before deployment.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether educational technology products adopted by schools are required to undergo a data protection impact assessment before deployment.
To ask His Majesty's Government what process they use to verify the safety, privacy, and educational value of educational technology products being used in schools in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what process they use to verify the safety, privacy, and educational value of educational technology products being used in schools in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost of (1) one-to-one screen-based devices, and (2) educational technology software and licences, provided for use in schools in England in each of the last three academic years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost of (1) one-to-one screen-based devices, and (2) educational technology software and licences, provided for use in schools in England in each of the last three academic years.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Information Commissioner's Office Edtech examined, published on 24 June, which highlighted a number of compliance gaps across the EdTech sector, what assessment they have made of the collection of children's personal data by educational technology applications used in schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Information Commissioner's Office Edtech examined, published on 24 June, which highlighted a number of compliance gaps across the EdTech sector, what assessment they have made of the collection of children's personal data by educational technology applications used in schools.
My Lords, I echo other noble Lords in thanking the Government for their announcement and the important progress that has been made, of course acknowledging that my noble friend Lord Nash in particular encouraged some of that movement. I want to press the Minister on the exception for educational services....
My Lords, I echo other noble Lords in thanking the Government for their announcement and the important progress that has been made, of course acknowledging that my noble friend Lord Nash in particular encouraged some of that movement. I want to press the Minister on the exception for educational services....
My Lords, I too welcome my noble friend to her place on the Front Bench. Does the Minister agree that we should congratulate and celebrate the 500 schools in this country that have added most value to the pupils attending them, rather than trying to pick holes in their performance?
My Lords, I too welcome my noble friend to her place on the Front Bench. Does the Minister agree that we should congratulate and celebrate the 500 schools in this country that have added most value to the pupils attending them, rather than trying to pick holes in their performance?
I am not quite sure what the noble Baroness is referring to. I am always more than happy to celebrate the work of teachers and others in schools across this country that achieve enormously important progress for children every day. What is more, as a Government we have a responsibility to ensure that is available in as widespread a way as possible.
Like the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, I am here to reset the balance on exceptional ballet talent. I did one term of ballet, aged four, at the end of which I got a report that said, “Diana has no natural talent”. That report, unlike many others, has stayed with me to this day. I want to press the Minister, if I may. She has spoken about the department’s long-term commitment to the music and dance scheme, but can she say a little more about the adequacy of funding levels for the scheme, to ensure access for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
Like the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, I am here to reset the balance on exceptional ballet talent. I did one term of ballet, aged four, at the end of which I got a report that said, “Diana has no natural talent”. That report, unlike many others, has stayed with me to this day. I want to press the Minister, if I may. She has spoken about the department’s long-term commitment to the music and dance scheme, but can she say a little more about the adequacy of funding levels for the scheme, to ensure access for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
It is definitely not right that the noble Baroness has no talents. Anybody who saw me on “Strictly” will know the extent of my dance talents. Anyway, I reiterate that the
Government have given support to the music and dance scheme. It will provide generous support to help students access specialist music and dance education and training, with £36 million committed for this year. As the noble Baronesses have said, the aim of the scheme is to identify and assist children with exceptional potential, regardless of their personal and financial circumstances, to benefit from world-class specialist training. That is very much in line with the Government’s ambition to support dance and the performing arts, both in education and more widely, and we will endeavour to give certainty about next year’s funding for that as soon as possible.
Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J not insisted on, Commons amendments 38Z12 to 38Z21 in lieu agreed to and Lords amendment 38Z22 to Commons amendment 38Z17, Lords amendment 38Z23 to Commons amendment 38Z18, Lords amendment 38Z24 to Commons amendment 38Z20, and Lords amendment 38Z25 to Commons amendment 38Z21 disagreed to on division (91 to 181).
Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J not insisted on, Commons amendments 38Z12 to 38Z21 in lieu agreed to and Lords amendment 38Z22 to Commons amendment 38Z17, Lords amendment 38Z23 to Commons amendment 38Z18, Lords amendment 38Z24 to Commons amendment 38Z20, and Lords...
My Lords, I start where the Minister started, by acknowledging the work of my noble friend Lord Nash, who has led an incredibly effective campaign, which has been driven not by any political motives but by three things: first, wanting to do right by all children; secondly, having listened to...
My Lords, I start where the Minister started, by acknowledging the work of my noble friend Lord Nash, who has led an incredibly effective campaign, which has been driven not by any political motives but by three things: first, wanting to do right by all children; secondly, having listened to...
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment C1, but I will start with Amendments A1 and A2. The House may be relieved to hear that I am pretty much lost for words in responding to the Government’s position. In the face of overwhelming evidence of a need for urgency...
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment C1, but I will start with Amendments A1 and A2. The House may be relieved to hear that I am pretty much lost for words in responding to the Government’s position. In the face of overwhelming evidence of a need for urgency...
Lords consideration of Commons reasons and amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J insisted on on division (316 to 165). Lords amendment 102 not insisted on and Commons amendments 102J to 102M in lieu agreed to. Lords amendment 106 not insisted on and Commons amendments 106G to 106J in lieu agreed to. Bill returned to the Commons with a reason.
Lords consideration of Commons reasons and amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J insisted on on division (316 to 165). Lords amendment 102 not insisted on and Commons amendments 102J to 102M in lieu agreed to. Lords amendment 106 not insisted on and Commons amendments 106G to...
My Lords, I will speak briefly to my noble friend’s Motion A2 and my Motion D1. My noble friend has once again laid out the arguments in favour of his Motion A2 most eloquently and elegantly and the Minister in her opening remarks talked about it being
“not whether but how...
My Lords, I will speak briefly to my noble friend’s Motion A2 and my Motion D1. My noble friend has once again laid out the arguments in favour of his Motion A2 most eloquently and elegantly and the Minister in her opening remarks talked about it being
“not whether but how...
Before the Minister sits down, both the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed, and I raised the issue of smartphones as distinct from mobile phones. I understood the Minister to say that she would consider improving the guidance to make it clear that “not seen, not heard” was not in line with...
Before the Minister sits down, both the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed, and I raised the issue of smartphones as distinct from mobile phones. I understood the Minister to say that she would consider improving the guidance to make it clear that “not seen, not heard” was not in line with...