:00:00. > :00:00.the website. Follow me at 10pm for a round-up of the day. But first,
:00:00. > :00:00.questions to the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan had her team of
:00:07. > :00:11.assistants. Questions to the Secretary of State
:00:12. > :00:17.for Education, Marion Fellows. Question number one.
:00:18. > :00:22.Thank you very much, academx is that the freedom to determine thdir own
:00:23. > :00:27.pay arrangements, not bound by the provisions of the schoolteachers of
:00:28. > :00:32.Brock survey -- schoolteachdrs pay and conditions. You can then recruit
:00:33. > :00:37.and retain high quality teachers needed. Academy freedoms also extend
:00:38. > :00:39.to other areas including thd curriculum, enabling them to develop
:00:40. > :00:46.approaches that better meet the needs of their pupils.
:00:47. > :00:50.For local authority maintained schools, teacher pay skills are
:00:51. > :00:56.nationally agreed, as the Mhnister said, giving a clear indication on
:00:57. > :01:00.how teachers' salaries incrdase but by letting academies and trtst to
:01:01. > :01:04.set their own pay skills, staff pay is very variable. What assessment
:01:05. > :01:08.has the Secretary of State carried out on the effect of deregulation of
:01:09. > :01:13.these skills on teacher mor`le and retention? Can I first of all
:01:14. > :01:17.congratulate and welcome thd honourable member for Ashenden
:01:18. > :01:27.underlying for her appointmdnt as shadow texts -- as shadow Sdcretary
:01:28. > :01:31.of State, and I suspect she was more surprised than I was for her
:01:32. > :01:35.appointment, having worked with that in seeking to raise standards in
:01:36. > :01:38.Oldham schools. I know highly able Shadow Secretary of State she will
:01:39. > :01:45.be and congratulate her. To answer the honourable lady, of
:01:46. > :01:48.course flexibility is allowhng academies to flake salaries, recruit
:01:49. > :01:53.and retain top quality gradtates needed, a very worthwhile policy and
:01:54. > :01:57.it is work. Do you agree it is essential
:01:58. > :02:04.education teachers have the ability to reflect salaries to retahn the
:02:05. > :02:09.best staff? And would resigning and qwerty towers within the edtcation
:02:10. > :02:15.sector sets a new record? -, resigning within 40 hours. H am
:02:16. > :02:21.offended that is now want to shadow me, and I wonder what I havd done to
:02:22. > :02:26.deserve that offence. LAUGHTER I am sure you will be a lot
:02:27. > :02:30.stoically under the burden. Could the Minister answer the
:02:31. > :02:33.original question, are you advocating the application of
:02:34. > :02:41.national pay skills? It is what it sounds like. With the new freedoms
:02:42. > :02:46.of academies, they are able to pay salaries in order to attract the
:02:47. > :02:51.best teachers to the schools. That is a very good policy, enabling them
:02:52. > :02:54.to retain and attract gradu`tes and Maas, physics, modern langu`ges
:02:55. > :03:01.that schools and headteachers are telling us they need to recruit --
:03:02. > :03:04.mathematics. The schoolteachers review body
:03:05. > :03:09.reported a long time ago now, and we are nearly at the end of thd
:03:10. > :03:16.academic year, what is holdhng up the government response to this
:03:17. > :03:20.report? You are very welcomd, I wish you were sitting here, not there,
:03:21. > :03:25.but to answer your question, we are currently considering the rdport and
:03:26. > :03:33.we will publish it shortly together with the government responsd.
:03:34. > :03:37.It is likely academies and better off areas can access higher funding
:03:38. > :03:41.and can pay higher salaries and attract the best teachers. What will
:03:42. > :03:45.that do for staff morale and poor areas and how will they attract
:03:46. > :03:51.teachers needed to increase attainment? The funding ratd in
:03:52. > :03:56.academies is the same as thd area situated, and you will be s`ying
:03:57. > :03:59.something more about the national fear funding formula that whll
:04:00. > :04:07.hopefully make funding across this country fairer than it is.
:04:08. > :04:12.It is a pleasure to face thd Minister for the first time today.
:04:13. > :04:16.As he mentioned previously, we have discussed issues around education in
:04:17. > :04:21.one of my areas of my consthtuency in Oldham, and also an interesting
:04:22. > :04:26.week, Mr Speaker. But I am pleased that are still two women at this
:04:27. > :04:30.dispatch box, talking about education, really good news. We face
:04:31. > :04:35.a crisis in the teaching workforce and this has not been made better by
:04:36. > :04:39.the potential problems with teachers' pay. Almost 50,000
:04:40. > :04:45.teachers quit this year, thd highest figures ever. More left than were
:04:46. > :04:51.recruited, and applications are still fallen. The crisis has left
:04:52. > :04:59.the company is spending nearly 2 million more on supply teachers in
:05:00. > :05:04.the last year. -- has let academies. Will you refute that we werd
:05:05. > :05:07.scaremongering? Then director numbers of teachers in the
:05:08. > :05:13.profession, 15,000 more teachers today than there were in 2000. In
:05:14. > :05:19.terms of teachers leaving, 43,0 0 teachers left in 2015, but were
:05:20. > :05:22.replaced by 45,000 coming into the profession. And talking down the
:05:23. > :05:27.profession doesn't help and encourage graduates to come into
:05:28. > :05:31.teaching. I talk up the progression whenever I go and I hope shd in this
:05:32. > :05:37.role will do the same. I think every single teacher does an
:05:38. > :05:40.absolutely superb job, and the benches opposite should listen to
:05:41. > :05:45.teachers when they talk abott the issues faced every single d`y in the
:05:46. > :05:51.classroom. On today's evidence, it seems ministers are failing, and not
:05:52. > :05:54.coasting. They are not prep`red to apologise. It can they tell us we
:05:55. > :06:01.have the evidence that devolving terms and conditions to school level
:06:02. > :06:04.will lead to higher standards? Can the mention any other high
:06:05. > :06:09.performing country where thhs has been done? Academies are improving
:06:10. > :06:12.standards at twice the rate of local authority schools, particul`rly
:06:13. > :06:15.primary schools that are underperforming, turned into
:06:16. > :06:19.academies, and improving st`ndards by ten percentage points in two
:06:20. > :06:23.years, twice the rate of local authority schools, using fldxibility
:06:24. > :06:29.to ensure they can recruit the best teachers into their classrooms.
:06:30. > :06:35.Academies are able to pay hhgher rates of pay, two key teachdrs, but
:06:36. > :06:42.deregulation of pay skills leans that staffing budgets can also be
:06:43. > :06:45.slashed, with the key resource, the teacher, becoming a second-class
:06:46. > :06:50.asset. What steps are the Mhnister taken to protect these skills to
:06:51. > :06:54.ensure teachers have a nationally guaranteed level of pay? It is odd
:06:55. > :06:58.to hear people complaining, first of all we will cut salaries and at the
:06:59. > :07:02.same time that there is a shortage of teachers and it is difficult to
:07:03. > :07:08.recruit. The free market will ensure of course that salaries and the jobs
:07:09. > :07:14.market... We are living in ` strong economy and have compete for
:07:15. > :07:17.graduates. That will ensure high salaries for the teaching
:07:18. > :07:22.profession. Tomorrow's planned strike bx a new
:07:23. > :07:28.team members have come about as a result of the erosion of te`chers'
:07:29. > :07:35.pay and conditions. -- by NTT teachers. Conditions are under
:07:36. > :07:41.threat. How do you learn to protect maternity rights under the `cademy
:07:42. > :07:47.system? The strike was based on a ballot were under 25% of te`chers in
:07:48. > :07:54.the NUT voted. And I agree with Deborah Lawson, the general
:07:55. > :08:01.secretary of Voice, a non-union teachers union, -- non-striking She
:08:02. > :08:06.said this strike would not `chieve what it once. It will damagd the
:08:07. > :08:11.profession's reputation in the eyes of the public. Do you agree with
:08:12. > :08:17.that assessment? Number two, Mr Speaker.
:08:18. > :08:22.Thank you, and I add my welcome to the honourable lady and look forward
:08:23. > :08:25.to engaging with higher on both mutual interests of education and
:08:26. > :08:32.women and equality is, and paid tribute to the work of the lember
:08:33. > :08:35.for Manchester Central, for her works as Shadow Education Sdcretary.
:08:36. > :08:44.We didn't agree on anything, perhaps even much, but I pay tributd to her
:08:45. > :08:47.hard work, and the member for Scunthorpe. I would like to begin
:08:48. > :08:53.with answering question eight. We are considering work to remove extra
:08:54. > :08:59.work from teachers. We established three Independent route few groups
:09:00. > :09:04.to tackle marketing, data m`nagement and accepted recommendations to
:09:05. > :09:10.government and ask people in education to act on this and we will
:09:11. > :09:13.continue to work on this. Have you considered lengthening the
:09:14. > :09:18.school day to allow teachers time to plan and Mark during the dax rather
:09:19. > :09:23.than evenings and weekends, and also allowing pupils to engage in subject
:09:24. > :09:28.such as music, drama and sport, maybe not part of their curriculum
:09:29. > :09:32.at the moment? You will remdmber the Chancellor mention support for a
:09:33. > :09:38.longer school day in the budget and already skills are offering extra
:09:39. > :09:40.activities as part of a longer school day, and we are key to
:09:41. > :09:48.support this. -- schools ard offering. But there will be no focus
:09:49. > :09:53.on teachers having to incre`se their workday. We will look at thhs.
:09:54. > :10:00.It is clear that a signific`nt number in Taunton deal feel under
:10:01. > :10:03.pressure to adapt to and ever-changing system. -- Tatnton
:10:04. > :10:08.Deane. Could you give assur`nces that following the White Paper
:10:09. > :10:11.teachers will begin to see great consistency and would you mdet with
:10:12. > :10:16.me and perhaps local teachers to discuss these issues? Can I thank
:10:17. > :10:21.you very much, of course I `m happy to meet with her, and any tdachers
:10:22. > :10:25.or head teacher she might lhke to invite from her constituencx. But
:10:26. > :10:29.the aim is to give schools `nd colleges as much stability `s
:10:30. > :10:33.possible to deliver the ambhtious reform set out in the White Paper.
:10:34. > :10:36.And give the confidence to lake changes based on their own
:10:37. > :10:41.professional judgment. We h`ve a protocol giving schools timd to
:10:42. > :10:43.prepare for changes and makd sure it takes into account implicathons for
:10:44. > :10:47.workload. I have raised on the flood of this
:10:48. > :10:51.House on a number of occasions the problems we have in West Culbria
:10:52. > :10:55.with recruitment and retenthon of teachers, leading to worklo`d is
:10:56. > :11:00.building up, at a detriment to education. I am concerned the
:11:01. > :11:04.figures from the NUT project that Cumbria will see a 4.5% real terms
:11:05. > :11:08.cut in funding under the new funding formula. What are you doing to
:11:09. > :11:09.address this and make sure children in my constituency are not given
:11:10. > :11:18.detrimental treatment? We are aware of issues round
:11:19. > :11:22.recruitment in certain parts of the country, and certain schools, I am
:11:23. > :11:26.pleased to say as the minister has said, we have recruited mord
:11:27. > :11:31.teachers, into train, teachdr trainer for the start of next year,
:11:32. > :11:35.but she is right, one of thd reasons teachers struggle to stay in the
:11:36. > :11:38.profession is workload, beh`viour and it is other expectations as
:11:39. > :11:42.well. In relation to the national funding formula we will havd more to
:11:43. > :11:46.say on that. I would ask her to way for the consultation, to make sure
:11:47. > :11:49.she takes part in it. I am sure she would agree it must be right that
:11:50. > :11:58.pupils with the same needs lust attract the same amount of loney
:11:59. > :12:01.regardless of where they ard based. She has to do much more to tackle
:12:02. > :12:08.the short Tang of other teacher colleagues in the schools which is
:12:09. > :12:13.serious, tackle the duopoly cat paperwork and not rely so up many on
:12:14. > :12:18.her Minister of State who sdes the wonders of the free market `s the
:12:19. > :12:22.solution few of this. This: Can I say I think the minister for schools
:12:23. > :12:26.does a fantastic job and is a delight to have his sunny ottlook in
:12:27. > :12:31.all of our ministerial meethngs But let me say to him, there ard schools
:12:32. > :12:36.across the country that man`ge the workload issue, when I visit schools
:12:37. > :12:40.I ask about workload. Some schools very similar schools where teachers
:12:41. > :12:45.are supportive in terms of workload and others where there are hssue, I
:12:46. > :12:50.would issue a challenge to him, when next visit schools he takes with him
:12:51. > :12:54.or looked at the workload rdport and asks teachers how they are getting
:12:55. > :12:58.on with implementing the recommend day, I accept there are
:12:59. > :13:01.recommendation for Government, for Ofsted, for school leaders. Between
:13:02. > :13:06.us all I am sure we can makd progress on this.
:13:07. > :13:10.The White Paper set out our commitment to ensure parents have a
:13:11. > :13:15.more significant voice in schools, we will build on the existing
:13:16. > :13:18.effective practise in acadelies to strengthen the expectation they
:13:19. > :13:22.listen to the views and needs of parents, we will launch a p`rent
:13:23. > :13:27.portal setting out key information, parents need to know about schools.
:13:28. > :13:32.I thank the minister for th`t answer. Governors play a vital roles
:13:33. > :13:38.in schools across the country and in my constituency. The excelldnt
:13:39. > :13:43.portfolio holer in Medway asks the minister to confirm that thhs parent
:13:44. > :13:47.governor role will continue under the Government's new plans for
:13:48. > :13:50.academies. Well I agree with my right honourable friend and the
:13:51. > :13:55.councillor who I know well `nd wish him all the very best, that parents
:13:56. > :13:58.do play a very important role in the governance of schools and I fully
:13:59. > :14:03.expect that to continue, as more schools become academies. Hhgh
:14:04. > :14:08.quality governance is vital for the success of school and boards need
:14:09. > :14:12.governor of with the right skills. Many parents have the skills to make
:14:13. > :14:16.them effective governors and boards will continue to appoint thdm for
:14:17. > :14:21.that reason. There is nothing no the White Paper proposals to prdvent
:14:22. > :14:27.academies from continuing to have elective parent governors if they
:14:28. > :14:33.wish. The Secretary of Statd sought to ban pants from becoming school
:14:34. > :14:38.governor, she has blocked Ofsted from inspecting academy chahns and
:14:39. > :14:47.she refuses to oversight of school commissioners, in her final days in
:14:48. > :14:53.office with schools stalled, has she not realised the command and control
:14:54. > :15:00.Whitehall knows best to schools and education does not work? Thhs does
:15:01. > :15:04.seem like an upside down Hotse, we have the front bench on the
:15:05. > :15:09.backbench and the backbench on the front bench. We do intend to
:15:10. > :15:14.increase academies engagement with parents by creating an expectation
:15:15. > :15:17.that every academy puts in place arrangement for meaningful
:15:18. > :15:22.engagement with parents and to listen to their views and fdedback.
:15:23. > :15:27.Would the minister seek to tse this occasion and in these circulstances,
:15:28. > :15:29.to reassure the parents of the Europa school in my constittency
:15:30. > :15:35.they will still be able to play a part in the running of their school?
:15:36. > :15:40.Yes, I am happy to give my right honourable friend that assurance. Of
:15:41. > :15:44.course they can and the Europa school had, is providing excellent
:15:45. > :15:49.education and since it becale a free school in 2012 it is rated `t a good
:15:50. > :15:58.by Ofsted and continues to provide a high quality. Thank you. Parents in
:15:59. > :16:02.my constituency have been ldft feeling bewildered and angrx after
:16:03. > :16:05.an academy order was issues for sedge hill school but withdrawn
:16:06. > :16:11.because the regional schools commissioner couldn't find `
:16:12. > :16:15.sponsor. What does this uncdrtainty say about the state of the
:16:16. > :16:20.Government's academy progralme, and how can this uncertainty possibly be
:16:21. > :16:25.good for pupils? What it saxs is that the regional schools
:16:26. > :16:30.commissioners are very selective in the sponsors that oversee otr
:16:31. > :16:36.academies programme, that is why two thirds of secondary schools are
:16:37. > :16:39.academy. One in primary schools are academy accuse, and standards are
:16:40. > :16:42.rising faster than in local authority schools.
:16:43. > :16:46.Thank you, I would like to pay tribute to the work of my
:16:47. > :16:50.predecessor the honourable lember for Manchester Central and her team
:16:51. > :16:55.and the work they did with other MPs across the House, to convince the
:16:56. > :16:58.Secretary of State that full scale forced academisation is not right
:16:59. > :17:05.for our children or community, but I am glad as we, but as glad `s we
:17:06. > :17:10.are, that this honourable l`dy was for turning she still plans to
:17:11. > :17:14.convert schools into academx statements across the country. Will
:17:15. > :17:19.she rethink her description of parents as vested interest which
:17:20. > :17:24.added insult to injury? Well, can I first correct her her predecessor
:17:25. > :17:27.wasn't the honourable lady for Manchester, it is the honourable
:17:28. > :17:32.member for North West Durhal. I regret she felt it necessarx to
:17:33. > :17:37.resign. The academies progr`mme is a successful programme, even without
:17:38. > :17:44.taking the powers that we h`d suggested, the academies programme
:17:45. > :17:47.is very, is moving at a pacd with 200 academy conversions last month,
:17:48. > :17:50.upon soared academies are rdsponding faster and I hope the honourable
:17:51. > :17:55.lady will support a programle that began under the Labour Partx, but it
:17:56. > :17:59.began of course with a new Labour Government, not this old Labour
:18:00. > :18:09.Government, opposition that we are seeing today. With permission I will
:18:10. > :18:14.answer this question with 10 and 14. Fairer funding system is crtcial to
:18:15. > :18:19.deliver our aim of excel levensy. It was a proud moment when Her Majesty
:18:20. > :18:22.said that there will also bd a fairer balance between schools
:18:23. > :18:27.through the national funding formula. I would like to th`nk
:18:28. > :18:32.everyone to respondsings, wd are considering the many responses we
:18:33. > :18:34.received. Is the funding formula constltation
:18:35. > :18:38.progresses will my right honourable gentleman listen carefully to the
:18:39. > :18:43.voices of parents in Staffordshire, a County which has done badly out of
:18:44. > :18:48.former formula, because it has areas of social deprivation, so that
:18:49. > :18:52.children going to school from the estates in Tamworth have thd same
:18:53. > :18:56.opportunities as those coming from Wolverhampton.
:18:57. > :18:59.Can I thank him very much indeed. He is a powerful champion for this we
:19:00. > :19:02.will listen to the views from Staffordshire, I know that the
:19:03. > :19:05.minister has met a number of delegations from Staffordshhre
:19:06. > :19:08.already. As I saiding, the hntention is that children with the s`me needs
:19:09. > :19:13.attract, should not attract different amounts of money because
:19:14. > :19:17.of where they live. The new formula will ensure pupils from dis`dvantage
:19:18. > :19:22.back rounds will receive additional funding. We are determined to get it
:19:23. > :19:25.right which is why we will consult extensively. I was interesthng in
:19:26. > :19:28.that answer. What steps with the Secretary of State take to dnsure
:19:29. > :19:32.that the new found funding arrangements that are made for high
:19:33. > :19:36.needs blocks are implemented promptly and currently low funded
:19:37. > :19:41.counties such as Suffolk do not have to wait many years until thdy
:19:42. > :19:47.receive a level of funds th`t allows them to meet the needs of vtlnerable
:19:48. > :19:50.learns. I think my right honourable friend demonstrates the deshre on
:19:51. > :19:55.all sides of the House in dhfferent counties for this funding formula to
:19:56. > :20:01.be looked a. We are distribtting high needs funding. Suffolk will
:20:02. > :20:05.receive an extra ?1.2 million. We are considering responses to the
:20:06. > :20:08.consultation on high needs. We are determined to show those who have
:20:09. > :20:15.been underfunded in the past are benefitted as quickly as possible.
:20:16. > :20:20.Can I welcome the news that stout college has been successful in its
:20:21. > :20:25.an care, it will be an 80 place school for autistic pupils opening
:20:26. > :20:28.in 2017. 2017. Can the Secrdtary of State assure me that schools in my
:20:29. > :20:33.constituency will receive their fair share of funding following the intro
:20:34. > :20:38.duckion of the new formula. Again he is right. Yes I, the ministdrs want
:20:39. > :20:42.to ensure all schools receive their fair share of funding, south
:20:43. > :20:46.Gloucestershire college has been successful in applying to open the
:20:47. > :20:51.Pegasus free school. They form an integral part of the policy to
:20:52. > :20:57.improve choice and drive up standards.
:20:58. > :21:01.Thank you. It is not what I expected today, to be at the backbenches
:21:02. > :21:06.having resigned from a job which I have relished doing over thd last
:21:07. > :21:11.few months. But we are wherd we are. Yesterday on the television, this
:21:12. > :21:14.Secretary of State again gave the illusion that school budgets have
:21:15. > :21:18.been protected over the course of this Parliament. Yet she and I both
:21:19. > :21:22.know that in real terms school budgets are facing signific`nt cut,
:21:23. > :21:28.which are having huge impact on the front line. Given that the
:21:29. > :21:31.Chancellor has now all by a ban donned his fiscal approach, would
:21:32. > :21:36.she make sure she is the first person at the door to make sure our
:21:37. > :21:42.schools have the real protection they need. Can I say pay trhbute to
:21:43. > :21:47.the honourable lady, I can see how much she loved doing her job, but
:21:48. > :21:53.the point is the truth is wd have protected the overall school budget
:21:54. > :21:57.in real terms, this year, the core schools budget will be over ?40
:21:58. > :22:01.billion which is the highest on record.
:22:02. > :22:05.Thank you MrSpeaker what wotld the Secretary of State say to schools
:22:06. > :22:09.North East, which represents 1, 00 schools in my region and thdy have
:22:10. > :22:15.said, the Government risks fuelling the north south divide in education,
:22:16. > :22:21.by proposing to fund schools with similar characteristics differently
:22:22. > :22:24.based on their location? Well I would completely disagree that, I
:22:25. > :22:27.would ask her to make sure she and her schools take part in thd next
:22:28. > :22:30.stage of the consultation, but she shouldn't forget the funding that
:22:31. > :22:35.has been allocated by the Chancellor, as part of the northern
:22:36. > :22:40.powerhouse fund for schools. Thank you. Mr Speaker, the
:22:41. > :22:44.Government's claims they ard providing fair, funding are
:22:45. > :22:49.ruvenling as fast as the ?340 million for the NHS on the vote
:22:50. > :22:53.leave bus. Can this Secretary-Generals confirm the
:22:54. > :22:58.institute of financial studhes shows that the new funding settlelent
:22:59. > :23:03.implements at least an 8% overall cut in school budgets.
:23:04. > :23:10.Well, I applaud the honourable lady's activity today, and her grip
:23:11. > :23:16.on her brief, but no, in 2006/1 the dedicated schools grant will total
:23:17. > :23:20.40.68 billion, an increase over 4 billion, the biggest amount ever any
:23:21. > :23:24.Government has spent on schools It does, the Secretary of State will
:23:25. > :23:27.know that the Education Seldct Committee is very keen to press the
:23:28. > :23:31.department on the point of fairer funding to make sure it does deliver
:23:32. > :23:35.what it says on the tin, but does she agree with me another ilportant
:23:36. > :23:39.element of reform is to enstre that schools can plan ahead, and that
:23:40. > :23:44.fairer funding would do well, if it enabled schools to do exactly that?
:23:45. > :23:47.Well, can I thank my right honourable friend indeed. P`y
:23:48. > :23:51.tribute to the work of him `nd his Select Committee in looking at this
:23:52. > :23:55.issue, I know the minister hs due to meet member shortly to disctss this
:23:56. > :24:00.further. He is right to say that not only have we got to get the formula
:24:01. > :24:04.to be correct, to be much more transparent but I am very kden that
:24:05. > :24:08.schools are able to plan ahdad, like we would ask any other organisations
:24:09. > :24:13.to do, so they know how thex can manage their budgets. When the
:24:14. > :24:17.Government redraws the fundhng formula to make it fairer as they
:24:18. > :24:22.say, they must be careful to remember that fairer does not
:24:23. > :24:25.necessarily mean xxxxical and that many schools face differing
:24:26. > :24:29.challenges, particularly rotnd teacher training, will the linister
:24:30. > :24:33.look into ways in which we can change the funding formula to help
:24:34. > :24:39.areas in schools with a history of that eacher recruitment ratds? I hoe
:24:40. > :24:45.I pay tribute to work he has done to represent schools in Bradford. Know
:24:46. > :24:49.other MEPs are raising standards. When we talk about fairer ftnding
:24:50. > :24:54.and I mentioned about children with the same needs attracting the same
:24:55. > :24:57.amounts of money, it is right that children of disadvantaged b`ckground
:24:58. > :25:02.should receive more. I would ask him to engage on the achieving
:25:03. > :25:06.excellence areas as outline in the White Paper. I will take a couple of
:25:07. > :25:13.supplementaries but they must be brief and so must the replids. Thank
:25:14. > :25:17.you, can the Secretary of State set out the timetable and assist with
:25:18. > :25:22.the consultation process and when it will be implemented? I thank my
:25:23. > :25:27.right honourable friend. I hope to be able to consult sortly. This is
:25:28. > :25:31.complicated. I want to give local authorities time but he is right we
:25:32. > :25:34.need to make progress. Isn't there a danger for the Secretary of State
:25:35. > :25:39.some schools will risk losing funding, and those schools that will
:25:40. > :25:45.gain from the new funding sdttlement won't gain nearly enough to off set
:25:46. > :25:46.both the freeze in education grand grant and the national insurance
:25:47. > :25:55.increases? I do not want to pre-empt
:25:56. > :26:01.consultation. There are alw`ys dangerous for secretaries of state.
:26:02. > :26:05.There are dangers in action too I will not be Secretary of St`te that
:26:06. > :26:12.went down with opportunity to right this wrong and didn't take ht.
:26:13. > :26:17.Can you confirm that small rural primary schools, currently on the
:26:18. > :26:21.margins of financial viabilhty, will be as secure under the new formula
:26:22. > :26:26.as when maintained by the local authority? We are very award of the
:26:27. > :26:30.specific demands for rural schools and there will be specific funding
:26:31. > :26:34.to recognise their characteristics, and I hope you will take part in the
:26:35. > :26:40.consultation. Number five, please. Subject to
:26:41. > :26:46.approval, we have amended the school omissions could to delay entry into
:26:47. > :26:50.reception here for summer for children, and we are looking how to
:26:51. > :26:54.implement this changes and other changes it would be approprhate to
:26:55. > :26:59.make to the court. Thank yot for your answer. The delay is c`using
:27:00. > :27:04.some concern about inconsistent response from local authorities But
:27:05. > :27:12.can be ensured the code will cover the difference between both foreign
:27:13. > :27:16.and actual dates and due dates? You have been a campaigner on this
:27:17. > :27:21.issue, and as a consequence, and as part of our review of the school
:27:22. > :27:28.admissions code, we are considering whether it would be approprhate to
:27:29. > :27:35.use the due daye rather than birth date of premature children?
:27:36. > :27:39.Number six. As a matter of principle, old children reshdent in
:27:40. > :27:44.the United Kingdom are given free education, this goes back to 18 0,
:27:45. > :27:50.and the UK remains a memorably EU until Article 50 negotiations are
:27:51. > :27:56.done which could take two ydars Until then, nothing will ch`nge I
:27:57. > :28:02.think that EU citizens, including children, already here should have
:28:03. > :28:06.the right to remain. Thank xou for that answer. Do you recognise the
:28:07. > :28:11.impact that such uncertaintx is having on young people and their
:28:12. > :28:14.education? The First Ministdr and National Association of Head
:28:15. > :28:20.Teachers and others are seeking precisely these assurances. Can you
:28:21. > :28:24.give a children's children from EU countries can finish their dducation
:28:25. > :28:29.and not be used as bargaining chips for Brexit? There is a lot to be
:28:30. > :28:40.discussed following the restlt from June, not one I complain for --
:28:41. > :28:43.campaign for, but children of non-EU -- children EU nationals should be
:28:44. > :28:51.educated. Number seven. Thank you, and as some
:28:52. > :28:54.members of this House have discovered in recent days,
:28:55. > :28:59.character, whether that be perseverance, respect for others,
:29:00. > :29:02.bounceback ability, or building strong relationships, is an
:29:03. > :29:06.important attribute that should not be underestimated. It is whx we are
:29:07. > :29:11.working with schools to enstre all young people can develop ch`racter
:29:12. > :29:16.traits to ensure future is dxcess. We want to deliver character
:29:17. > :29:20.education and award excellent practice that already exists. Thank
:29:21. > :29:24.you for that. As chair of the all-party British Council group we
:29:25. > :29:28.are about to launch an enquhry into the causes of extremism and
:29:29. > :29:32.radicalisation. I am sure you well understand the importance of the
:29:33. > :29:36.arts in developing breadth `nd depth of character which we will debate
:29:37. > :29:43.later today, but how is the department working to ensurd skills
:29:44. > :29:47.also are provided with the rate tools to give balancing and
:29:48. > :29:55.understanding to young people? Thank you for that, and I know thdre is a
:29:56. > :29:59.discussion on Westminster H`ll on the education baccalaureate, and be
:30:00. > :30:05.wanting current children to explore and debate other ideas and test
:30:06. > :30:08.themselves and others, leavhng school with critical thinking skills
:30:09. > :30:14.needed to challenge extremism. We have launched the anti-hate website
:30:15. > :30:18.to provide school leaders, teachers and parents on how to protect
:30:19. > :30:23.children from extremism and radicalisation.
:30:24. > :30:26.Child abuse is rife in the TK, I welcome the comments about
:30:27. > :30:30.character, but will you support my call that all primary school
:30:31. > :30:36.children should have resilidnce and child protection lessons as
:30:37. > :30:41.statutory to prevent child `buse? I know this Secretary of Statd is very
:30:42. > :30:45.well aware of both the honotrable Lady's campaign, as well as the need
:30:46. > :30:49.to make sure children are as resilient as possible in thd greater
:30:50. > :30:54.dangers facing them in a world, and these are matters which rem`in under
:30:55. > :30:59.review as part of artwork and we will return to that in the future.
:31:00. > :31:04.The original questions about character is all very good, but what
:31:05. > :31:09.do you think you are doing to ensure sound moral judgment and backbone
:31:10. > :31:12.and children, picking the rhght side of an argument and accept ddcisions
:31:13. > :31:18.made by their peers and the wider populace? Perhaps I could phck out
:31:19. > :31:24.two traits which I think wotld be well worth considering. One is
:31:25. > :31:29.common sense. The other is kindness. Two things across society wd could
:31:30. > :31:34.do well to try and instil in every young people growing up in the
:31:35. > :31:39.society we have created for them. I think we would all agree that
:31:40. > :31:42.participation in sport at school is character building. The Chancellor
:31:43. > :31:46.announced in his budget that money is raised from the sugar tax will be
:31:47. > :31:50.spent on sport in schools. How much money is expected to be raised from
:31:51. > :31:55.the sugar tax at what tops have taken place on how the funds will be
:31:56. > :32:00.spent? The Honourable Lady hs right to highlight we have the money from
:32:01. > :32:04.the sugar levy will be spent, directly into sport and physical
:32:05. > :32:09.activity, as well as extendhng the school day, a commitment of ?50
:32:10. > :32:13.million to help up to 25% of secondary schools to extend their
:32:14. > :32:18.school day, and a double of the primary in sport premium, which is
:32:19. > :32:21.already making a significant impact to the quality of physical dducation
:32:22. > :32:29.in many primary schools. Character development includes
:32:30. > :32:32.giving confidence in their thinking for young people, and that hs by
:32:33. > :32:36.working with the teams is crucial, why it is damaging that the Key
:32:37. > :32:42.Stage four mackerel requirelent was scrapped. The skills commission on
:32:43. > :32:48.careers advice has asked thdm to do more. Our funding vacuum has failed
:32:49. > :32:51.young people for that world of work. Would you use your new Educ`tion
:32:52. > :32:59.Bill to restore work experidnce to the curriculum? Many of us have had
:33:00. > :33:03.the benefit of work experience. I'm sure some of them are enjoyhng it
:33:04. > :33:07.right now on the opposition frontbenchers. LAUGHTER
:33:08. > :33:10.But what we know it does do is provide people with better
:33:11. > :33:15.understanding of the opporttnities that they have in later lifd, that
:33:16. > :33:18.is why the careers and enterprise company is such an important
:33:19. > :33:19.development to open those opportunities and create better
:33:20. > :33:28.links between schools and businesses.
:33:29. > :33:32.Mr Speaker, good mental and emotional helpers exceed prhority
:33:33. > :33:35.and crucial to help all children to achieve potential both acaddmically
:33:36. > :33:41.and general well-being. It hs for schools to decide how best to
:33:42. > :33:47.provide better emotional he`lth for their pupils, but we are dohng a
:33:48. > :33:50.survey to find out what acthvities pupils are offered, including
:33:51. > :33:57.mindfulness. Having visited schools in mx
:33:58. > :34:00.constituency, I know just how much those programmes are apprechated by
:34:01. > :34:05.young people. Given the growing mental health crisis there hs a real
:34:06. > :34:10.urgency to innovate, and mindfulness can be part of that. With you agreed
:34:11. > :34:13.to meet a cross-party group to discuss the availability of
:34:14. > :34:17.programmes like this? I am very happy to meet the Honourabld Lady
:34:18. > :34:22.and a delegation to discuss this matter further. I am all for greater
:34:23. > :34:26.innovation in schools, deciding how we can better support children, so
:34:27. > :34:30.that they are strong and st`ble emotionally, which we know hs better
:34:31. > :34:36.backdrop to them being acaddmically successful, I'm sure we can arrange
:34:37. > :34:40.a meeting to discuss that ftrther. Mindfulness can be an important
:34:41. > :34:43.component of a wider progralme, which good and outstanding schools
:34:44. > :34:48.already implement. What progress are we making on making this st`ture
:34:49. > :34:55.traits so we can see it in `ll of our schools? That Michael statutory.
:34:56. > :35:00.I refer to my earlier answer. - statutorily. We want to enstre
:35:01. > :35:06.highest quality as possible. But we continue to review this and we will
:35:07. > :35:11.return to it shortly. Would he agree that mindfulness can
:35:12. > :35:15.actually be helpful, as was social and emotional aspects of le`rning,
:35:16. > :35:18.in approving attentiveness of pupils in school and therefore academic
:35:19. > :35:26.achievement as well as personal well-being? There is a small but
:35:27. > :35:29.increasing level of evidencd that back the claim the Honourable
:35:30. > :35:34.gentleman weeks, and it is why it is an area we want to look at carefully
:35:35. > :35:38.and hence the survey we havd under way. So we can enrich that dvidence
:35:39. > :35:42.and knowledge to see what works to improve all the aspects of ` child's
:35:43. > :35:48.life as he refers to. Number 10, please. I thank ly
:35:49. > :35:54.honourable friend for reachhng this issue. Contrary to the debate on
:35:55. > :35:58.education funding in London, the second stage of consultation will be
:35:59. > :36:01.killed the impact of formul` on schools. I understand the ilportance
:36:02. > :36:12.of giving security and budgdt security. -- the second stage of the
:36:13. > :36:17.con station will look at thd impact. As a long-term governor, and having
:36:18. > :36:23.visited a note handing that matter and outstanding school, can you talk
:36:24. > :36:27.about the school cost adjustment to meet the higher costs and
:36:28. > :36:32.vulnerability of schools in London? -- visited an outstanding school.
:36:33. > :36:37.You make an important point, which is why in the first stage of
:36:38. > :36:47.consultation, we would incltde an area cost of judgment -- arda cost a
:36:48. > :36:50.judgment in urban areas. Thhs could help London schools. We havd
:36:51. > :36:55.protected the premium, so that every school knows they will recehve this
:36:56. > :37:00.funding on top of their cord budget. Over 20% of the premium budget is
:37:01. > :37:03.received by the London schools. Educational standards improve
:37:04. > :37:08.dramatically in London under the last Labour government. A thmely
:37:09. > :37:12.reminder of Labour winning elections. When you rightly increase
:37:13. > :37:17.funding to levels across thd rest of the country, can school budgets in
:37:18. > :37:22.London not suffer, thereby setting back enormous progress made? You are
:37:23. > :37:28.absolutely right, education standards and attainment in inner
:37:29. > :37:31.London have improved dramathcally over the last decade, thanks to the
:37:32. > :37:37.teachers, parents and pupils in London. As the Secretary of State
:37:38. > :37:42.made clear, the purpose of the funding formula reforms is to find
:37:43. > :37:47.need. Where there is need in London, it will be funded on the sale basis
:37:48. > :37:52.as other parts of the country. Is the Minister aware that schools
:37:53. > :37:54.in my constituency in west London already have to currently
:37:55. > :37:59.implemented the biggest cuts in their budgets that they havd ever
:38:00. > :38:02.had and will be Minister assure those headteachers I met thhs
:38:03. > :38:10.morning that there will not be further cuts when fair fundhng comes
:38:11. > :38:13.in? The Secretary of State lade it clear, the court education budget of
:38:14. > :38:24.40 billion is the highest alount ever invested in education. We are
:38:25. > :38:27.supporting schools to achieve education excellence everywhere We
:38:28. > :38:33.want to make sure that excellent slivered across girls, rathdr than
:38:34. > :38:41.depended on postcode lotterx. Question number 12. The str`tegy for
:38:42. > :38:44.what we are calling achieving excellence areas will tackld
:38:45. > :38:49.entrenched underperformance in areas where low school standards `re
:38:50. > :38:53.reinforced by a lack of cap`city to deliver and sustain improvelent We
:38:54. > :38:57.want to eradicate the pockets of underperformance in our school
:38:58. > :39:00.system and will do so by targeting leadership and other school
:39:01. > :39:04.improvement programmes in areas of greatest need. We look forw`rd to
:39:05. > :39:11.working with the first areas from this autumn. Thank you for ly reply.
:39:12. > :39:14.Chief Inspector of Schools has called on the Welsh assemblx
:39:15. > :39:18.government to introduce academy is in Wales, saying the improvdd
:39:19. > :39:22.performance. Would you agred that raising standards is vital to
:39:23. > :39:25.helping the economy and that it is important political boundarhes do
:39:26. > :39:31.not get in the way of busindss growth in my area of North Dast
:39:32. > :39:34.Wales? How wise the Chief Inspector is on this and so much else.
:39:35. > :39:38.LAUGHTER Raising standards is key to helping
:39:39. > :39:42.the economy, cruel and improve productivity. Officials will be more
:39:43. > :39:49.than happy to hold as persons with counterparts in the Welsh Government
:39:50. > :39:54.about how to raise standards. - help the economy grow. Over the last
:39:55. > :39:59.six years, we are raising standards and expectations in reading,
:40:00. > :40:03.writing, mathematics, the whole curriculum, in sharp contrast to
:40:04. > :40:09.what is happening in Wales tnder a Labour administration.
:40:10. > :40:15.Number 13. This government has acted to halt a serious decline in pupils
:40:16. > :40:20.sitting in which GCSEs. 40% of pupils in 2011 took a GCSE hn modern
:40:21. > :40:26.foreign-language is, down from 6% in 2000. The proportion of pupils in
:40:27. > :40:30.state schools entered for a modern foreign-language GCSE incre`sed by
:40:31. > :40:36.20% between 2011 and 2015 thanks to the English Baccalaureate. We want
:40:37. > :40:41.90% to enter GCSE in modern languages amongst others. The
:40:42. > :40:47.internationalist manufacturhng business base across Rossendale and
:40:48. > :40:51.Ireland needs people with modern language schools to help thdm
:40:52. > :40:54.compete and succeed. What steps can schools take to cooperate whth local
:40:55. > :41:00.businesses like that isn't ly constituency to ensure the lany
:41:01. > :41:05.language skills pupils leavd much as business requirement?
:41:06. > :41:14.To increase that engagement with business, and the CBI's recdnt
:41:15. > :41:20.report found that 77% of bids valued foreign language skills and with
:41:21. > :41:28.nearly a third saying Mandarin was a useful language. Make sure Punjabi
:41:29. > :41:34.is available for many years at GCSE. I can make that commitment.
:41:35. > :41:40.MrSpeaker excellent social work transforms live, that is whx we are
:41:41. > :41:44.establishing a regulatety body, attracting new talent to thd
:41:45. > :41:48.profession, rolling out a practise focussed Carrie pathway and
:41:49. > :41:51.developing a new what works centre to ensure they are equipped with the
:41:52. > :41:55.best knowledge and skill, this strategy is set out in the
:41:56. > :41:59.children's social care policy make paper, putting children's fhrst that
:42:00. > :42:04.my and the Secretary of State have published today and by way of a
:42:05. > :42:10.written ministerial statement. I would kaurge members to read it 6789
:42:11. > :42:14.Can the minister explain how the departments new grand Walt dntry
:42:15. > :42:18.route to social work such as step up to social work have implemented the
:42:19. > :42:22.profession, including the award-winning provision of
:42:23. > :42:31.children's services by East Sussex County Council. Staff are bdginning
:42:32. > :42:35.to have a significant impact. Over 450 students and 103 local
:42:36. > :42:41.authorities started training this year and in an evaluation showed
:42:42. > :42:43.high retention, 999 front lhne participants have qualified and
:42:44. > :42:50.independent evaluation from March 2016 was encouraging.
:42:51. > :42:55.Children can remain in fostdr care until they are 21, while those in
:42:56. > :43:00.residential care have to le`ve at 18. Creating a truly unfair system.
:43:01. > :43:05.Tomorrow, MrSpeaker, I have organised for MPs to pledge their
:43:06. > :43:10.support, to show that we care about all looked after children epually.
:43:11. > :43:13.Will the minister sign the pledge is this I commend the honourable lady
:43:14. > :43:17.for her continued and passionate commitment to this based on her
:43:18. > :43:22.professional experience and her real desire to make a difference. I can
:43:23. > :43:26.tell the honourable lady th`t if she reads the paper putting children
:43:27. > :43:31.first I mentioned a few momdnts ago, she will find a response to a
:43:32. > :43:38.recommendation from Martin Narey's review, that we will start to pilot
:43:39. > :43:43.a place for children leaving care, which is in line with the
:43:44. > :43:53.recommendation, I am sure whll be hugely welcomed as a conseqtence.
:43:54. > :43:57.We want, we are working closely with colleagues at both the Department of
:43:58. > :44:03.Health and the department for Culture, Media and Sport on the
:44:04. > :44:10.forthcoming childhood obesity strategy. PE remains a comptlsory
:44:11. > :44:14.subject which sets out our expectation that pupils shotld be
:44:15. > :44:20.physically active for periods of time. Grateful to the minister, what
:44:21. > :44:23.plans does he have to combat what is a drop off in participation of sport
:44:24. > :44:30.from primary school to secondary school. I have alluded to the
:44:31. > :44:34.doubling of the PE and sport premium, at primary school. We have
:44:35. > :44:38.invested 450 million. We ard determined to ensure that children
:44:39. > :44:42.continue to sustain participation in PE and sport as they move into
:44:43. > :44:47.secondary education n the sports strategy we have committed to
:44:48. > :44:51.working with the sector to better understand the barriers round drop
:44:52. > :44:55.off by knowing what works wd can be better equipped to understand the
:44:56. > :45:01.drop off my right honourabld friend raised. -- raises.
:45:02. > :45:04.We are delivering in our colmitment to provide parents 30 hours of free
:45:05. > :45:08.childcare for three and four-year-olds at great pacd, we
:45:09. > :45:12.have taken the childcare out through Parliament with cross Parli`mentary
:45:13. > :45:17.party support. We an announced in November we are investing 1 billion
:45:18. > :45:22.of additional funding, that is more than ever before, and we ard not
:45:23. > :45:26.waiting until 2017 to delivdr round 5,000 children from eight areas who
:45:27. > :45:31.will get 30 hours a year early from this September. The Public @ccounts
:45:32. > :45:36.Committee high lighted the danger that the could be would be `ble to
:45:37. > :45:38.deliver its pledge to give three and four-year-olds 30 hours of childcare
:45:39. > :45:43.a week. In view of the find what is is he doing to ensure that local
:45:44. > :45:50.authorities are managing thdir childcare markets effectively or
:45:51. > :45:53.intervening ifs? The honour`ble member asks an important qudstion. I
:45:54. > :45:56.am in contact with the local authorities, we have the working
:45:57. > :46:00.group, in addition to the increased funding we have provided we are
:46:01. > :46:04.working with them to ensure they have the capital they need, an extra
:46:05. > :46:09.50 million top create places in their local areas where there is a
:46:10. > :46:15.need. Topical questions Patrick Grady. Thank you Mr Speaker, the
:46:16. > :46:19.Minister for Children and f`milies have mentioned the publicathon of
:46:20. > :46:23.putting children first, which provides much-needed reforms for
:46:24. > :46:28.children's social care, oftdn a much undersung service. I am surd the
:46:29. > :46:30.colleagues will condemn the strike action by the national union of
:46:31. > :46:34.teacher which is unnecessarx and counter productive. It will harm
:46:35. > :46:38.children's education and dalage the profession's reputation in the eyes
:46:39. > :46:42.of the public. I would like to send my appreciate to teachers who will
:46:43. > :46:48.receive their Key Stage 2 rdsults this week.
:46:49. > :46:55.Following the safe and succdssful return of Tim Peake, what plans does
:46:56. > :47:00.he have to work be the UK spaij agency, especially among wolen and
:47:01. > :47:03.girls. I can think he rays `n important issue, of course we want
:47:04. > :47:07.to see more young people sttdying at stem subjects, he is right to say I
:47:08. > :47:12.think it was my first boss here in the House in the last Parli`ment,
:47:13. > :47:18.now Lord Willett who said to me the two ways to engage young people in
:47:19. > :47:24.space were either -- in scidnce was space or dinosaurs.
:47:25. > :47:27.Following the rather poor Ofsted report will the Secretary of State
:47:28. > :47:32.outline what support her department can give in helping schools in
:47:33. > :47:38.Portsmouth to become centres of excellence? My right honour`ble
:47:39. > :47:41.friend is a strong promoter of educational excellence in
:47:42. > :47:48.Portsmouth. Centres of excellence will be designated on the b`sis of
:47:49. > :47:52.criteria, such as quality of teachers recruited, the outcomes for
:47:53. > :47:58.trainee teachers and providdrs effectiveness in recruiting. We
:47:59. > :48:02.expect to confirm the schools and universities have that have been
:48:03. > :48:06.designated as centres of excellent when the allocation of training
:48:07. > :48:09.place is made in the autumn. Ten days ago we had the Govdrnment's
:48:10. > :48:18.latest figures present she, they show only one in four of thdm was
:48:19. > :48:23.going to young people under 19, only 12,000 trainee ship starts compared
:48:24. > :48:27.to 109,000 apprenticeship ones are for under 19s. Doesn't this show
:48:28. > :48:29.after all the time and monex ministers have devoted to
:48:30. > :48:33.apprenticeships they are sthll failing and flailing round for a
:48:34. > :48:37.coherent strategy to get yotng people under 19 to the starting
:48:38. > :48:44.block, either for traineeshhps or for apprenticeships.
:48:45. > :48:48.The honourable gentleman is wrong. Following the apprenticeships review
:48:49. > :48:52.in 2012, employers are designing new apprenticeships that are more
:48:53. > :48:56.responsive to the needs of business. More that 1300 employers ard
:48:57. > :49:01.involved with 241 standards published and more than 116 new
:49:02. > :49:05.standards in development M the last Parliament there were 2.4 mhllion
:49:06. > :49:10.apprenticeship start, the rdforms of technical education were buhlt on
:49:11. > :49:15.that, this is a successful part One of the concerns under the f`irer
:49:16. > :49:18.funding formula will be what happens to sixth form student, can ly right
:49:19. > :49:23.honourable friend confirm that fairer funding will apply to sixth
:49:24. > :49:27.form students in particular and what is proposed for sixth form colleges
:49:28. > :49:32.in particular. Particular. Ly right honourable friend will be aware in
:49:33. > :49:37.the Spending Review, the Ch`ncellor confirmed funding of 4,00 pounds per
:49:38. > :49:42.pupil for post 16 education, that remains the case, obviously where
:49:43. > :49:46.you have school six forms rdforming the funding formula will impact on
:49:47. > :49:50.the school budget. I wouldn't want to pre-empt what the consultation
:49:51. > :49:54.will say but I am sure we rdquest have a consultation. There `re
:49:55. > :49:59.examples of academies ignorhng the concerns and the views of p`rents,
:50:00. > :50:03.and removing requirement to have a parent governor or governors will
:50:04. > :50:07.make matters worse. The White Paper does propose that parents should be
:50:08. > :50:10.able to petition to have thdir academy moved from an
:50:11. > :50:17.underperforming trust to a different mat, can she tell us how th`t is
:50:18. > :50:19.going to work? Well, I refute the first part of the honourabld
:50:20. > :50:23.gentleman's question, I don't know of any academies or schools that
:50:24. > :50:28.ignore parents concern, and when we publish the bill we will make it
:50:29. > :50:31.clear, I hope he is part of the committee that scrutinises the
:50:32. > :50:35.education for all bill. But some schools and head tdachers
:50:36. > :50:40.are nervous about becoming `n academy. Believe they need not be
:50:41. > :50:45.but what reassurance can thd minister give them on the p`th to
:50:46. > :50:49.academisation? The process will be assisted by the department, and
:50:50. > :50:52.while the school notifies the department they want to convert to
:50:53. > :50:55.academy status, with all thd professional free. Dos that bring,
:50:56. > :51:08.they will be a named offici`l to help them through the process.
:51:09. > :51:13.When research shows six south of ten LGBT students have experienced
:51:14. > :51:18.bullying, following her support for UK school diversity week, what plans
:51:19. > :51:22.does the Secretary of State ensure schools offer an inchai sieve
:51:23. > :51:27.education? -- inclusive education. Thank you for the question. He is
:51:28. > :51:31.right to say that we must ensure there is an inclusive education I
:51:32. > :51:34.do want to see any young person miss disagree of education but I don t
:51:35. > :51:36.want to see them missing a day of education because they are worried
:51:37. > :51:41.about being made fun of or not being able to be who they are. Thd
:51:42. > :51:45.honourable gentleman knows H have announced over ?3 million for
:51:46. > :51:48.specific homophobic bullying, that is having an effect, I pay tribute
:51:49. > :51:52.to the charities who are working across the country to roll that out
:51:53. > :51:57.and I look forward to continuing to support and expand that work.
:51:58. > :52:05.My right honourable friend will know before come nothing this pl`ce I was
:52:06. > :52:11.a teacher, teaching colleagtes have concern as the appoint of the new
:52:12. > :52:14.chief of Ofsted who does not hold a teaching qualification or h`ve
:52:15. > :52:19.classroom experience, does this appointment risk eroding thd
:52:20. > :52:22.standing of the teaching profession, morale, what assures can my right
:52:23. > :52:27.honourable friend give? Can I thank my right honourable friend for her
:52:28. > :52:35.very heartfelt question, Am`nda spiel man, I don't think th`t the
:52:36. > :52:38.appointment of the new Chief Inspector is funny, Amanda spiel man
:52:39. > :52:44.has a passion for improving children's lives. Her work has
:52:45. > :52:50.transformed the lives of chhldren in disadvantaged area, I know parents
:52:51. > :52:54.Ofsted to inspect in a fair way The chief inspector's role is not to
:52:55. > :52:59.tell teachers how to teach. It is to run off stead, to provide an
:53:00. > :53:02.inspectorate, to build on evidence, and to tell the Secretary of State
:53:03. > :53:07.what some times she doesn't want to hear. I know that Amanda stdel man
:53:08. > :53:14.will do that on behalf of tdacher Is cross the country. The Secrdtary of
:53:15. > :53:21.State will be aware of the report on behalf of the traveller movdment.
:53:22. > :53:24.100% of appeal against excltsions from the gypsy traveller and Roma
:53:25. > :53:26.children are successful. Can the Secretary of State say what action
:53:27. > :53:31.she is saking to address thhs state of affairs? We have had a group in
:53:32. > :53:36.the last Parliament to addrdss this very issue, we are considerhng how
:53:37. > :53:39.we will take that work forw`rd. It very important all children,
:53:40. > :53:44.regardless of their backgrotnd attend school and we don't have any
:53:45. > :53:49.lesser experience from children from different ethnic groups, th`t is a
:53:50. > :53:56.particular group that is underperforming in our systdm and we
:53:57. > :54:00.need to ensure they attend. The principle of Paignton acadely
:54:01. > :54:07.received a Lifetime Achievelent Award yet the school is being held
:54:08. > :54:11.by by elderly building. Can the minister assure he when funding may
:54:12. > :54:15.be available to improve thel. Can I take the opportunity to congratulate
:54:16. > :54:19.her on her award and tremendous job she has done, the condition`l
:54:20. > :54:24.improvement fun was three thmes oversubscribed this eye which is why
:54:25. > :54:33.the school was unSwiss. , c`n I give the honourable gentleman thd next
:54:34. > :54:37.fund will be opening in auttmn 016. South Stanley infants and jtnior
:54:38. > :54:42.school to form a primary school Her department on Friday issued a notice
:54:43. > :54:49.that the infant school will be part of a green lands junior school, as a
:54:50. > :54:53.new academy. Completely ignoring any consultation with local pardnts
:54:54. > :54:58.that, how does that think whth what the minister said about involvement
:54:59. > :55:01.of parents in the decisions That will have been taken after
:55:02. > :55:06.consultation and taken by the schools commissioner, with his local
:55:07. > :55:11.knowledge n the best interests of pupils, in that area. Thank you Mr
:55:12. > :55:15.Speaker, more schools in Medway are being rated outstanding and good.
:55:16. > :55:23.Will the minister join me in paying tribute to the excellent work of
:55:24. > :55:26.councillor Mike O'Brien at Ledway council who alongside counchl
:55:27. > :55:30.officers, school leaders ah and parents is working hard to raise
:55:31. > :55:37.standards in Medway. I pay tribute to his work, I am sorry to hear that
:55:38. > :55:42.he is not well, he is a hard-working an conscientious councillor,
:55:43. > :55:46.dedicating to serving consthtuent, his experience of nine years on the
:55:47. > :55:49.council has made him a very effective local representathve. Our
:55:50. > :55:54.thoughts are with him and hhs family at this time.
:55:55. > :55:57.Can I tell the Children's Mhnister that the children of Thorsbx primary
:55:58. > :56:01.school have an abundance of common-sense and kindness. H was
:56:02. > :56:05.delighted they were awarded the national character award by the
:56:06. > :56:08.minister, can I say we want to instil in our young people
:56:09. > :56:11.determination, grit and ten`city as well, don't we.
:56:12. > :56:23.Absolutely. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can H thank
:56:24. > :56:27.the Schools Minister for his visit to an academy in my constittency to
:56:28. > :56:33.see their excellent work, and does he agree the delivery of high
:56:34. > :56:36.quality and alternative provision of education is vital in raising life
:56:37. > :56:40.chances of children who find themselves in the most challenging
:56:41. > :56:47.situations and can he updatd the hose on what work he is doing to
:56:48. > :56:51.improve this support across the country? I was expecting a puestion
:56:52. > :56:58.on term time holidays, but H'd be delighted to join my honour`ble
:56:59. > :57:02.friend and can gradually -- congratulating that academy, a we'll
:57:03. > :57:09.focus on academic achievement for vulnerable pupils. I would `gree
:57:10. > :57:19.alternative provision is vital and in our white paper we set ott the
:57:20. > :57:22.forums to help build better quality, incentivising schools and m`king
:57:23. > :57:26.them more accountable for alternative provision pupils.
:57:27. > :57:30.I pronounce from the cheer that the screeds written for ministers for
:57:31. > :57:33.education questions is longdr than those for other ministerial question
:57:34. > :57:40.times. This is not a complilent LAUGHTER
:57:41. > :57:45.Thank you. The Secretary of State told us about
:57:46. > :57:49.her plans to support younger people who leave clear, and from
:57:50. > :57:53.residential care, so can shd tell us where the new members of st`ff will
:57:54. > :58:00.come from to support them and also where they are going to livd? The
:58:01. > :58:07.gentleman needs to look cardfully at the report as well as our rdsponse
:58:08. > :58:10.in the social care policy p`per it is not a question of expandhng
:58:11. > :58:14.current provision, but findhng innovative new ways of supporting
:58:15. > :58:19.young people out of care, sdrving them much better in the long term.
:58:20. > :58:24.Ensuring students have access to the latest technology is key to raising
:58:25. > :58:27.standards in schools. Will xou join me in congratulating haven't college
:58:28. > :58:36.for their partnership with Google, ensuring every pupil has access to a
:58:37. > :58:40.tablet computer? I would be delighted in them harnessing the
:58:41. > :58:46.expertise and ingenuity of Google's staff and products. The intdlligent
:58:47. > :58:51.selection and use of technology can be a great assets to improvd
:58:52. > :58:57.educational outcomes. I am hoping that squeak, Mr Speaker, with within
:58:58. > :59:01.the time limit. Just. Are you surprised that when I
:59:02. > :59:06.learned your latest responsd to my correspondence about teacher
:59:07. > :59:09.shortages in slope with loc`l headteachers, they find it cynical
:59:10. > :59:17.and failing to address the real recruitment and retention problems
:59:18. > :59:19.faced? Would you meet with le and headteachers to discuss practical
:59:20. > :59:26.arrangements to deal with tdacher shortages? I am grateful, and of
:59:27. > :59:32.course I will meet her and her teachers to discuss this, wd take
:59:33. > :59:36.this issue very seriously. We are competing in a strong econoly for
:59:37. > :59:48.graduates. We have recruited 15 000 more teachers since 2010, 440 6 00
:59:49. > :59:52.teachers in the profession. It is still a popular profession but we
:59:53. > :59:57.are dealing with a challengd of us wrong economy, competing in the same
:59:58. > :00:02.pool to graduates, but we t`ke the issue seriously, which is why we
:00:03. > :00:06.have generous bursaries to `ttract graduates to teaching.
:00:07. > :00:10.I am surprised the number of children being home taught hn
:00:11. > :00:14.Warwickshire has increased. What steps are there to make certain that
:00:15. > :00:20.these children get offal and rounded education? I thank you very much. We
:00:21. > :00:26.have made it clear we want to know more about what is happening for
:00:27. > :00:29.children who are home educated, the majority of whom will be edtcated
:00:30. > :00:33.extremely well, but there is more to do on that. We also want local
:00:34. > :00:40.authorities to know when chhldren are withdrawn for home educ`tion. I
:00:41. > :00:46.expect more proposals to follow After gloating on social media last
:00:47. > :00:51.month about a tribunal wing, further information has come to light which
:00:52. > :00:56.shows this social media account is advising councils to make it harder
:00:57. > :01:01.for children to be given assessment for help and care plan to hdlp cut
:01:02. > :01:06.costs, going against the chhldren and families act principles, about
:01:07. > :01:11.creating a less adversarial system, so can the Minister and surd me this
:01:12. > :01:17.House and parents of childrdn that he is doing all he can to end this
:01:18. > :01:24.practice and what will be do about this person? This sort of practice
:01:25. > :01:27.is totally unacceptable. Thd new tribunal system brought in hs to
:01:28. > :01:32.make it less adversarial and more inclusive for parents and younger
:01:33. > :01:36.people, so we can come to a better resolution, so we will conthnue to
:01:37. > :01:41.watch carefully how matters develop, that she can be reassured that we do
:01:42. > :01:44.not accept this is a better way to go forward.
:01:45. > :01:48.I am sorry, demand exceeds supply and we must move on.
:01:49. > :01:58.Urgent question, Gisela Stu`rt. It is to ask the Secretary of State of
:01:59. > :02:01.the legal status of EU nationals residing in the United Kingdom in
:02:02. > :02:08.the event of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
:02:09. > :02:14.Thank you very much, Mr Spe`ker EU nationals make an invaluabld
:02:15. > :02:20.contribution to our economy, society and daily lives. They should be
:02:21. > :02:25.assured that, as the Prime Linister and Home Secretary have repdatedly
:02:26. > :02:32.said, there will be no immediate change in their status in the UK.
:02:33. > :02:33.The Prime Minister has been clear that decisions on