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HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI completely agree with my noble friend. We are most concerned to minimise online teaching and remote learning. Our children have been out of the classroom enough with Covid, and…04 Sept 2023HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsIn relation to the injection of capital, I know the noble Baroness will have heard the Chancellor say that we will be making the money available in both the short and longer term…04 Sept 2023HANSARDT-levelsThe Government do not have any plans to revisit the defunding of those other pathways. We are confident in the quality of T-levels and the employability that they offer students.…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsI will make a couple of points. I think the data that the noble Baroness and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, referred to on drop-outs refers to the T-level transition programme—we…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsAs my noble friend knows, the qualifications were designed very closely with employers. The content of the curriculum reflects what employers, working with the department and…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsMy Lords, T-levels are new, challenging qualifications, and we continue to offer extensive support for their implementation. We want every T-level student to receive outstanding…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsMy noble friend makes a good point. As I referred to, we are making available grants of up to £10,000 per provider to boost careers guidance in schools and colleges, so that every…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsWe are absolutely committed to those students. I remind the House that the current applied general qualifications produce very mixed outcomes indeed. The point my noble friend…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsI do not recognise the examples the noble Lord referred to. When I talk to students who have done T-levels, they are evangelical about the value it has brought them and proud of…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsWe are investing in direct support for employers, including through the delivery of an employer support package which offers online guidance, workshops and hands-on support to…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsThere are relatively few T-levels where students have completed both years, given the timing of their introduction. Currently, 136 higher education providers have indicated that…25 Jul 2023HANSARDT-levelsThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we need a range of choices of placements, and that must include small and medium-sized enterprises. We launched recently an employer…25 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, I thank both noble Baronesses for their remarks and for the opportunity to clarify what feels like a bit of a misunderstanding about where these reforms are focused.…20 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, I shall now repeat the Statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 17 July: “With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to announce the publication of the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe noble Baroness is right, and it is an area of real concern for us. She may also be aware that there is quite a lot of variation, including between schools in very deprived…20 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformIn relation to where qualifications might be phased out, I think that my noble friend is referring to the imposition of recruitment limits by the Office for Students. To be clear,…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismI know that the noble Lord will know that the relationship with parents is incredibly important. He is right: it seems clearer, now more than ever, that there needs to be great…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismAs ever, my noble friend asks a very important question. If we look at the reasons underpinning persistent absence, the majority of persistent absence is authorised, with higher…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe right reverend Prelate will be aware that we are rolling out senior mental health leads in schools. I think it is really important—and this potentially relates to my noble…20 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformI am obviously disappointed that the noble Baroness did not give the same feedback as in the Statement the other day, but I am more concerned because I think that there is still a…20 Jul 2023