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HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsI looked at those numbers just before this Question, because I anticipated that the noble Baroness might raise them. I am happy to pick this up with her afterwards, but the data…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsI share my noble friend’s warm welcome for the remarkable work of all our schools, including our faith schools, all around the country.17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsThe noble and right reverend Lord makes a very important point, and I absolutely agree with him.17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsMy Lords, the UK is a proud signatory of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, the Government support faith schools’ ability to set faith-based oversubscription…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsI do not accept that there are faith schools that have the kind of perspective that the noble Lord set out. We work hard with all our schools, and schools work together in local…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsI am not quite sure that I follow. To the best of my knowledge, all Catholic schools outside the independent sector are funded by the state.17 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AdmissionsI am not aware that we have looked in detail at any of those proposals in the way that the noble Lord describes, but I am aware that all schools—potentially faith schools in…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesThis is an incredibly important target. As the House knows, we are an outlier in the G7 in not offering maths up to 18 for all students. In everything we do in this area we work…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesMy Lords, there are 468,400 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, which is an all-time high. The latest school workforce census showed that in November…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesI am not aware that we are compiling a list of short-lived responses. We are committed to introducing improvements to the system that are based on evidence, such as the payments…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesFirst, as I hope the noble Lord is aware, next year the level of per-pupil funding will be the highest in real terms that it has ever been. Secondly, the Government believe that…13 Jul 2023HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 7 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 5 July.13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesWe keep all these policies under review. The noble Earl will know that we have changed bursaries in response to changes in the market in a number of subjects. We will keep that…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesWe work closely with teachers, teaching unions, and schools and colleges all the time to look at workload pressures and well-being. There is a lot of work going on in this area,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesThe department works closely with Ofsted and I think the right reverend Prelate will be aware of some of the recent changes that Ofsted made, particularly to the safeguarding…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesI talk to a lot of schools and trusts, and I absolutely accept that there are particular areas and subjects where recruitment feels really hard at the moment. But I do not accept…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTeacher VacanciesFirst, I do not recognise the numbers that the noble Baroness cites. In 2022-23 there were 47,954 entrants to the profession and 43,997 left the profession. I am definitely not a…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillWe are so speedy, my Lords. I will speak to Amendment 10, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, and also in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Wilcox of Newport and…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI am familiar with what the current issue is and, if I express myself in any way inaccurately, I know that my colleagues will help me to write to the noble Lord and all your…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 1, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, also in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Garden of Frognal, Lady Wilcox of Newport and…10 Jul 2023