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HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismOur most recent guidance on initial teacher training, published just a few weeks ago, recommends two work placements during that period, stressing that one could be in a special…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismThere is no question of the Government lowering the standard. What the Government are seeking to do with the introduction of the national professional qualification for SENCOs is…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismThe noble Baroness raises two issues: the importance of multi-agency input and co-ordination, and capacity. Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismI would be delighted to arrange a meeting with my noble friend to discuss the Synergy programme. She is right that children with special educational needs might have specific…22 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyThat is extremely important. Access to and the shape of a building should never be an impediment to a child’s learning. That is more straightforward in the new schools we are…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI am very happy to give the noble Baroness reassurance on that point. To be clear, the returns that we have had from schools about whether they suspect RAAC on their estate…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI would be delighted to meet the APPG, but I remind the noble Lord that there are 67,000 buildings on the school estate and about 450 fires a year, 90% of which cause no…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI do not think we can say that the 10% which have not responded are weak. We are dealing with it by running a small call centre in the department. There are organisations that we…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyMy Lords, safe and well-maintained school buildings are a priority. We are actively working with the sector to help identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or RAAC. If…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI want to be absolutely clear to the noble Baroness and the House that the department is not aware of any child or member of staff being in a school which poses an imminent safety…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI can give the House that reassurance. Not only that but any new school we construct will be net zero in operation.20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI am delighted to be able to let my noble friend know that the Government have already acted on this. We wrote to every school to be clear about exactly that relationship between…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyI thank my noble friend for her question. I hope it reassures her to know that I have met twice already the leading structural engineering firms. We have looked at different ways…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions today. In particular, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Sheffield for his description of lifelong learning…19 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to be back in the Chamber to bring forward another significant piece of legislation for our skills reform agenda. I am particularly looking forward to the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.19 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportI am pleased to say that I was in the north-east on Friday visiting schools in Hartlepool and was very impressed. The noble Baroness rolls her eyes, but I can only tell her what I…13 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportMy Lords, I thank all members of the Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households for their report, which underlines the importance of love in family life. This has…13 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportIn terms of which recommendations we plan to implement, I refer the noble Baroness to my original Answer, which is that we will be responding as part of our response to the Family…13 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportThe right reverend Prelate makes an important point, and the question about when and how the state gets involved in adult relationships is obviously a very sensitive one.…13 Jun 2023