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HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingI agree with the noble Lord. The curriculum supports the development of a range of essential behaviours and life skills promoting confidence, team working, emotional well-being,…16 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationThe noble Lord is right. About 83% of children in alternative provision have special educational needs and 24% of them are on an education, health and care plan, compared with 4%…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationMy Lords, in January 2021 there were 12,800 pupils whose main registration was in a state place funded alternative provision, or AP. A further 9,200 pupils were dual subsidiary…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationI think the noble Lord uses the term “alternative education” in a slightly broader sense than the noble Lord, Lord Storey, does, but he is absolutely right that it is critical…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationI can do my best to get the numbers on the noble Lord’s first question, but we need to be extremely careful not to mix up what is a school, which is regulated by Ofsted, and what…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationThe right reverend Prelate asks about the trends. One of the reasons we plan to introduce a register of home-educated children is exactly that: it is very difficult to track those…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationWith regard to the Timpson review, where the noble Lord started, one of the vehicles through which we will deliver on all of the recommendations that we have accepted in the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationI do not think that there is any suggestion that the educational quality in our academies is not fit for purpose. I hope the noble Baroness would agree that it is crucial that…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationThe noble Lord will be aware that we consulted on the register, and he will no doubt be delighted to know that we have responded to that consultation. From the local authority…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAlternative EducationI recognise the work the noble Lord has done in this really important area. He is right that the percentage of young people leaving alternative provision who go on to be NEET is…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeI do not have the most recent data to hand, but if there is more up-to-date data, I will be very happy to share it with the noble Baroness and the rest of the House. Our…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeI will look again at the research to which the noble Baroness refers, but, putting it another way, each student has a right to up to £25,000 a year. The average DSA—I appreciate…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeThe noble Baroness makes a good point and it is helpful to have a specific example. We work very hard to raise awareness of DSA through multiple channels, but there is still a…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeMy noble friend will be aware that changes have been made to how the allowance works. There will be a single annual allowance of £25,000, which will replace four separate…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeI would be delighted to share that with colleagues in other departments.09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeMy Lords, the Department for Education continues to work closely with the Student Loans Company to seek ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the disabled students’…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeI am slightly confused by the noble Lord’s question. My understanding is that his point was valid up until 2019, but we changed the criteria then so that any pre-existing dyslexia…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled Students’ Allowance SchemeI would of course be delighted to meet my noble friend to explore this, but a number of important improvements have already been introduced into the system. As we go forward, the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Families Act 2014: Education, Health and Care PlansMy Lords, the special educational needs and disabilities system, established in the Children and Families Act 2014, does not consistently deliver for children, young people or…08 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Families Act 2014: Education, Health and Care PlansIt is certainly not designed to supplement the legal system. The noble Lord is right to raise the issue of tribunal hearings, but I remind the House that in 2020 only 1.7% of all…08 Dec 2021