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HANSARDSchools: Online LearningMy Lords, we welcome these initiatives because obviously, this is a time of a national pandemic when we all need to work together. I was pleased to learn that the Daily Mail…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the department and Ofqual are working at pace to provide clarity to the sector on how grades will be fairly awarded to all pupils following the decision that exams will…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the noble Lord is correct. That is why part of the catch-up premium will be made available to all schools, recognising that all children will be affected. However, the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, my noble friend outlines one of the implications. We are also expecting a population bulge through secondary schools, which will be another consideration, as well as the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the Government have given some £650 million to the national tutoring programme, which is for disadvantaged pupils. Within that, for the cohorts of the most disadvantaged…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the noble Lord is correct. Catch-up is for this Parliament, as I have outlined. We are looking at summer schools and at the immediate catch-up that pupils need, but the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, there is close collaboration between Minister Donelan and the higher education sector. That sector is offering remote learning until at least 8 March, except for…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the department welcomes all out-of-the-box or in-the-box ideas. It is a national priority to help these children catch up, which is why we are looking to stand up summer…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, the JCVI has asked government to look at occupational roles in the next phase of the rollout. We are working across government to make the case for the teaching and…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, some of the solutions that have been outlined by noble Lords, such as extending the school day, are possible for schools now. Many schools use certain tools that the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, one of the matters in the consultation was around teacher assessment, which is why this year, for these exceptional circumstances, some form of teacher assessment will…02 Feb 2021HANSARDSchools: Exam-year PupilsMy Lords, I shall have to write to the noble Lord in relation to the department’s response to that specific letter, but we have asked the Office for Students to make significant…02 Feb 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningMy Lords, living through a pandemic obviously means that road maps and timetables are very difficult and complex to draw up, but we have made it clear that schools and parents…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, the Government are fully committed to Holocaust education and believe that every young person should learn the lessons it teaches us today. That is why it is the only…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningMy Lords, the reopening of schools—obviously, the Government want to see all children back as soon as possible—is a matter for government decision. It is a complex decision,…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, the Government have funded several initiatives of the nature my noble friend outlines. The new national memorial will ensure that the voices of survivors and witnesses…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her involvement in the stakeholder group for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and for the group’s contribution to the national strategy…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningMy Lords, there are currently no grade inspections either by ISI, of the independent sector, or Ofsted. However, monitoring inspections are happening, particularly of our…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, it is always good to hear of the valuable work that the HET is doing. That is why the Government give nearly £2.2 million a year to enable such visits by students. I am…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, I welcome the extension of that education to the countries that my noble friend outlined. I will write to the CPD element of the University College London project that…27 Jan 2021