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HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, although I agree to take back the suggestion to see whether it was in train or any one of the processes, the Government stand by their view that, as this year has shown,…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, it is an integral part of catching up for disadvantaged students to have access to small-group tuition. We hope that this will be one of the changes that Covid-19 brings…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I have outlined to noble Lords that once issues were raised about the Scottish results, there were concerns that they should not be repeated in England. That was the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, the National Tutoring Programme is to deliver small-group tutoring, envisaged to be for groups of about four or five pupils. I will have to write to the noble Baroness…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, it is wonderful that we are all in agreement that it is great to know that, as we stand here, so many children are back in school today, where they belong. It is the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I am sure I am not alone in saying that education has enabled me to go way beyond my circumstances. It is vitally important that we know the impact that policies have on…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, as I have outlined, during that process, reassurances were given that the limitations of this system could be dealt with through an appeals process. Noble Lords will…02 Sept 2020HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020.02 Sept 2020HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020My Lords, engineering construction as a label is not easily understood, but as the country responds to and recovers from the impact of Covid-19, there can be no doubt about how…02 Sept 2020HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate today and will endeavour to answer many of the questions that have been raised. First, I join the noble Lord…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Watson, in thanking young people for their resilience during a crisis this summer that no-one intended them to have to go through. I repeat…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, yes, there will be a 2021 contingency plan. As I have mentioned, Ofqual has already consulted in relation to 2021, and one of the suggestions in that consultation was a…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, forgive me; the noble Lord, Lord Storey, also asked about the attainment gap. At the moment the department is seeking as quickly as possible an assessment of what…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, on the cancellation of exams, I think we need to cast our minds back. At the time exams were due to start, no secondary school pupils had been back in the building and…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, it is my understanding that, although people received those letters earlier in the year, shielding ended on 1 August. In relation to the test kits, there are initially…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingMy Lords, the noble Lord is correct that teaching the national curriculum is not compulsory in the academies sector. However, Ofsted inspects all maintained and academy schools to…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingMy Lords, I hope I have got the tenor of the question—it was a bit difficult to hear. Although there have been fluctuations in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE and A-level,…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingMy Lords, the department is committed to high-quality education for all pupils during this difficult time, including in the arts and other creative subjects. We have introduced…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingMy Lords, I concur with the noble Earl that arts, PE et cetera, are vital to the well-being and recovery not just of children but of adults. Yes, the guidance makes clear that…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingThe broad base is now the broad and balanced curriculum, which was introduced as the new Ofsted framework last September. My noble friend is correct that we want to see the broad…22 Jul 2020