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HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, it has always been made clear that the decision to reopen schools on 1 June is contingent on five tests being satisfied, including a decrease in transmission of the…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, the Secretary of State made clear in the House of Commons yesterday that scientific evidence will be published, and the minutes of SAGE up until about mid-April are…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, disadvantaged students, particularly those in year group 10 that the noble Lord mentioned, are specifically targeted for the computers that the Government have spent…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, the guidance surrounding the return of schools relates to early years schools and colleges. The colleges the noble Baroness mentioned are out-of-school settings, and as…14 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, as the right reverend Prelate outlined, parents are required to be consulted as part of the process before a school introduces its policy to teach these subjects. I…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, the school support package that we will issue will enable schools and give them examples of best practice in order to consult parents. We have specifically produced…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, all aspects of safeguarding are covered in the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education , and issues to do with violence are considered, particularly…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, the Government have worked extensively with schools, teachers and experts throughout the development of these subjects. This has included working with over 1,500 early…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationYes, indeed, the attitude of the department is to embed SEND in every strand of the RSHE work, and we are working closely with the Sex Education Forum and NASEN to ensure that. We…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness that health and relationships education will be an essential part of re-socialising children as more go back to school from 1 June. A…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, as relationships education in primary schools does not usually include sex education, there is no right to withdraw your children from that provision. However, at…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, Ofsted has welcomed the department’s guidance on RSHE and, when it is implemented in the next academic year, Ofsted will use it as a guide for assessing part of the…12 May 2020HANSARDSchools: Relationships and Sex EducationMy Lords, I am grateful for the support, and in particular the charter, outlined by the right reverend Prelate. We are aware that there are a number of curriculum decisions that…12 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, in relation to international students, the department is working with the Department for International Trade to amend the international education strategy. The clear…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, in addition to the forecast numbers and the 5% uplift, 10,000 places are reserved, and I am pleased to be able to tell my noble friend that half of them will be in the…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationThe noble Lord is correct; where an assessment is needed for disability support allowance, it needs to be done remotely. We are seeing that in these difficult circumstances there…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness. The £700 million is the estimate of the Office for Students for the specific access of higher education to all the schemes that have…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, the Office for Students has been very clear that the quality of provision for all students should be maintained. There has been particular advice in relation to disabled…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, most universities have adopted online provision. The Office for Students has been very clear to the sector that the quality of provision that is being offered should be…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, as I have outlined, the Government’s resource task force is specifically including the devolved Administrations. The changes to student finance affect students in…06 May 2020