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HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, the Government are keenly aware that, in taking the decisions that we have in relation to movement of the public and schools to suppress the peak, there are massive…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, on vulnerable children, the EHC plan process and the needs assessment, we expect head teachers to collaborate with the local authority. There will be discretion for them…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, all I can say to the noble Lord is that it is for head teachers, in collaboration with the local authority, to be making these decisions. Obviously, we do not expect…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI am grateful to my noble friend. We are aware of the situation for early years funding. Yes, all the three and four year-old entitlements and disadvantaged two year-old…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, in relation to the sixth form issue, I will have to come back to the noble Lord. In relation to the legal power, obviously the Bill in relation to the coronavirus will…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, there is no panic in relation to this. As the Statement said, the spike of the virus is increasing at a faster pace than had been anticipated. If it had been possible to…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made yesterday in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education. The…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, I am grateful for the support from both noble Lords. This action has been taken primarily to protect the public from the spread of this disease. I am grateful to the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsUniversities are separate to this Statement. It is down to the discretion of vice-chancellors following the Public Health England guidance, but we are working with universities…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsThe noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, raises some of the detailed issues that arise in this unprecedented situation. These matters are being taken into account. Whenever you think about…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI agree with the noble Baroness that this is the worst Statement, but considering the situation the country faces, if it were possible to provide all the certainty with one click,…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsThe noble Baroness is correct: the reassurance that we need to give will be given in the guidance regarding exams tomorrow. All the qualifications, including, for instance, the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I will take that specific request back, but I know that we intend to do everything we can to support remote learning and teaching.19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI am grateful to my noble friend for that question. Yesterday afternoon, I had the pleasure of speaking to the heads of both the ISC and the Boarding Schools’ Association. They…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I reiterate that this will be a fair and just situation for all students. It is good that we are aware of factors such as underpredictions;…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I invite all noble Lords to keep these specific questions coming. We want to hear about the issues on the ground. I will confirm to the noble…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, on the latter part of the noble Baroness’s question, we are acting on the scientific evidence; that is what has informed this decision. It would be utterly inaccurate of…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsI am grateful to the most reverend Primate. At the moment, the Government are responding step by step to the scientific evidence that we have. Unlike in many situations, it is not…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHigher and Further Education: Rural and Coastal AreasTo ensure job opportunities for young people, skills advisory panels have now been set up that bring together the HE and FE provision in the area with an employer, specifically to…18 Mar 2020HANSARDHigher and Further Education: Rural and Coastal AreasThe first three T-levels will be introduced later this year. There has been specific investment of capital to ensure that these will be basically 80% classroom and 20% work…18 Mar 2020