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HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsSchools funding is increasing by over £3.2 billion compared with 2024-25, meaning that core school budgets will total over £64.8 billion this year. The last Government sat on the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsWe absolutely support children to have the ability to play, and that is really important in school as well. We understand that some schools require additional support. We are…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a passionate advocate for better outcomes for the young people in her constituency, and I commend her approach for engaging so widely with parents, who I know…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I would be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman.28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND TeachersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and congratulate him on being on his feet after running the London marathon. We are absolutely committed to improving attendance rates…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND TeachersImproving the quality of teaching is the best way to drive up standards in schools, which is why the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will get expert teachers in front of the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND SupportI absolutely take on board the issues that my hon. Friend raises. Where people take on the responsibility of adoption, that is to be applauded and supported as far as possible.…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsThe right hon. Lady has a firmer grip on anonymous briefings in the papers than on the details of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. She is more focused on petty political…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to recognise the role of school support staff in supporting schools in general, and particularly children within the school system with special…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsThis is just scaremongering from the Conservative party, because the Tories have no plan for the future of our education system. They have no plan to deliver high and rising…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsThis Labour Government have made some tough decisions to fix the foundations of our economy and our public services. We make no apologies for doing what the last Government failed…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPupil Referral UnitsI agree that it is important that funding is available to support young people back into mainstream education. Staffordshire county council is being allocated, through the high…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsI absolutely recognise the challenges Prudhoe community high school is facing, in particular those due to sit their GCSE and A-level exams. I wish good luck to them and to all…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsThe Government are committed to supporting teachers to stay in the profession and to thrive, which is why we accepted the schoolteachers pay review body 2024-25 recommendation in…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsThe Tories left a trail of devastation across our schools, with buildings crumbling and teachers leaving in their droves. Through taking tough decisions at the Budget to fix the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPupil Referral UnitsMy hon. Friend is a champion for young people with SEND and their families in his constituency. The Government have invested an extra £1 billion into high needs budgets to help…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND SupportThe hon. Lady sets out what is unfortunately a common picture for far too many children and families. We know that the system needs reform, and we are working at pace to deliver…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSupport staff, temporary staff and agency staff can provide important support to schools where it is needed, but that must be done in a fair way that helps to manage school…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are always looking for good approaches to raising standards, whether in phonics, maths or oracy, and to giving children the confidence that will set them up for life. I would…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsExecutive pay must be justifiable and must reflect the responsibility an individual takes on, alongside local retention and recruitment needs. We engage with trusts on levels of…28 Apr 2025