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HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingThe short answer is of course no. This is not my set of recommendations; it is a set of recommendations from an independent panel feeding into a Government review of post-18…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingMy hon. Friend is right that we need to evolve the way we do further, continuing and adult education so that it fits with the realities of the economy today and—perhaps more…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingThe hon. Gentleman was right about more than one thing—let us say several. He spoke of the local importance of universities not only to the cultural life of our towns and cities…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingI was worried when I saw the hon. Lady pick up what looked like a novel, but it turned out only to be a question in a notebook, albeit a very important question about childcare.…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman and the work of his all-party parliamentary group. We must not allow different parts of our education system to be pitted against each other,…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingThere are no spending implications today. This is an independent panel review report which feeds into a wider Government review, and—as I have mentioned a couple of times now—we…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingWe are starting in a relatively small way in 2020 with three T-level subjects in a selection of colleges, but that will grow over time. The T-level programme is a national…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingMy right hon. Friend has been a consistent champion of apprenticeships—specifically, degree-level apprenticeships. I thank him and the Committee for their work on that, including…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingI am well aware of the high reputation of Dudley College, and of some of the collaborative work that is being done. It is always a delight to meet the hon. Gentleman, and I look…04 Jun 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI agree with the hon. Lady about the importance of different agencies—different parts of the public, private and voluntary sectors—working together on this, and that includes…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe hon. Gentleman is right—I am not surprised; he is often right about these things—about the importance of collaboration and co-operative working. There are great examples…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionIt is right that schools set their behaviour policies, but of course those have to be reasonable, and that is what we expect throughout the system. We have guidance on these…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionYes. The recognition of childhood trauma is incredibly important. There is a very heavy overlap between children in need who are known to social services and those exposed to…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI will be happy to continue to update the hon. Lady. We have Education questions regularly, and there are other opportunities to be kept updated. She asked about the publication…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI do say, as I said earlier, that funding is tight in schools, and managing school budgets can be challenging. It is also true that we are holding real-terms per pupil funding…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe hon. Gentleman has my commitment on that. We have looked, and Edward has looked in his analysis, at not only the differences between schools within an area but the differences…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionToday the Secretary of State for Education will provide a statement to the House, announcing the publication of the Timpson review of school exclusion and the Government’s…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionMost of my statement was a response to the hon. Lady’s question, or at least indirectly. There is no right level of exclusions to pursue, but obviously we would all like…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the publication of the Timpson review on school exclusions. Last March, the Government commissioned Edward…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. I agree with her, of course, that we need the education system to be resourced to have good outcomes for every child, with every child…07 May 2019