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HANSARDSchool Buildings: Information on Condition and SafetyI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. I have been to many schools that are not only rebuilding the schools but transforming their facilities, so that children have…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Children in SchoolsThe safety and wellbeing of our children is one of our highest priorities. Parents place their trust in teachers and schools and, by extension, in my Department. Those…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Children in SchoolsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I want to be clear that any use of strip search should be carried out in accordance with the law, following safeguarding codes of…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Children in SchoolsAs my hon. Friend rightly says, we are undertaking a review of relationships, sex and health education guidance in our schools, and I have asked the Department to look at wider…17 Apr 2023HANSARDMental Health Training in SchoolsSchools promote and support the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils to help them thrive and reach their potential. My Department is helping schools to develop effective…17 Apr 2023HANSARDMental Health Training in SchoolsMany of us and our families have been struck by the tragic loss of loved ones to suicide, and we must work together to support young people’s mental health and to prevent suicide.…17 Apr 2023HANSARDMental Health Training in SchoolsAs the hon. Lady rightly says, the programme is continuing up to 2024. We are evaluating its success, and the early signs are that it is vital in helping more children access…17 Apr 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: People Over 16My right hon. Friend and I are passionate about apprenticeships. We are promoting this excellent route into a career through our apprenticeship support and knowledge programme in…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningThe lifelong loan entitlement will ensure everyone has access to opportunities to upskill and reskill to progress in their careers. We have led a huge raft of reforms to the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningI thank my hon. Friend, and I agree with him that there should be a clear pathway. That is why level 3 courses are fully funded for a range of individuals through funding streams…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningThe lifelong loan entitlement will radically transform opportunities for people, including the nurse I met outside my local hospital in Chichester, who retrained having worked for…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningThe hon. Lady may have some different figures, because 5.4 million people alone have been trained as apprentices and about half of them have been adults. But we have done a lot to…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningWe have the adult education budget scheme, which is often run by local authorities and devolved in some cases to the mayors as well, and that includes ESOL provision.17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningThe LLE will be available for four full years of study, for higher technical and degree level and, for the first time, for modules of high-value courses regardless of whether they…17 Apr 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: People Over 16I share my right hon. Friend’s appreciation of the wonderful employers in Essex that are building the next generation—such as Stansted airport, Rose Builders and Simarco—as…17 Apr 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: People Over 16I understand that many employers have asked for that, but it is as ill-thought-through and ill-designed as Labour policies such as the tax on private schools and non-dom status.…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning I visited the London Screen Academy with the Prime Minister, who described his vision of all young people studying maths until the age of 18. We have set out the next…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the Government’s investment in school buildings. We recently announced the provision of £1.8 billion to fund improvements in the condition…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI always think that there is room for improvement in absolutely everything. Ruth Perry’s death was a terrible tragedy, and my deepest sympathies are with her family, her friends,…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Lady stood on a manifesto to abolish Ofsted in 2019, and now she has said she would remove the grading of schools. I too have a quotation from Sir Michael…17 Apr 2023