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HANSARD Cawston Park Hospital: Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) for securing this debate on this deeply disturbing, upsetting and important topic, and for his continued work on…21 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) on his success in the private Member’s Bill ballot. Obviously he is a very lucky man—he knows that in many…10 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping StudentsAs previously mentioned, T-levels are the new gold standard that have been designed in collaboration with leading employers—250 of them—and our further education reform White…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping StudentsObviously it is vital. There has been much disruption during the pandemic. The first thing is to ensure that all children are back in school and able to stay in school and enjoy…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping StudentsWe set minimum requirements for all schools for what was required in terms of lessons, and of course we provided extra support, with BBC Bitesize, the Oak National Academy,…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsEmployers are facing skills shortages that we must act to address. It is vital in a fast-moving and high-tech economy that technical education closes the gap between what people…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsMy hon. Friend the Member for Chippenham (Michelle Donelan) and I went to visit Lackham very recently and were delighted to see its investment in agritech facilities, which are…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI assure the hon. Gentleman that I would definitely not dismiss the BTEC qualification or its quality, and the reason I would not is that I am one of the very few people in this…06 Sept 2021HANSARDT-levelsT-levels are a fantastic new qualification, designed with leading employers to provide students with the best possible introduction to the world of work. We have provided a…06 Sept 2021HANSARDT-levelsWe are very grateful to Truro and Penwith College and all the trailblazing colleges that have pioneered T-levels. They launched T-levels in the middle of a global pandemic, and…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsWe are not scrapping BTEC funding; we are upgrading our level 3 qualification offer to make sure that it keeps in line with the needs of today’s economy. T-levels were in design…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBTEC QualificationsTo be clear, the level 3 offer will also include T-levels; we are also considering access to those to a broader group. The lifetime skills guarantee is a level 3 offer…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping StudentsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Awareness is often one of the challenges of Government and it is why careers are a key pillar of our Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. We are…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Early Years Education FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this debate. I am grateful for the opportunity…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Early Years Education FundingOf course, this is in the private sector. Places come in, there are mergers and acquisitions, businesses develop and businesses also exit the market. In fact, there were 3,929…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Early Years Education FundingOf course there is a relationship between pay and the work, work-life balance and type of job, but the sector still attracts a lot of young people. There is a lot of demand. In…21 Jul 2021HANSARDLevel 3 Qualifications ReformToday, I am pleased to announce the next stage of the Government’s reforms of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England. Reforming post-16 education and skills is at the heart…14 Jul 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the many people who signed the petition, and I also congratulate the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) on…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumOf course we want a broad variety of reading in particular—it is very important—and a wide range of books are available now in all our schools. I am sure that the hon. Member goes…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumI find it very difficult to compare what we are talking about today to the holocaust, if I am honest. However, we cannot shy from the major part that this country played in the…28 Jun 2021