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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOff-rolling is totally unacceptable, and no school should be doing that or using it as a method. Where there are unruly children, we must also balance that carefully by ensuring…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and RetentionMr Speaker, I am making the point very clearly. The hon. Gentleman has an opportunity to stand at the Dispatch Box and talk up the teaching professions, talk up our schools, and…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the passage of his Bill, which is an important piece of legislation. Guidance is clear: schools should be considerate when wanting their own…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady knows that I am a huge admirer and fan of hers, which she may not put on any election leaflets. I can tell her that the PE and sport premium is very important to me,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and RetentionI am glad the hon. Gentleman has been let out of detention by the Standards Commissioner for the very naughty letter he sent only recently regarding me. However, let me be very…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want the education sector to have access to best-in-class technology, but schools need reliable internet to deploy it. That is why we are spending £232 million to improve…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will understand—she is a fantastic champion for her constituents—that the current global economic state is very serious. Inflation is not unique to this country. For…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that in March 2022 the Department introduced the “engineers teach physics” programme to help recruit high-quality engineers into our workforce. Because of…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and RetentionI thank the hon. Gentleman for that great question, because being a teacher is so important and positive, and it is a shame that he used his opportunity to be a bit negative about…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for the constituency of Meriden and indeed for the school rebuilding programme. He will understand that I cannot comment as the bid is in and…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSTEM Teachers in Disadvantaged AreasI am delighted to tell the hon. Lady that, at the next independent pay review, I have asked for this Government’s manifesto commitment to a £30,000 a year starting salary to be…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSTEM Teachers in Disadvantaged AreasMy hon. Friend will understand only too well, as a former resident of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, that, like Cornwall, it too is a place of outstanding beauty. This…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and RetentionThe Department is committed to attracting and retaining the highly skilled teachers we need by investing £181 million in this year’s recruitment cycle, including training…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSTEM Teachers in Disadvantaged AreasAs someone who was a teacher for nearly nine years in disadvantaged areas in London and Birmingham, may I say that teaching is one of the most rewarding jobs you can have? In…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSchool Budgets and Costs to ParentsThe Department is working closely with stakeholders to monitor cost pressures on schools. Our generous 2021 spending review package is supporting schools with a £4 billion…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSchool Budgets and Costs to ParentsAs I said in my earlier answer, we have £7 billion until 2024-25 through the spending review. There is the £5 billion in catch-up to maintain standards and ensure that…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTrust Capacity FundingMy noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School and College System (Baroness Barran), has made the following statement. The Department is committing up…20 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to clarify. From my understanding, it was headteachers who reported that there was not a massive desire—and nor did they…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingMy hon. Friend makes fantastic points. I visited a school in Wolverhampton recently to hear how the multi-academy trust had hired its own social worker to work among its schools.…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingThey were the ones I dreaded when I was in the classroom. It is absolutely brilliant that she has that insight into the profession. I understand the importance of maintaining that…19 Oct 2022