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HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyI thank the noble Lord for his questions. Dealing with the ones that I can address straight away, I reassure him that academies will be included in the early-career framework.…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat as a Statement the Answer given yesterday in the other place in response to an Urgent Question on the Government’s teacher…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyI will have to write to the noble Baroness to confirm whether the money will be ring-fenced at school level. Certainly, our preference is to give autonomy to schools, but I will…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyI share the right reverend Prelate’s concerns about rural schools. We have particular funding pots within the overall formula—sparsity funding, for example—which give a typical…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyYes, as I mentioned a moment ago, newly qualified teachers in their second year will have 5% taken off their teaching timetable—that is in addition to the 10% taken off the…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsThe noble Lord is right that we are concerned about tribunal costs—indeed, he has asked a Question on this subject that will be taken in a couple of weeks’ time, so we will be…22 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsThe noble Lord is taking a figure rather out of context. It is simply wrong to suggest that they are not receiving education; this category is used for several situations, such as…22 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, I completely agree that the first priority is to try to keep children with special educational needs in mainstream education unless they have very severe challenges. To…22 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, first I compliment the noble Lord on all he has achieved in his career, starting with a disability. It should be an inspiration to all the children in the system at the…22 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, the resources allocated in the autumn Budget for children’s services support were not intended to make specific provision for children with special educational needs. We…22 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsI agree with the noble Lord that residential special education is extremely expensive. One of our current problems is that local authorities tend to send a lot of children out of…22 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: English BaccalaureateI am afraid that I disagree with my noble friend. The EBacc has been transformational, particularly in helping disadvantaged pupils. In 2011, only 8.6% of disadvantaged pupils sat…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: English BaccalaureateI do not agree with the right reverend Prelate that we should include religious education in the EBacc. There is tremendous demand from various quarters to include a number of…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: English BaccalaureateMy Lords, there has indeed been a decline in the proportion of pupils studying design and technology, but great changes have been made to the subject. As I mentioned in response…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: English BaccalaureateMy Lords, we have put great emphasis on the technical aspects of education through apprenticeships and T-levels. We have also carried out substantial reforms to technical…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: English BaccalaureateMy Lords, the Department for Education publishes school performance tables each year. Since the EBacc performance measure was first introduced in 2010, the proportion of pupils…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Art and DesignI agree entirely with my noble friend. One of the things I have prioritised in my discussions with the independent sector is how it can improve and increase its support for the…17 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Art and DesignMy Lords, we have seen a decline in the number taking design and technology specifically, but there has been a major restructuring in the way that exam is taught. We have replaced…17 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Art and DesignI am happy to write to the noble Baroness on that specific subject, but I reassure her that, in primary schools, broadly the same amount of time is spent teaching arts as is spent…17 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Art and DesignThe right reverend Prelate is quite right that a broad and balanced education, which includes the arts, is crucial to prepare children for their future lives. I am sure that all…17 Jan 2019