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HANSARDUniversities: Physical TeachingThe hon. Gentleman seems to have missed quite a significant difference between this year and last year: we have rolled out one of the most successful vaccine programmes anywhere…06 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversities: Physical TeachingMay I say that you are brilliantly attired today, Mr Speaker, as you always are? The hon. Lady asks an important question about international students. Such students have always…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsWe are supporting young people to ensure that they have the skills and the high-quality, secure and fulfilling employment through the plan for jobs package with £500 million of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsHaving had the privilege of visiting Exeter College, I can say that, with its Institute of Technology, it is a brilliant example of how a college can expand its range of careers…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsMy hon. Friend raises a key point about making sure that people can skill up throughout their career and have the opportunity to take different routes. So much of British industry…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsMy hon. Friend has identified the real opportunities that exist for businesses in working with young people and colleges and bringing them into their company. T-levels have been…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsWe are working across the sector to ensure that there is an ever-expanded offer of higher technical qualifications. The lifetime skills guarantee has been introduced and has…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsMy right hon. Friend and I are very much united in the same mission: to ensure that youngsters from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds are given every possible advantage…06 Sept 2021HANSARDLifelong Learning and SkillsAs set out in the skills for jobs White Paper, we are implementing an ambitious reform programme. We are already offering free level 3 qualifications, skills boot camps and, from…06 Sept 2021HANSARDLifelong Learning and SkillsSouth Cheshire College, along with many colleges up and down the country, has demonstrated the real value and worth that further education can deliver, working in conjunction with…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to update the House on what my Department is doing to support the successful return to education. We remain committed to reducing disruption to children and young…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue of Russell Scott Primary School. I know that my noble Friend Baroness Berridge would be very happy to meet him and other…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be absolutely delighted to meet my hon. Friend and colleagues on the all-party parliamentary group on sixth-form education. He will no doubt be aware that we have already…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think we all recognise the amazing work that academics and teachers did in Afghanistan, doing so much to support education there. We would certainly look very closely at all…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be delighted to know that we will be reviewing the need for children to be doing home testing at the end of September. If there is not a requirement to do…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have seen a real revolution in maths over the last 10 years, with maths being the most popular subject to take at A-level. This has been supported not just by changes in the…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was incredibly moving to speak to Mark King and listen to his tragic experience of losing his son, Oliver—he was joined by Jamie Carragher as well. It really does focus us on…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will most certainly undertake to do that. We have seen the education community in the United Kingdom coming together to support those who want to resettle from Afghanistan to…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTeachersThe 31st report of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) is being published today. Its recommendations cover the remit issued in December 2020, regarding the pay award for…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSchool Rebuilding ProgrammeI am confirming details of the next 50 schools to benefit from the 10-year school rebuilding programme announced by the Prime Minister in June 2020. I am also confirming the…19 Jul 2021