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HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021We absolutely will work with colleges and schools to support them, and we are not just putting the equipment at their disposal but providing the financial resources for them to…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that point. We have made a substantial financial package of support available to schools in case they need to bring in extra…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021I will try to give a brief answer, Madam Deputy Speaker. We always want to give assurance to those who work in schools, as well as parents and the children themselves, about the…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021It is always lovely to hear from the hon. Lady; I thank her very much for her comments. We have set out a comprehensive plan for the return of pupils to education, which is, let’s…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021That is very much part of our overall plan for raising standards in education. We wanted to give schools a sense of what they will be able to do and to plan for over the coming…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021It is important that we do everything we can to help all children, right across the country. That is why, especially through working with the Education Endowment Foundation, the…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021I remember reading my hon. Friend’s report, which reached much more broadly than just the issue that he raised. He is right to raise the important issue of how we look at the…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021That is why we felt it was so important to give some flexibility to schools and teachers, who will obviously understand their children and their individual learning needs best of…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021At every stage we put the wellbeing of our children and those who work in schools at the heart of everything we do. We believe that children benefit from being in school. That is…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021My hon. Friend raises a very important point, and apprentices will be able to access these courses online so that they are able to complete their studies and their training.25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021I very much hope the hon. Gentleman got the copy of the skills for jobs White Paper that I sent him, which he had obviously not read when he asked his last question. He will also…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021The point my hon. Friend raises is incredibly important, because we must ensure that those youngsters, and people of all ages doing those technical and vocational qualifications…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021This was an important part of the £700 million extra funding that we have made available, making sure there is funding for FE colleges to be able to deliver and expand the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for Education RecoveryThe pandemic and associated restrictions have had a substantial impact on children and young people’s learning. To address this challenge, the Government have committed to work…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFreedom of Speech and Academic FreedomLast week the Department for Education laid the “Higher education: free speech and academic freedom” Command Paper in Parliament and then published it more widely. This sets out…22 Feb 2021HANSARDEducationI absolutely agree. It is a real Achilles heel of this country. In this country, 10% of 20 to 45-year-olds hold higher technical qualifications as their highest qualifications ,…27 Jan 2021HANSARDEducationI absolutely agree. It is a real Achilles heel of this country. In this country, 10% of the 18 to 65 workforce has higher technical qualifications, as compared with 20% in Germany…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperWe will always, whether through the national skills fund or the lifetime skills guarantee, look at every measure that needs to be taken to maximise flexibility in the skills…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the great work that East Coast College does. It is a brilliant example and has such a positive impact in serving its local community. It will…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Skills for Jobs White PaperMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is so important that our colleges are at the forefront of ensuring that we have the skills needed for the new technologies and new…21 Jan 2021