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HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe hon. Lady tries to imply this was about postcodes. At no stage has the system been anything to do with postcodes, and it is misleading to imply otherwise. As one would expect,…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy hon. Friend raises an important point. I touched on it earlier in answer to another hon. Friend about the importance of going back to school not just for the educational…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe aim of the covid catch-up funding and the reason why we are covering across 16 to 19-year-olds is that we recognise the fact that youngsters of all ages have suffered as a…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Sadly, some people will be out of work as a result of this crisis. How do we retain that human capital and give them more skills to…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy hon. Friend highlights the challenges of competition between year groups and ensuring fairness across year groups. We will work with Ofqual and the whole sector to achieve that…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningI apologise to the hon. Gentleman because I do not quite recall the answer that I gave him in mid-April to his written question, but I will write to him with reference to that if…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningOne of the great pleasures that I have had over this period is working very closely with the Education Minister and Deputy First Minister, Mr Swinney. We have always tried to work…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningWe have been looking at ways of reducing assessment burdens, but I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss in greater detail some of this thoughts and ideas.01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. He refers to the strength of the United Kingdom and of working together. I pay tribute to Peter Weir, the Northern Ireland Education…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this. It is why we made the unprecedented move of announcing the £1 billion covid catch-up fund back in June, recognising that there are some…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningWe are always learning right across the spectrum about some of the challenges that can occur. We had more than 1.6 million pupils back into school before the summer recess, and I…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy hon. Friend has raised this issue in the House before and has championed the work of holiday activity programmes across his constituency and more broadly. We have rolled out…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningAt every stage, everyone, whether in Ofqual or the DFE—across the whole education sector—has been looking at how we ensure fairness and the very best for every child in this…01 Sept 2020HANSARDSchool EstateToday, I am confirming £560 million of capital funding to maintain and improve the condition of the school estate. On 29 June, the Government announced a transformative, 10-year…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningFirst, I congratulate the schools in my hon. Friend’s constituency and, of course, Staffordshire County Council on their work to ensure that there is a smooth opening of schools…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy right hon. Friend makes an important point about how this is not just about IT; it is about ensuring that youngsters are supported at home in their learning and that can be…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningI hate to remind the hon. Lady, but a Labour and Lib Dem Administration in Wales took the exact same policy decision on moderated grades, because of a belief that this was the…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy hon. Friend, who represents West Bromwich East, highlights exactly why we had to have the covid catch-up fund. It was because in so many constituencies such as hers youngsters…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the full opening of our schools and colleges from this week, but before I do I would like to update the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDTeachers' Pay AwardThe 30th report of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) is being published today. Its recommendations cover the remit issued in September 2019. The report contains…21 Jul 2020