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HANSARDCovid-19: Higher Education Restructuring RegimeThe establishment of the higher education restructuring regime in response to covid-19 has been announced today. On 4 May, I put forward a higher education (HE) stabilisation…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHigher Technical Education ReformToday, I am pleased to launch the Government’s new reforms of higher technical education in England. Take up of higher technical education in England is low and has been falling,…14 Jul 2020HANSARDEducationAs I am sure my hon. Friend will be aware, over the last year we have seen lots of additional support going into the college sector, including an increase of £450 million for this…09 Jul 2020HANSARDEducationAs I am sure my hon. Friend will be aware, over the last year we have seen lots of additional support going into the college sector, including an increase of £400 million for this…09 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI absolutely assure the hon. Lady of the work to endeavour to ensure that that high-quality online teaching is there. We have seen that through the creation of the Oak National…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningMy hon. Friend has raised with me the concern that a number of supply teachers in her constituency of Anglesey have suffered as a result of not being able to access the furlough…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningWhen the hon. Gentleman has the opportunity to read the guidance, he will see the importance of having flexibilities for schools, such as the one he outlines, that are operating…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to pay tribute to the teachers and all the staff in schools, nurseries and colleges in Warrington South. They have been doing a fantastic job.…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI will write to the hon. Gentleman with clarification on that matter.02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI very much hope that we have a broad and exceptionally constructive approach from all sectors of society. We are all united in the desire to see that every child gets the…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI know that my hon. Friend shares my passion to see every child back in school and every school right across the country getting their full curriculum in every class. I hope that…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningThe hon. Lady raises a valuable point. We often talk about the learning loss, but there are other things that children have missed out on, such as the socialisation, physical…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningMy right hon. Friend is right to point to the importance of accountability measures that need to sit with schools at all stages. I will be asking Ofsted to look at the issue and…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningAs my hon. Friend is probably aware, in the first guidance that we issued on school closures, we highlighted that children with EHC plans would have continued access to schools…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningAs I am sure my hon. Friend will be aware, over the last year we have seen lots of additional support going into the college sector, including an increase of £450 million for this…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningThe hon. Gentleman obviously has not noticed that we have already issued guidance about keeping uniform costs low, but I would be happy to share it with him so that he can take…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningAs the hon. Lady will probably know, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies regularly produces and publishes its advice and evidence, and we have been completely open on…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI reassure both my right hon. Friend and students who are looking forward to the prospect of going to university in the next academic year about the importance we place on not…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningThat review did have a very thoughtful author, and we will certainly move forward on that. Our guidance does recognise some of the real challenges that many children will face as…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningMy right hon. and learned Friend touches on an incredibly sensitive and important issue. We have been working closely with not just schools but local authorities and the police to…02 Jul 2020