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HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningThe hon. Lady will be pleased to hear that we have continued to engage with the Scottish Government over this and will continue to do so. It was very much part of our stability…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningThe biggest impact that we can have on any child is making sure that schools are open and welcoming back the maximum number of pupils into their classroom to have the opportunity…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningAs I have said, with not only the Department for Work and Pensions, but with MHCLG and DEFRA, we continue to look at how we can support the families who are most vulnerable and…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy hon. Friend and neighbour is correct about how we support these students. As I keep saying, there is no magic, simple solution whereby we can put something in place for a short…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningIt is vital to be able to support that age group, and not just in their choices as to whether they want to go on to university, a further education college or an apprenticeship.…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy absolute ambition is to see all children back in September, but over the coming weeks it is to maximise the number of children who are able to benefit by going into schools. My…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningAt every stage, we will take the maximum cautious approach on how we bring schools back. Every step, whether it is making sure children are able to come back to much smaller class…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy hon. Friend highlights the importance of ensuring that universities are able to deliver lectures not just virtually but for practical steps, and of opening up research…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningAs at every stage, the interests of children and care for children in education is at the heart of it, but our focus as a Department has been how we can support schools in…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy hon. Friend highlights an important benefit that can be given to children—the opportunity to spend vital time in a setting that will become their new school—and asks how we can…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningI do not wish to disagree with the hon. Lady, but I think that we have a much more ambitious plan than Scotland in terms of actually wanting to see schools open. We have seen…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWe are looking at giving schools much more flexibility to bring the maximum amount of pupils into schools. Where transition years fall slightly differently in different areas, one…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWe continue to work with the Department for Work and Pensions, MHCLG and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on this. I talked about the unprecedented £6.5…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningThis is why it was vital that we immediately made it clear to those organisations that we will continue to support them with grant funding for the children who access those…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWe continue to work on this issue with the Department for Transport, the Local Government Association, local authorities and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. We need to get every child back to school. We should not stint in our ambition to see all children back in school and learning at the…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningOf course, the best advert for why children should be going back to school is those incredibly powerful images of children returning to school for the first time. We see absolute…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the brilliant work of Wombourne High School in supporting pupils in my constituency of South Staffordshire. We want to see that replicated…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWe encourage all schools to return and open their doors to pupils. As I think we all recognise, children gain vast benefits—both physically and mentally, as well as in their…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. We want to give schools the maximum flexibility to get as many children as possible through the doors before the summer holidays so…09 Jun 2020