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HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningI do indeed join my hon. Friend in thanking the teachers, the support staff, the social workers, Hampshire County Council and all those who have been involved in making sure that…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningI would very much like to join my hon. Friend in thanking the teachers and all the support staff who have done so much to support home learning and ensure that schools remain open…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningMy hon. Friend is right in his analysis. It is not just about helping children during this crisis; it is about helping and supporting children for many months and years to come,…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningI had the great privilege of joining my hon. Friend on a visit to Leamington primary school in his constituency, to see the amazing work being done there. We have made substantial…05 May 2020HANSARDSkills ToolkitToday I am launching “The Skills Toolkit”—a new online platform giving people access to free, top-quality digital and numeracy courses to help build up their skills, progress in…28 Apr 2020HANSARDSupport for Education Settings and ProvidersI am writing to inform the House of further steps this Government are taking to support the education system and children and young people manage the consequences of covid-19.…21 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Summer ExamsAs I announced to the House on 18 March, in light of the unprecedented public health emergency the Government have taken the difficult decision to cancel all exams due to take…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsI will certainly pass on that representation. I also thank Hull City Council for the work that it is doing to support schools and communities throughout the city of Kingston upon…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsMy right hon. Friend poses a challenge, and as the father of two teenage daughters I am acutely aware of youngsters’ desire to socialise, but what we are facing in this country is…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThe hon. Gentleman will probably have heard my response earlier: the list of key workers will be published tomorrow. That will be available for schools, and we are very conscious…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsMy hon. Friend highlights an issue that is quite common in the university sector for international students. As I have said with international students in university settings, we…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe have to recognise that schools such as Gibside will be facing considerable pressures in terms of staffing and the spread of the virus, but also in terms of pupils who may be…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThere is a standard appeal process on exam grades, and that has always been structured to ensure that it is completed before university begins. We are looking at putting in place…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe already have an edtech strategy for promoting this, but we will see a much more rapid and speedy evolution of some of these learning aids and resources, and we must look at how…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThere are currently no plans to change the tuition fees. Obviously, as has been highlighted, universities will continue teaching online. We will be working very closely with…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe will certainly be looking at working with local authorities such as Newcastle City Council on making sure we have the broadest provision of meals for children and on how best…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe ask all parents to look at the advice given by Public Health England. Obviously, there are many grandparents who are very young and healthy, but we need parents to consider the…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe will be making sure that we publish further advice on A-levels next week. We have had discussions with Universities UK, and we need to look at how we can ensure universities…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue with me a few days ago. Obviously, as constituency neighbours, we were both acutely aware that this is something that we needed to…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThe financial health of the university sector is obviously of key critical interest to us. We will be working closely with Universities UK to ensure the stability and strength of…18 Mar 2020