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HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist TeachersAll teachers are teachers of SEND. We are doing a lot of work, and we will do as part of the SEND review, to ensure that teachers are equipped—but not just equipped, that they…14 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist SupportFirst, let me say that in the next financial year, high-needs funding for children and young people with complex needs is increasing by £1 billion to more than £9.1 billion. That…14 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Specialist TeachersWe are committed to ensuring that all pupils can reach their potential and receive excellent support from their teachers. Our reformed initial teacher training content framework…14 Mar 2022HANSARDChildren’s Social CareWe launched the independent review of children’s social care in March 2021. It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform children’s social care services and systems. We will…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will certainly join the hon. Lady in those congratulations. Only last week I was with girls playing basketball. It is so important that we encourage girls in particular to take…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe very much support the right of parents to educate their children at home and we note that it can be driven by many different reasons. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that we…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Kinship Care for BabiesI will be as brief as I can, Mr Mundell. Time is short, and there are so many comments to respond to. Let me first thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire…22 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI start by thanking all Members in all parts of the House for their valuable contributions to this important debate. It is, I hope, one of those debates in which all of us…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: acute services, which are of course a Department of Health and Social Care lead, are very important. In the Department for Education, we have a…08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will come on to talk about family hubs and the role that they can rightly play. I am no expert in this field, but I listen closely to those…08 Feb 2022HANSARDForced Marriage and Child Marriage: Information in SchoolsThe “Keeping children safe in education” statutory guidance provides a strong safeguarding framework for schools. It sets out the role that all school staff have to play in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDForced Marriage and Child Marriage: Information in Schools“Keeping children safe in education” is clear that all school and college staff should offer early help to children at risk of forced marriage or who are missing from education.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportWe are conducting a review of the special educational needs and disability system. We intend to publish proposals for improvements to the system through a Green Paper for full…31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportMy right hon. Friend is a strong advocate on these issues. The SEND review and the schools White Paper will, naturally, have to go hand in glove. The School Standards Minister and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportI recognise some of the challenges the hon. Lady faces, and I give her that commitment. We prioritise children and young people with SEND and their families in our £4.9 billion…31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportBacked by £9.5 million, we are offering about a third of schools and colleges in England a grant this year to train a senior mental health lead in their setting. Our £15 million…31 Jan 2022HANSARDChildren with SEND: Access to Specialist SupportThe SEND review is all about ensuring that pupils get the right support, in the right place, at the right time and ultimately have better outcomes, and I would be very happy to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a substantial offer in place to support parents with childcare costs. In 2021, 328,700 children had a Government-funded early education entitlement place for 30 hours,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEarly Years Healthy Development Review ReportThe Government are investing £300,000 million to transform “start for life” and family help services in half the council areas across England. That money will fund a network of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEarly Years Healthy Development Review ReportLike other maintained nursery schools, Camrose supports some of our most disadvantaged children. We have confirmed the continuation of its supplementary funding throughout the…31 Jan 2022