Every parliamentary written question tabled by Fabian Hamilton this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps she is taking to implement the 5.5% pay award for teachers in all sixth form colleges.
The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE) providers, which have the freedom to make their own arrangements in line with their local circumstances. This government recognises the vital role that FE teachers and providers play i...
What plans she has to spend the £300 million allocated to her Department for further education in the Autumn Budget 2024.
This government is committed to driving economic growth and supporting opportunity for all, and further education (FE) is central to this. The government is providing the additional £300 million for FE to ensure young people are developing the skills they...
Pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13172 on Pre-school Education, what reforms to the early years system her Department plans; and whether she plans to publish a consultation on these reform
The department’s long term intention is to reform the early years system as the foundation of opportunity and life chances for children. Giving children the best start in life is key to the government’s Opportunity Mission. We will consider what reforms, ...
Whether she plans to release an Early Years strategy.
The department’s long term intention is to reform the early years system as the foundation of opportunity and life chances for children. We will set out our vision for reforming the early years sector next year.
What data her Department holds on the proportion of schools that celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month; and what steps she is taking to help support the inclusion of this history on the National Cur
The department does not hold data on the proportion of schools that celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month.Schools are free to decide which events to commemorate and what activities to put in place to support pupils’ understanding of significan...
What steps she is taking to support local authorities in delivering education health and care plans.
The department publishes annual data from the SEN2 survey in relation to every educational, health and care plan maintained by individual local authorities.The department closely monitors the information from the annual SEN2 data collection and uses it to...
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory education on antisemitism in schools.
The department is committed to tackling antisemitism and all forms of prejudice. Education is a key component of building a fairer and more equal society. As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, there are many opportunities in the existing curriculum for schools to teach about antisemitism, including through: Citizenship education, which is compulsory at key stages 3 and 4, and teaches about religious diversity, mutual respect and understanding.Relationships education, which is compulsory in all schools, and teaches about the impact of prejudice and the importance of respect.Religious education, which is compulsory in all state-funded schools, and educates about religious tolerance. Young people should be taught the history of the Holocaust. Effective Holocaust education, and learning about other genocides, supports pupils to learn about the possible consequences of antisemitism and other forms of extremism and to help reduce the spread of antisemitism, religious intolerance and other forms of intolerance and extremism. The department has been supporting greater understanding of the Holocaust by providing funding to the Holocaust Educational Trust to provide the Lessons from Auschwitz programme, and to UCL Centre for Holocaust Education which provides a programme of continuing professional development for teachers.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating education on islamophobia in schools.
The department is committed to tackling all forms of prejudice, including religious prejudice, and education is a key component of building a fairer and more equal society.As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, there are many opportunities in the existing curriculum for schools to teach about islamophobia, including through: Citizenship education, which is compulsory at key stages 3 and 4, and teaches about religious diversity, mutual respect and understanding.Relationships education, which is compulsory in all schools, and teaches about the impact of prejudice and the importance of respect.Religious education, which is compulsory in all state-funded schools, and educates about religious tolerance. The department’s ‘Educate Against Hate’ campaign also provides teachers, school leaders and parents with guidance, advice and trusted resources to help them safeguard students from radicalisation and build students’ resilience to all forms of extremism. Further information can be found here: https://www.educateagainsthate.com/.The government will keep the effectiveness of this approach under review and will consider the issue further in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.