Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Slinger this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What support her Department gives to qualified peripatetic and school music teachers to help them deliver music lessons.
The department provides £76 million per annum for the Music Hub network that employs or contracts with over 9,000 peripatetic teaching staff across England. Music Hubs work with classroom teachers in over 90% of schools.The Music Hub network provides cont...
What evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools.
Mobile phones have no place in school and school leaders already have the power to ban them. The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024, is clear that schools should prohibit the use of devices with smart technology throughout the school day, including during lessons, transitions and breaks.The department expects all schools to take steps in line with this guidance to ensure mobile phones do not disrupt pupils’ learning.Research from the Children’s Commissioner, with responses from nearly all schools and colleges in England, shows that the overwhelming majority of schools (99.8% of primary schools and 90% of secondary schools) already have policies in place that limit or restrict the use of mobile phones during the school day.
What steps her Department is taking to help further education colleges recruit vocational teachers from industry.
The department recognises that industry experience is vital in the high quality teaching of vocational and technical education.The national further education teacher recruitment campaign, “Share Your Skills”, targets those with industry skills to think ab...
What support her Department provides to further education colleges to help them recruit staff from (a) industry and (b) generally to improve vocational skills development.
The department is supporting colleges in their recruitment and training of teachers, including those with industry experience.The department is delivering Taking Teaching Further, which is a two-year programme that supports further education (FE) provider...