Speeches by Perteghella.

“We touched upon artificial intelligence and automation and its impact on jobs, often on entry-level jobs. What priority should be given to digital skills and artificial intelligence in the curriculum review? Shall we start with Nick?”

“My question is for Nick. Skills for adult life and employability are particularly important for those children with special educational needs. Do you work in a specialised way with these children?”

“To Alex and Robert, do you focus on the abilities of this group and guiding employers on supported and inclusive employment?”

“My question is for Nick. Skills for adult life and employability are particularly important for those children with special educational needs. Do you work in a specialised way with these children?”

“To Alex and Robert, do you focus on the abilities of this group and guiding employers on supported and inclusive employment?”

“I want to now focus on the grade 4 in GCSEs, maths and English. Is that a gateway to employment? How useful is that to employers, the focus on achieving grade 4 in maths and English at GCSE level?”

“We know that a third of students do not achieve a grade 4 in English and maths by the age of 16. How would employers respond to the development of a lower qualification in literacy and numeracy for everyday life? A little bit what you were suggesting.”

“The dental contract imposed in 2006 is widely recognised as a key factor driving dentists out of the NHS. In my constituency of Stratford-on-Avon, there are no NHS dentists currently taking on new patients, and existing NHS patients are being actively pressured to go private or seek care out of county. Will the Ministe…”

“7. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to emergency dentistry.”

“I would like the panel to tell us in your view what are the key barriers to the effective provision of health and medical support to children with SEND in education settings, and what measures are needed to address these challenges? Also, one of the proposals that we heard was for clinical staff to train school staff t…”

“The Committee has received evidence indicating that the statutory role of educational psychologists in the education and healthcare needs assessment process could be removed or revised to allow more time and increase capacity for direct support to education settings or to children and young people with SEND. Do you agr…”

“I want to come back to the high needs block fund and also what should come from the ICB commissioning services fund. For example, allergies; we know that lots of children are having allergies in schools. To train the school staff, because it is not a question of being a nut free school, there is also training involved,…”

“The Committee has received evidence indicating that the statutory role of educational psychologists in the education and healthcare needs assessment process could be removed or revised to allow more time and increase capacity for direct support to education settings or to children and young people with SEND. Do you agr…”

“To continue on the theme, my questions are for Janet and Lisa. What changes could be made to increase the capacity and retention of educational psychologists and speech and language therapists to provide direct support to education settings or to children and young people with SEND? What roles do the DfE and the Depart…”

“I would like the panel to tell us in your view what are the key barriers to the effective provision of health and medical support to children with SEND in education settings, and what measures are needed to address these challenges? Also, one of the proposals that we heard was for clinical staff to train school staff t…”

“To continue on the theme, my questions are for Janet and Lisa. What changes could be made to increase the capacity and retention of educational psychologists and speech and language therapists to provide direct support to education settings or to children and young people with SEND? What roles do the DfE and the Depart…”

“I want to come back to the high needs block fund and also what should come from the ICB commissioning services fund. For example, allergies; we know that lots of children are having allergies in schools. To train the school staff, because it is not a question of being a nut free school, there is also training involved,…”

“I have met children who have experienced significant trauma, who are not in full-time education and who are supported through the adoption and special guardianship support fund. On 1 April, the Government announced that that funding would continue, which was welcome. However, on 14 April, it was announced that funding …”

“Obviously we have heard about the relationship between employers and the programme itself. We have also heard evidence that employers are not as engaged in the planning and implementation of the T-level programmes as they might or should be. What measures will you take to strengthen partnerships between T-level provide…”

“There has been a sharp fall in apprenticeship starts since 2017 when a new funding system was introduced. We know that there were 150,000 fewer apprentices starting their training in 2023 than in 2016. We have heard that this is due to low pay but also to a lack of information in schools about a clear route into appren…”