Every parliamentary written question tabled by Suella Braverman 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 address workforce shortages in early years settings arising from restrictions on the deployment of Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices.
The Best Start in Life Strategy lays the foundation for long-term improvements to recruitment and retention in the early years sector. Initiatives to improve recruitment and retention include the ‘Do something BIG’ recruitment campaign, financial incentiv...
If her Department will conduct a review of apprenticeship deployment rules in nursery settings to ensure they reflect the operational needs of providers and support the expansion of childcare places.
The department offers a variety of qualification pathways to support individuals to gain the vital skills they need to work in an early years setting, including apprenticeships at levels 2, 3, 5 and 6. Apprentices play a vital role in our early years work...
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship requirements on staffing flexibility in early years settings.
The department offers a variety of qualification pathways to support individuals to gain the vital skills they need to work in an early years setting, including apprenticeships at levels 2, 3, 5 and 6. Additional flexibilities were introduced in 2024 to g...
What support her Department provides to nursery managers seeking to use Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices more flexibly to meet local childcare demand.
The department offers a variety of qualification pathways to support individuals to gain the vital skills they need to work in an early years setting, including apprenticeships at levels 2, 3, 5 and 6. Apprentices play a vital role in our early years work...
If her Department will update guidance to allow nursery managers discretion in counting Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices towards staffing ratios where appropriate supervision is in place.
The department offers a variety of qualification pathways to support individuals to gain the vital skills they need to work in an early years setting, including apprenticeships at levels 2, 3, 5 and 6. Apprentices play a vital role in our early years work...
How the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network will be distributed between primary and secondary schools; and what criteria will be used to determine levels of support.
Funding for PE and school sport is increasing to over £1 billion, including over the next three years, with £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, alongside investment in facilities and transitional support for primary schools. D...
What steps she is taking to ensure that the new partnerships network will provide equitable access to PE and sport support in all regions.
Funding for PE and school sport is increasing to over £1 billion, including over the next three years, with £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, alongside investment in facilities and transitional support for primary schools. D...
What proportion of the funding allocated to the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network will be spent on frontline provision in schools; and what proportion will be allocated to (a) administrative and (b)
Funding for PE and school sport is increasing to over £1 billion, including over the next three years, with £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, alongside investment in facilities and transitional support for primary schools. D...
What assessment her Department has made of the impact on primary schools of reducing annual PE and sport funding under the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network.
Funding for PE and school sport is increasing to over £1 billion, including over the next three years, with £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, alongside investment in facilities and transitional support for primary schools. D...
What criteria will be used to allocate the £200 million capital funding for school sports facilities; and whether this funding will prioritise schools with inadequate or ageing PE infrastructure.
The government is investing almost £200 million to improve school sport facilities as part of its wider commitment to school sport. We will work with Sport England to ensure it supports schools to provide accessible, usable sports facilities that help tac...
What process her Department will use to select the national delivery partner for the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network; and what safeguards will be implemented to ensure transparency and value for mo
Funding for PE and school sport is increasing to over £1 billion, including over the next three years, with £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, alongside investment in facilities and transitional support for primary schools. D...
What steps her Department is taking to support schools managing pupils with significant behavioural or mental-health needs while awaiting external intervention.
The department regularly engages with the Department for Health and Social Care on a wide range of matters to ensure children and young people can access the specialist support they need. This includes collaborating on the extension of Mental Health Suppo...
What discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on (a) waiting times for (i) CAMHS and (ii) other external services and (b) the potential impact of those waiting times on school behav
The department regularly engages with the Department for Health and Social Care on a wide range of matters to ensure children and young people can access the specialist support they need. This includes collaborating on the extension of Mental Health Suppo...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that inclusion policies do not compromise (a) the safety of teachers and (b) the learning environment for pupils.
High standards, early support and meaningful parental engagement all play a crucial role in ensuring that every pupil can achieve and thrive in a caring, safe classroom.The department is clear no teacher should feel unsafe or be subjected to violence in t...
What recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of assaults on teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure staff safety in classrooms.
Teachers should not be subjected to any form of abuse simply for doing their jobs and any form of violence in school is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated. We will work with the sector to make clear that abuse against teachers will not be...
What assessment she has made of the impact of current behaviour and inclusion guidance on schools’ ability to suspend pupils who pose a risk to (a) staff and (b) other pupils.
The department is clear that no teacher should feel unsafe or be subjected to violence in the workplace, and schools should take swift and robust action where such incidents occur. The Behaviour in Schools guidance states all schools are legally required ...
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism assessments have been delayed due to the pause of Right to Choose
Access to educational support should not be dependent on a child or young person having a diagnosis.We are developing National Inclusion Standards to set out what ordinarily available provision should be in every setting across the 0 to 25 system, as well...
What steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are experiencing escalating difficulties.
Access to educational support should not be dependent on a child or young person having a diagnosis.We are developing National Inclusion Standards to set out what ordinarily available provision should be in every setting across the 0 to 25 system, as well...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors reporting historic abuse in children’s homes receive consistent and transparent engagement from responsible local authorities.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
What assessment she has made of the prevalence of missing or incomplete historic records relating to children’s homes and local authority care files.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...