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251 records in UK in 2020
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
Today I want to update both Houses on policy developments for reform within the university admissions system.On Friday 13 November, I announced the Department’s intention to explore a Post Qualification Admissions (PQA) system for higher education, where ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities (Michelle Donelan) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As a Government we have made a commitment to ensure students living at university will be able to go home at the end of te...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today I want to update both Houses on policy developments for reform within the university admissions system.On Friday ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will reconsider its decision not to conduct an assessment of the academic publishing industry's pricing and licensing practices for ebooks in order to improve access to ebooks for schools and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England were told on 24 October 2020 by his Department that their allocation of laptops for disadvantaged pupils had been reduced.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing secondary schools in England to end the autumn 2020 term a week early to help control the spread of covid-19.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 4 November 2020 to Question 109149 on Remote Education: Merton and of 13 November 2020 to Question 109150 on Remote Education: Coronavirus, how many devices (a) had been distributed,
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of prison education providers to fulfil Prison Education Framework contractual requirements during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of changes made to staffing complements by Prison Education Framework provider
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of service delivered by Prison Education Framework providers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are studying a (a) T-level and (b) non-T-level study programme on a full-time basis in the 2020-21 academic year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average programme funding per student is for 16 to 19 year olds studying a (a) T-level and (b) non-T-level study programme on a full-time basis in the 2020-21 academic year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) procure and (b) deliver (i) laptops and (ii) other home internet access to disadvantaged students in a timely manner during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 9 November (HL9589), what legislative options they are considering to ensure that all higher education institutions sign up to the International Holocaust R
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the letter to the Secretary of State for Education, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Indus
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of symptoms of (a) chronic fatigue syndrome and (b) long covid.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children starting primary school in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England had literacy skills below the expected school-ready
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to provide young care leavers with educational opportunities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish guidance for medical students on placements on (a) how and (b whether they can return home for the Christmas holiday period during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve social mobility in post-16 education for people in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to close the attainment gap in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to develop a long term plan for education during and beyond the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that home-educated students are taken account of when his Department is forming its policy on the sitting of GCSE, AS and A-level examinations due to take place in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the level of financial support provided to the early years sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of students enrolled at further education colleges.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help children and young people in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire to catch up on the education they missed during the 2019-20 school year as a result of the covid
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to support primary schools in enabling the parents of prospective students to attend open days before the primary school admissions deadline in January 2021.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the wearing of face coverings at nurseries compulsory.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
As a Government we have made a commitment to ensure students living at university will be able to go home at the end of term, if they choose to do so. Today, I am announcing the measures that we are putting in place to enable students to return home as sa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of pupils in elective home education.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of effect on children's education attainment of elective home education.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure elective home education is limited to where it is in the child’s best interests.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the key performance indicators specified by Prison Education Framework contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of key performance indicators within the Prison Education Framework have been met by each prison education provider in each prison in each of the last four quarters; and if he will ma
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the involvement of (a) prison educators, (b) education unions and (c) other stakeholders in the development of the Prisoner Education Service.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, which suppliers have accepted offers of supplier relief from his Department; and how much relief has been provided by his Departm
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) capacity and (b) capability of Prison Education Framework providers to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, when he plans for Prison Education Framework providers to return to full delivery of their services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teaching hours lost by each Prison Education Framework provider as a result of the cov
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to Prison Education Framework provider staffing levels on levels of service
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what assessment he has made of the reasons for there being a potential erosion of service delivery by Prison Education Framework
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 98913 on Prisons: Education, what steps he has taken to tackle the potential erosion of service delivery by Prison Education Framework providers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 October 2020, Official Report HCWS506, Adult Skills and National Retraining Scheme Update, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the scope of the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 October 2020, Official Report HCWS506, Adult Skills and National Retraining Scheme Update, whether the National Skills Fund will be used to invest in prison (a) staff, and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of financial education at a primary education level; if he will make an assessment of the potential contribution of Talk Money Week to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support he plans to make available exclusively to outdoor education and residential centres forced to close as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that education of children who have been told to shield for medical reasons is protected during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many secondary schools in England teach (1) virtual reality, (2) cyber security, and (3) artificial intelligence, at Key Stage 3.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for universities and schools in England aligning end-of-year assessment plans with the rest of the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109509, if he will publish the total number of devices allocated to schools in London which have been reallocated to other parts of the country by (a) Londo