Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Nov 2022
Education Technology: Oak National Academy
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of funding for Oak National Academy on the education technology market in England...."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Nov 2022
Education Technology: Oak National Academy
"My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of Members’ interests, in particular my work with ScaleUp Capital and Perlego. Fifteen years ago, the BBC decided to provide free education material to schools but, quite rightly, the BBC’s regulator, the BBC Trust, closed it down as an …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Schools: Financial Education
"My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register on my work for Common Sense Media. I congratulate my noble friend on her excellent work at the Department for Education; for a brief period last week, she was entirely in charge of it, I think, and that was a …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
Education: Music and the Arts
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the brilliant charity Music Masters and welcome my noble friend to her new portfolio, which I know she will attack with the vigour she showed when she was in the culture department. I was thrilled to hear that on the …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 30th October 2019
Asked by:
Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers in the screen industry use more of the apprenticeship levy funding they receive.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
We are working closely with the screen industry so that it can benefit from apprenticeships.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Education are working with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to support the development of apprenticeship standards. Currently there are 48 approved standards available for delivery in the creative and digital sectors.
From discussions with the screen sector, we recognise that it faces some challenges in spending available levy funds due to the dominance of project-based working in the sector. To overcome these challenges, we are working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and ScreenSkills on an innovative Film and TV Apprenticeships pilot which will enable around 20 apprentices to benefit from hands-on experience on the sets of major films and TV shows. Launching in 2020, it will explore a new model for how high-quality apprenticeships can be used to deliver multiple placements on film and TV productions, as well as addressing skills shortages.
In addition, we have increased the transfer cap from 10% to 25% enabling levy-paying employers to transfer funds to smaller employers or charities in order to support the development of skills in their supply chains or respond to skills shortages in their sectors.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Music Education in England
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George, in particular because you are someone who has campaigned hard for the arts in your constituency. I hope that your Shakespeare North theatre is coming along well.
As I look around at the small but high-quality attendance at the …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Music Education in England
"I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman brought up that example; let me take the opportunity to praise the important work he does in this House on video games policy. I am really pleased to hear that example, because the thrust behind music hubs was that they be innovative, different …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Music Education in England
"I do; it is important to go with the grain of society, and it seems absurd not to engage children in music education by using the kind of technology that they will use in their day-to-day lives, and will use when they leave school and university and go into the …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Music Education in England
"The hon. Gentleman’s intervention shows why those of us in this House who care so passionately about the arts put party politics aside and unite in how we advocate for the arts. I wanted to get on record the point that headteachers must step up to the plate; they have …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Music Education in England
"Funding of schools and education is a matter of concern to all Members, particularly those of us who represent rural constituencies where we lobby Ministers for a fairer funding formula. As I say, at the schools I visit where the headteacher is passionate about the arts and music, they do …..."Lord Vaizey of Didcot - View Speech
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