Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate the retraining of current teaching staff as educational psychologists, with reference to a) financial implications and b) broader support.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

We are investing £26 million to train at least 200 educational psychologists per year from 2026 and 2027, with further investment to train more over the following three years, subject to future spending reviews. This is in addition to the £31 million already invested since 2023.

The training is open to anyone that meets the candidate specifications, including teachers. These candidate specifications, as well as application cycle dates and available support, are outlined on the Association of Educational Psychologists website at: https://www.aep.org.uk/EPFT.

The department funds the full three-year tuition fees and a first-year bursary payment, which is currently £16,266 (£16,715 in London). In years two and three, trainees are based on placements across England, with placement providers funding a bursary or salary for these years. After graduation, educational psychologists will be required to work within a local authority in England for a minimum period. This is three years for trainees who started from 2024.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Border Force officers at regional airports.

Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Border Force recognises the important role played by every officer in the organisation, including at regional airports. Border Force is committed to ensuring they have the resources, training and wellbeing support needed to carry out their duties effectively. Border Force colleagues have access to a range of wellbeing and mental health support, including 24/7 peer support, access to Police Treatment Centres, dedicated wellbeing programmes and the Home Office Employee Assistance Programme.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the participation of women and girls in sport.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

We are working across Government to ensure that as many women and girls as possible have access to, and benefit from, quality sport and physical activity opportunities.

The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding each year to help people get active, including women and girls. This includes their This Girl Can campaign, which has inspired millions of women and girls to get active.

We are also introducing a new approach to PE and school sport, which will ensure girls have equality of access. All state-funded schools, will be able to access specialist support through a combination of universal provision and more targeted local schemes.

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