Found: Unclear policies have also resulted in confusion for students and providers as they seek to understand

Found: local colleges tell us that they don’t have the funding or staff resources to offer more places to students

Found: To support this, we need a shift in how careers advisers speak to students about hospitality and other

Found: At any one time, we have more than 4,000 students from more than 100 countries benefiting from our

Found: will be crucial to re-engage those who are NEET, provide the additional support needed for students

Found: One of the things they talked about across all their courses is the financial pressure that students

Found: and the transfer of health records from the EU to the UK may include short term visitors such as students

Found: The focus of the different SBRCs, and the critical mass of research staff and students at the centres

Found: Biological sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to offer a collaborative training partnership for PhD students

Found: centres of excellence, including the plant- focussed OpenPlant Centre, that trained many graduate students

Found: I teach Human Anatomy to Dental and Speech Therapy students at both undergraduate and postgraduate

Found: Bristol-Oxford Engineering Biology Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) (2024-2032, £13.9M), predicted >68 students

Found: technician specialising in Fermentation/Synthetic Biology is responsible for training postgraduate students

Found: The recent announcement of two new Centre for Doctoral students focussed on engineering biology research

Found: plant-focussed OpenPlant centre, led by the University of Cambridge, that trained many graduate students

Found: Encouraging responsible research, innovation and communication studies and training for students;

Found: with, for example, Royal Society of Biology to build up the knowledge base amongst bioscience students

Found: computer science and machine learning, and engineering and computer science courses should expose students

Found: also a partner in the BioDesign Engineering CDT in engineering biology and has a large cohort of PhD students

Found: ideal environment; however, funding to attend such events is often limited, especially for graduate students

Found: Schools and even adult education providers should be encouraged to offer courses to support students

Found: new degree (since 2023) in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology will train a new generation of students

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support a sustainable funding model for Higher Education.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students. The department will look carefully at all options and come forward with proposals. The department is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university.

The department also recognises the immediate financial strain that some HE providers are under. As such, the department continues to work closely with the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of HE in England, to monitor emerging risks and to ensure there are robust plans in place to mitigate them. The department has already appointed Sir David Behan as interim chair to oversee the important work of refocusing the OfS' role to concentrate on key priorities, including the financial stability of the HE sector.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students took the (a) BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Business and (b) WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology in (i) Brighton and Hove and (ii) the UK in the 2023-24 academic year; and whether students will be able to enrol on these courses in the 2025-26 academic year.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The full-year participation data for the 2023/24 academic year is expected to be available in November 2024. After this point the department will be in a position to provide additional breakdowns.

Regarding student enrolment for the 2025/26 academic year, on 24 July 2024 the Secretary of State announced that the department is conducting a short, internal review of Post-16 qualifications reform at Level 3 and below. Defunding decisions for 2025 onwards will be confirmed after the short review and we will set out the position before the end of December 2024.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to support students with the cost of student loans.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. The department is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university. The department is determined that the HE funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students.

The student loan system already supports students. Unlike commercial alternatives, student loans are available to all eligible students, regardless of background or financial history. The student loan system supports eligible students by providing up front tuition fee loans to meet the full costs of tuition. In addition, eligible students qualify for loans to contribute towards students living costs while attending university, with the highest levels of support paid to students from the lowest income families and those eligible for benefits.

Additionally after study, student loan borrowers are protected. Borrowers only make repayments when earning over the relevant student loan repayment threshold. At the end of the loan term, any outstanding loan debt, including interest accrued, will be written off with no detriment to the borrower.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that home-to-school transport is provided for all children aged between 16 and 18 with special educational needs and disabilities.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.

Local authorities are responsible for transport to education and training for 16-19 year olds. Post-16 transport guidance requires local authorities to make the necessary transport arrangements or provide financial support to ensure young people can participate in education or training. The needs of young people with SEND should be specifically considered and the arrangements put in place for each group must be documented in local authority transport policy statements.

In addition to their statutory responsibilities, many local authorities do offer some form of subsidised transport which, combined with the 16-19 bursary, has been intended to provide financial support to students from low-income households. These decisions are best made locally, in consideration of local needs, the resources available and other local circumstances.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) raise awareness of the symptoms of brain aneurysms and (b) improve training for GPs to recognise those symptoms.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Through neurosurgery networks, NHS England will engage with referring clinicians to ensure that patients receive appropriate assessments, diagnostics, and referral pathways to a neuroscience centre when required.

Moreover, the standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. The GMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and co-ordinating all stages of education to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for professional practice.

The training curricula for speciality trainees is set by the relevant Royal College, and has to meet the standards set by the GMC and be formally approved by them. The training curriculum for general practitioner specialty training is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners. Whilst curricula do not necessarily highlight specific conditions for doctors to be aware of, they instead emphasise the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.

General practitioners are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research and developments in guidance, such as that produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, to ensure that they can continue to provide high quality care to all patients.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, when he plans to announce which schools will provide (a) new and (b) additional dental training places from September 2026.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

No specific date has been set for the Office for Students to commence the process for dental training place applications from 2026 onwards. The Department will set out next steps in relation to dental training in due course.

We are determined to fix our National Health Service and restore it to a service we are proud of. In doing so, we are committed to training the staff we need to get patients seen on time, including dentists.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing mandatory re-sits for GCSE English and Maths.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

Having a good standard of English and mathematics is key to a good education, future career options and for ensuring rising standards in literacy and numeracy. The department’s focus is on continued study and improving capability in English and mathematics because of the evidenced benefits this brings to students‘ lives.

The department does not require students who have not yet achieved a GCSE grade 4 or above in mathematics and English to re-sit the qualification. If a student wishes to re-take their Level 2 English and mathematics they should do so when they and their provider think they are ready.

The Curriculum and Assessment Review will seek to deliver an excellent foundation in English and mathematics, including how best to support 16 to 19 year olds who currently do not achieve Level 2 by the age of 16.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that medical students receive adequate training during hospital placements.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The standard of training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), who set the outcomes and standards expected at undergraduate level. Medical schools are responsible for their curricula, and for ensuring that they deliver high quality placements that enable their students to meet the GMC’s requirements. The GMC have issued guidance on placement quality, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/standards-guidance-and-curricula/guidance/undergraduate-clinical-placements/guidance-on-undergraduate-clinical-placements

In addition, placements must meet NHS England’s Quality Framework, which is monitored locally in collaboration with medical schools, and is available at the following link:

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/quality

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at state school sixth forms in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Camden, (c) Haringey, (d) Kingston upon Thames, (e) Richmond upon Thames, (f) Southwark, (g) Stockport and (h) Surrey; and how many pupils of that age there are in independent schools in each of those areas.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Information on state-funded school places as at May 2023 is published at local authority level in the annual School Capacity survey. This survey can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity.

The capacity of state-funded school sixth forms and the number of students on roll in these sixth forms for these local authorities, which can be used to calculate unfilled places, is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/1df04bec-f3ec-4b8a-9fb7-08dcca50353d.

Data is collected from independent schools through the school level annual school census. This data does not include phase but does include age of pupils. This information is published in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, which can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

Information on the number of students aged 16 to 19 enrolled in independent schools in January 2024 for these local authorities can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/d0df582b-2601-4fd8-cf33-08dcca5019b8.

However, please note that age does not necessarily directly align to state-funded sector primary, secondary and post-16 schools.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 2 August 2024 to Question 1652 on Pupil Numbers and Question 1653 on Further Education: Students, if she will bring forward publication of data on the (a) available capacity in (i) state secondary schools and (ii) school sixth forms and (b) numbers of pupils in independent-sector schools at equivalent ages by parliamentary constituency using current boundaries.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

The department publishes annual statistics on the capacity and pupils on roll in schools each spring at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity and on the number of students enrolled in independent schools each summer, at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics. In accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, statistics publications are pre-announced on the GOV.UK website and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=department-for-education&order=updated-newest. Currently, the department has no plans to change this publication schedule. The scheduling ensures that statistics are released as soon as they are ready, while abiding by standards set by the Code of Practice for Statistics, in terms of trustworthiness, quality and value. The Code can be found at the following link: https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/.

Where statistics were published prior to the changes in parliamentary constituency boundaries, they will be updated to reflect the new boundaries in the next publication of statistics. This is expected to be in March 2025 for school capacity statistics and in June 2025 for statistics on schools and pupils, including independent schools.

It may be useful to note that the data requested is published at school level. This can be combined with information from ‘Get Information About Schools’ (GIAS) to identify parliamentary constituency. GIAS currently reflects the changes made following the general election parliamentary constituency changes and is accessible here: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/. Updates to geographical data are made on a quarterly basis using data published by the Office for National Statistics.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which external stakeholders she met with ahead of revoking the second commencement regulations made under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department engages with a wide range of stakeholders on policy decisions, and the views of external stakeholders from across the higher education (HE) sector continue to inform decision making on the future of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

As set out in the Secretary of State’s letter to colleagues and peers, the decision to pause implementation of the Act took account of the views of bodies representing university students and staff and also of Jewish groups, who feel that the Act is disproportionate, burdensome and damaging to the welfare of students and that it would expose HE providers to costly legal action, and that fear of sanction could push providers to overlook the safety and wellbeing of minority groups.

Ministers and officials in the department continue to meet with a full range of stakeholders representing not only HE providers, but also with academics with concerns about constraints on free speech. This engagement will feed into decision making on the future of the Act and the government’s longer-term policy on free speech in the HE sector.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will reduce the cost of visas for overseas graduates who are able to fill gaps in the labour market.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Overseas students who successfully complete an eligible course in the UK are entitled to remain on a graduate visa for two years after their studies end, or three for PHDs, to work, live and contribute to society.

The Home Office keeps visa fees under review but has no current plans to reduce fees for overseas graduates. The Home Office does not make a profit from fees and any income from fees set above the cost of processing are utilised for the purpose of running the Migration and Borders system. Taking this approach helps to meet the costs of maintaining an effective Migration and Borders system which benefits everyone.

The Government have also been clear that net migration is too high and must be reduced. Employers are encouraged to look to the domestic labour market to nurture and develop the skills they need where they can.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to incentivise recruitment of (a) domestic graduates from overseas and (b) overseas graduates to fill shortages in the labour market.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Overseas students who successfully complete an eligible course in the UK are entitled to remain on a graduate visa for two years after their studies end, or three for PHDs, to work, live and contribute to society.

The Home Office keeps visa fees under review but has no current plans to reduce fees for overseas graduates. The Home Office does not make a profit from fees and any income from fees set above the cost of processing are utilised for the purpose of running the Migration and Borders system. Taking this approach helps to meet the costs of maintaining an effective Migration and Borders system which benefits everyone.

The Government have also been clear that net migration is too high and must be reduced. Employers are encouraged to look to the domestic labour market to nurture and develop the skills they need where they can.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will be able to enrol on all existing applied general qualifications up to and including the 2026-27 academic year.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

In July 2024, my Right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at Level 3 and below. The review will begin immediately and will examine the current planned qualification reforms as well as looking at how to ensure young people have high-quality Level 3 pathways.

To allow space for this short review, the department paused the planned removal of 16 to 19 funding from Level 3 qualifications in Construction and the Built Environment, Digital, Education and Early Years, and Health and Science that was due to take place on 31 July 2024. This will mean that, subject to any commercial decisions made by awarding organisations on these qualifications, these qualifications can be funded for 16 to 19 year old students in the 2024/25 academic year. The list of qualifications that will continue to be available until September 2025 is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualifications-that-overlap-with-t-levels?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--hLlQbHfWVlKlYVePivcjDOKIc1BLwm20ObP9qiGiSsqjYOBoL7Bc6uRQOeVggoXVSHHjy. If a student is enrolled on a two-year course of study in September 2024, they will be funded for the full length of the qualification.

The department will conclude and communicate the outcomes of the short review into qualifications reform at Level 3 and below before the end of 2024.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt held by people in High Peak constituency.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The median debt of full-time undergraduate borrowers funded by student finance England, whose postcode is within the High Peak constituency, and who entered repayment within the last five financial years, is £47,831.69. The median debt includes tuition fee and maintenance loans.

The borrowers’ postcode refers to the current contact or home address supplied by the borrower to the Student Loans Company.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in High Peak constituency.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

As of January 2024, 26%, or 1,725 pupils, of state-funded primary school pupils and 24%, or 1,286 pupils, of state-funded secondary school pupils attending schools in High Peak constituency were eligible for and claiming free school meals. This compares with national rates of 24% of primary school pupils and 24% of secondary school pupils in the whole of England. These figures are from the school census and are published down to school level here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people from Knowsley constituency have studied A levels in another local authority in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

The department does not in general hold the specific information on students who study qualifications outside of their home local authority in the format requested.

The below table provides data on the number of students entering A or AS level examinations for the last five academic years for students whose home postcode is in the Knowsley local authority. The data covers students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in the academic year stated, having attended a state-funded school or college, which could either be in Knowsley local authority or in another local authority in England.

Separately, the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical release provides data on the number of students entering A/AS levels by the end of 16-18 study, by the local authority where the state-funded schools and colleges they attend is located. This data release is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results. This is available for Knowsley local authority at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/4c733e68-1da4-40f4-cf42-08dcca5019b8.

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Found: Creating new EPSRC -funded Centres of Doctoral Training (CDTs), which will train thousands of students

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Found: that we need great teachers – the ones who inspire, who guide, who shape the futures of all of their students

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Found: Security forces arrested and imprisoned thousands of Belarusians, including mothers and fathers, teachers, students

Found: Currently, the 200-strong scientific community of staff and students based at the University of Dundee

Found: Sir David Behan, who carried out the recent independent review of The Office for Students, has now been

Found: government prioritised keeping schools open for the most vulnerable children, and overall, for all students

Found: to organisations to support projects such as adapting online content to better meet the needs of students

Found: This level of funds for international students to demonstrate was originally matched with the maintenance

Found: loans available for home students, but the maintenance requirement for international students has not

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Found: Hindutva organisations have carried out a vicious campaign against students wearing hijabs, fuelled

Found: majority of trafficking victims are poor and uneducated, a recent trend of trafficking of educated young students

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Found: All analysis undertaken by the Scottish Government on how many Scots students are moving away from Scotland

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Found: correspondence, minutes/notes from meetings, about the cost of reducing the number of international students

Found: briefings and analysis, minutes and notes from meetings, about cutting university places for Scottish students

Found: “Attainment is at a record high, and record numbers of students from deprived areas are entering university

Found: better information on career choices, including potential job prospects and earnings, and connecting students

Found: student numbers from Pakistan, now the 5th highest country of origin for Scotland’s international students

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Found: This will increase the annual intake of medical students to over 1600 by 2026; this against an historic

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Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Royal College of Midwives' reported statement that the current number of student midwives due to graduate in 2024 who have not been offered posts could result in an estimated £12 million of public money having been spent on training midwives who do not end up in employment.

Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The training costs for an average nursing or midwifery student is in the region of £60,000 and a full breakdown of these costs including teaching grants, tuition fees, bursary and the various allowances was reported in S6W-28706 on 6 August 2024.

In the academic year of 2021-22, there were 190 entrants to first degree courses at a Scottish university on midwifery courses. Training costs for the 190 Scots Domiciled students for 3 years would be in the region of £11.4 million.

However combined with student attrition / withdrawal, pauses in education due to academic failure, ill health or maternity leave taken into account, the full cohort of students would not be expected to graduate in 3 years. Of those delayed students, many will go on to complete their programmes after 4 or even 5 years.

Vacancies fluctuate across NHS Scotland Boards and by specialism but vacancies will continue to be advertised across all Boards as they arise over coming months allowing graduates additional opportunities to apply. Health Boards are autonomous institutions, separate from the Scottish Government, and as such are responsible for recruitment. The Scottish Government’s role is to set policies and frameworks at a national level, and Health Boards, as employers, are responsible in recruiting graduates through fair and consistent recruitment practices. In some specialist areas the workforce profile means that turnover is lower and so anticipatory recruitment is more challenging than in higher volume / higher turnover roles.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

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