Mentions:
1: Sally-Ann Hart (Con - Hastings and Rye) In East Sussex, 68% were of secondary-school age, compared with 32% at primary level.Hastings and Rye - Speech Link
2: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) In summer 2023, the Department for Education estimated that 97,600 children were home educated in England—about - Speech Link
3: Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood) A mental health professional will be based in every secondary school in the country, with mental health - Speech Link
4: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) as well as secondary schools. - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Boys’ attainment and engagement in educationFound: BAE0018 - Boys’ attainment and engagement in education Association of Colleges Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) well as his actions.One of my staff members was tutored in maths through her fourth and fifth years of secondary - Speech Link
2: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) Back in summer 2022, I supported my right hon. - Speech Link
3: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) supported, but a shortening of the school holidays over the course of an academic year—reducing the summer - Speech Link
4: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) do them in a targeted way, and not just in primary school, as the Labour party plans to do, but in secondary - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Mar. 07 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: TastEd (Taste Education), Chefs in Schools, School Food Matters, and Local Authority Caterers Association
Asked by: Keir Mather (Labour - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to improve children's oracy skills in Selby and Ainsty constituency.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department recognises the importance of oracy, which is why spoken language is already part of the National Curriculum for English for 5 to 16 year olds. For Early Years, the Department is investing up to £17 million in the Nuffield Early Language Intervention, improving the language skills of reception age pupils who need it most following the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Department has secured over £28 million to support the speech and language of pupils worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which are today’s 3 and 4 year olds, delivered through the new family hubs network.
In secondary schools, the GCSE English Language qualification ensures that pupils are able to listen to and understand spoken language and use spoken Standard English effectively. Provisional 2023 data published by Ofqual shows that overall entries to GCSE English Language increased by 4.9% since summer 2022. The data can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-entries-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2023-exam-series/provisional-entries-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2023-exam-series#gcse-entries.
The Department funds the National Poetry Recitation Competition, which encourages both primary and secondary schools to participate, to improve pupils’ knowledge and enjoyment of poetry and to improve oracy through poetry recitation and recall.
The £67 million English Hubs Programme, launched in 2018, is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. Since its launch, the English Hubs Programme has provided appropriate and targeted support to several thousand schools in England.
Selby and Ainsty's local English Hub, Outwood English hub, is working to engage and support primary schools across the region to improve the teaching of phonics, including offering showcase events especially for local schools. Outwood English Hub is planning to host a showcase at the Parsonage Hotel and Spa in Escrick later in the Autumn term.
Feb. 14 2024
Source Page: Strategic Board for Teacher Education meeting papers: November 2023Found: Strategic Board for Teacher Education meeting papers: November 2023
Jan. 24 2024
Source Page: Generative AI in education: educator and expert viewsFound: Generative AI in education: educator and expert views
Found: Schools (Mental Health Professionals) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 16 of 2023–24
Found: Schools (Mental Health Professionals) Bill [HL]
Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation - Voice of Children and young People Thematic Evaluation Report 2024Found: and one secondary school in the local authority area