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Written Question
Citizenship: Education
Thursday 31st January 2019

Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a specialist leader of education category for the teaching of citizenship; and if so, when.

Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton

Following the government’s commitment, set out in our response to the Lords Select Committee report ‘The Ties that Bind: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century’, the introduction of specialist leaders of education in citizenship was announced earlier this month.

Written Question
Literacy: Teaching Methods
Monday 28th January 2019

Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of different methods of teaching English and their effectiveness.

Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton

The department does not make assessments of the methods employed by schools to teach English. Schools are free to decide on the most appropriate teaching methods and practices, depending on their pupils’ needs. We strongly encourage them to use teaching methods based on sound evidence. For example, the Education Endowment Foundation publishes robust evidence on effective pedagogic practice, for example its Teaching and Learning Toolkit, which is used by around 6 out of 10 teachers in senior leadership positions when deciding which approaches to adopt to improve teaching.

When it comes to the teaching of reading, the national curriculum requires the systematic teaching of phonics. There is a significant body of evidence that demonstrates that systematic phonics is a highly effective method for teaching early reading. The department has invested £26 million in a national network of English hubs to support local schools in developing their teaching practice, with a focus on systematic phonics. We are also funding 6 Phonics Partnerships and a series of Phonics Roadshows, to spread good practice and improve phonics teaching.

Written Question
Citizenship: Education
Wednesday 23rd January 2019

Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are currently training to be teachers specialising in citizenship.

Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton

The annual Initial Teacher Training Census provides data on the number of trainee teachers recruited each year in which citizenship trainees are included in the ‘Other’ subject category.[1]

Analysis of the underlying data shows that in the academic year 2018/19, 37 postgraduate trainees began training in citizenship.[2]

[1] Of the 385 trainees included in the ‘Other’ subject category some are listed as belonging to a particular subject such as citizenship, dance or economics in the underlying data. Out of these trainees, 146 do not belong to any of the available subject categories and are listed as other in the underlying data, it is not known if any of these are citizenship trainees.

[2] Figures for 2018/19 are provisional and subject to change. Data were extracted on 19 November 2018.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Jan 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill

"My Lords, I apologise to the House as I was not able to take part in the Second Reading debate, so I have listened to the debate this afternoon particularly carefully. I always listen carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, but also to the other expert Members …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, the noble Baroness is an experienced commentator on and watcher of the BBC, and she has made a distinguished speech, one of several we have heard on the topic today, including from my noble friend Lord Fowler. I am not an experienced BBC-watcher—they will have forgotten more about …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill

"My Lords, my Amendment 35X draws attention to the importance of the Localism Act and the Public Services (Social Value) Act by adding a new clause after Clause 39, in part in parallel to some of the remarks made by the noble Lords, Lord McKenzie of Luton and Lord Whitty. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill

"My Lords, I share the wish of the noble Lord, Lord Young, to encourage vocational education. It is exceptionally important as a means of improving youth employment. However, I am slightly concerned about the route for apprenticeships, He knows far more about this than I do, but when I take …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 01 Feb 2011
Children: Sexual Exploitation

"My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on securing this debate on this important topic and at the same time congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hughes, on making her debut as opposition spokesman today.

Like other noble Lords, I have received the briefings from the Children’s Society and Barnardo’s …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2010
Academies Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2010
Academies Bill [HL]

"My Lords, this is a technical but important amendment that is causing some interest and concern in the charitable sector because of the implications for the authority of the Charity Commission. We had a very interesting debate on this matter in Committee on 28 June, when my noble friend the …..."
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