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Written Question
GCSE
Tuesday 30th January 2018

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average GCSE score is of students currently enrolled at (a) sixth form colleges, (b) school and academy sixth forms and (c) 16-19 free schools in England.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The attached table shows the average GCSE score of students at the end of their 16-18 study, in each of the requested school types for 2016/17.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered childcare for fostered children.

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate, Mr Hollobone. In September, the Government extended free childcare for three and four-year-olds. The policy, which was widely welcomed, applies to all children …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"It is not very often that I am speechless, but I am extremely pleased to hear that. My hon. Friends and I will await the Minister’s speech with great interest.

The Government’s policy has created a terrible disparity. Under the scheme, foster carers have been able to claim for their …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"My hon. Friend makes a powerful and important point about the problem with treating foster children as different from other children in a family unit. I know she is very aware of the issue as a result of her previous experience and her constituency work.

For children who have experienced …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that point. As my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Ruth George) pointed out, we need to think about the impact not just on the foster child, but on the other children in the family. When the Earl of Listowel, a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"I could not agree more. The policy is particularly difficult for the family I have been supporting back in Wigan, because all the other siblings who might take care of the children face exactly the choice she describes.

As Edward Timpson—the former Conservative Minister for Children, Schools and Families, who …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"As I was saying, for that reason I warmly welcome the Education Secretary’s statement that Ministers are “actively looking at” the issue, and I particularly welcome the Minister’s intriguing intervention during my opening remarks. In his response to my written questions, the Minister rightly reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to promoting …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that outstanding issue, which many foster families face. In my view, the problems with the bedroom tax were created because too often looked-after children are simply invisible when it comes to policymaking; they are an afterthought. Would the hon. Lady welcome …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"Before the Minister moves on to that very important issue, may I ask him about the timescales for this work? One of the great concerns that foster carers have is that if this is not begun immediately and implemented quickly, foster children may face another year of being excluded...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Childcare for Fostered Children

"I am grateful to the Minister for being forthcoming with that information and for giving way so generously. May I urge some caution in relation to the role of social workers? Foster carers are under great pressure at the moment because of the financial constraints on local authorities, and I …..."
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