Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Holiday Hunger Schemes
"I could not agree more. One thing that we must look at is how people cook—there could be cooking classes in some of the activity programmes—and also ensuring that there is enough food at the end of the day for the whole family to have a meal that night, if …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Holiday Hunger Schemes
"That is a fascinating point. There have been more than 100 years of free school meals. One of the things that I find extraordinary about free school meal provision is that we did not think about school holidays. That is because there used to be community provision. Historically, schools were …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Holiday Hunger Schemes
"My hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful speech. There are opportunities in places with Football League clubs. It is wonderful that, in my city, Port Vale and Stoke City came together to deliver something. My hon. Friend may even get Manchester United and Manchester City to do the same...."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Holiday Hunger Schemes
"About four hours ago...."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Nov 2018
Holiday Hunger Schemes
"I thank everyone for their participation today. I am in awe, as ever, of my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), who is obviously “the sandwich lady from Swansea East”; I usually call her the queen, but now I will have to rename her.
We have seen …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 30th October 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) sixth forms and (b) further education colleges in the provision of education for refugees.
Answered by Anne Milton
Refugee students are eligible for funding, and they are funded on the same basis as all other 16 to 19 eligible students.
The 16 to 19 funding arrangements for school and college places include an element of disadvantage funding. This element of the funding is for providers to attract, retain and support disadvantaged students and to support students with lower-level special educational needs and disabilities. Disadvantage funding is provided to institutions either for students with low prior attainment or for students who live in the most disadvantaged areas, and refugee students may attract this funding. In the 2018/19 academic year, we have allocated around £510 million to 16 to 19 institutions to provide extra support for disadvantaged students.
In addition, the department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds. This support aims to help with the education-related costs associated with staying in post-16 education such as travel and course equipment. These programmes aim to enable 16 to 19 year olds to participate in education regardless of their financial situation. They are available to refugee students who meet the qualifying criteria for each scheme.
Written Question
Tuesday 30th October 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support his Department provides to (a) further education colleges and (b) sixth forms for enrolled refugee students.
Answered by Anne Milton
Refugee students are eligible for funding, and they are funded on the same basis as all other 16 to 19 eligible students.
The 16 to 19 funding arrangements for school and college places include an element of disadvantage funding. This element of the funding is for providers to attract, retain and support disadvantaged students and to support students with lower-level special educational needs and disabilities. Disadvantage funding is provided to institutions either for students with low prior attainment or for students who live in the most disadvantaged areas, and refugee students may attract this funding. In the 2018/19 academic year, we have allocated around £510 million to 16 to 19 institutions to provide extra support for disadvantaged students.
In addition, the department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds. This support aims to help with the education-related costs associated with staying in post-16 education such as travel and course equipment. These programmes aim to enable 16 to 19 year olds to participate in education regardless of their financial situation. They are available to refugee students who meet the qualifying criteria for each scheme.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Speech, Language and Communication Support for Children
"I thank the hon. Lady for securing such an important debate. Stoke Speaks Out is one of the national exemplars of how to engage with this issue. Does she agree that we need sustained funding for such programmes? We have seen engagement in this work. In my constituency, 84% of …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Speech, Language and Communication Support for Children
"I hate to interrupt a narrative about American television, but one of the most important things that Stoke Speaks Out has done is to deliver 3,000 free books to children across our city as part of the Stoke Reads project. Does my hon. Friend agree that that is as vital …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Speech, Language and Communication Support for Children
"One of the challenges with Stoke Speaks Out is that when it started in 2006 it had 30 staff, but in 2015 it went down to half a member of staff. Now it has gone back up to nearly 10, but its funding is being cut again. That inconsistency is …..."Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - View Speech
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