Written Question
Monday 17th June 2019
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the eligibility criteria for remission of student debt are if a person trains or returns to become a teacher; and what the rationale is for (a) those criteria and (b) the geographical scope of the application of those criteria.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government announced the Teachers’ Student Loan Reimbursement scheme in October 2017, fulfilling our manifesto commitment to help new teachers stay in the profession by forgiving their student loan repayments. The scheme is a pilot that is testing the impact of offering this incentive on teacher retention. It is aimed at early career teachers of languages and science who qualified since 2013/14, and is available in specific local authorities. Information on the scheme is available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teachers-student-loan-reimbursement-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools.
The scheme has been designed in this way because retention is most challenging early in teachers' careers, and because science and languages are in high demand by schools.
The local authorities where teachers’ student loan reimbursement applies have high need for teachers. This is determined by the 'Defining Achieving Excellence Areas' methodology, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defining-achieving-excellence-areas-methodology.
High need areas not included in the scheme are in the control group, which will enable the Department to conduct a robust evaluation.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Sure Start: IFS Report
"One of the great successes of Sure Start was that it reached out to rural areas. We saw that particularly in Dursley and the Top of Town in Stroud. The problem with the cuts is that they have come along with other cuts in, for instance, the number of health …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th May 2019
Asked by:
David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) Local Education Authorities and (b) Academy Chains undertook a rural proofing review of policies adopted in 2018-19.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The information requested is not held centrally.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published guidance on rural proofing for which local authorities, and others, can apply if they wish. The information is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rural-proofing.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 May 2019
Timpson Review of School Exclusion
"It is reported that Gloucestershire has the highest level of exclusions in the south-west. The one thing that is missing from this very good report is any quantitative evidence. It would be useful to know that the Secretary of State is prepared to look at the differences between not only …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
School Funding
"Does my hon. Friend agree that a fundamental point, which I have raised with the Minister on a number of occasions, is that too much of the funding does not reach the schools but gets stuck somewhere on the way? We have to make sure that the funding is in …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Apr 2019
Further Education Funding
"One simple thing that could be done today would be to fund 18-year-olds at the same rate as 17-year-olds. It is absolutely wrong that they get less funding than children a year younger than them. Does my hon. Friend agree?..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Special Educational Needs
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy) for covering so many points in his introductory remarks.
I have just two simple requests for the Minister, which I have raised with the Minister for School Standards and …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Mar 2019
School Funding
"I shall keep my remarks brief because there are Members who still want to speak.
As the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson)—a friend in this respect— said, we spent Saturday morning being assailed by governors and headteachers in Gloucestershire. It was a salutary experience, if not a harrowing one, …..."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Feb 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Funding
"Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that one significant change is the growth in home-school education? Given the amount of time it takes to get an assessment, parents are now just taking their children out of school. That cannot be a good thing...."David Drew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Secondary School Opening Hours
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. We cannot exonerate the parents. For good or bad, I have two grammar schools in my constituency. Children come to Stroud’s grammar schools from the other side of Swindon. That means there are 11-year-olds who have to get up at 5 o’clock …..."David Drew - View Speech
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