Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Early Years Development and School-Readiness
"I agree entirely. Having visited a number of daycare nurseries in my constituency, as I am sure other hon. Members will have done in theirs, I have seen that well led operations are always the most successful, particularly when they are led by professional early years practitioners.
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 May 2016
Education Funding in London
"As one of the Members of Parliament representing Kingston upon Thames, may I ask my hon. Friend whether he agrees that it cannot be right that my borough gets less than £5,000 per pupil, while other boroughs in London get more than £7,000 per pupil?..."James Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 May 2016
Education Funding in London
"Does the hon. Lady accept that the increase in house prices in outer London as well as inner London means that the difficulty in recruiting teachers affects the whole of London? The distinction between inner and outer London is no longer a good one, given the increase in house prices …..."James Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"I am glad that Members have been waiting for this. In Kingston, we have the best GCSE results in the country, bar the Isles of Scilly, and only one of the schools is not an academy. It is legitimate to have a debate about whether that model should be mandated …..."James Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"What she did not misrepresent was the guff about asset stripping, privatisation and profit that many of her colleagues have engaged in...."James Berry - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th March 2016
Asked by:
James Berry (Conservative - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reform special educational needs and disability provision.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms which came into effect in September 2014 represent the biggest change to the SEND system in a generation. They are transforming the support available to children and young people with SEND by joining up services across education, health and social care and by focusing on positive outcomes for education, employment, housing, health and community participation.
Since September 2014, our reforms have seen the introduction of:
o published ‘local offers’ for each local area, setting out the SEND services that are available;
o new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans for those with more complex needs - replacing statements of SEN and post-16 Learning Difficulty Assessments (LDAs);
o a new legal requirement on local authorities to take the views of families fully into account when deciding what provision to offer;
o new statutory protections for 16-25 year olds in further education - including the right to request the educational institution of their choice;
o new duties for health to deliver the agreed health elements of EHC plans;
o the option of a personal budget for families and young people with an EHC plan;
o a review of disagreement resolution arrangements; and
o new arrangements for supporting young offenders with SEND.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome the consultation on a fairer funding formula, especially since it includes high-needs funding, which is underfunded in Kingston. What is my hon. Friend’s Department doing to support families navigating the new system in place for special educational needs provision?..."James Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"14. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Does my hon. Friend the Minister welcome the 2,580 apprentices that have been started in my constituency since 2015, and will he join me in welcoming the “100 in 100” campaign of my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi), which encourages MPs to …..."James Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"According to analysis in The Daily Telegraph, Kingston was the best local educational authority in the country for GCSE results. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State join me in paying tribute to teachers and pupils in Kingston? Will she explain to the House how learning from …..."James Berry - View Speech
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