Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 27 Oct 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am grateful to you and to fellow Committee members for joining me today. We have an opportunity to drill down into the finer detail of this important legislation, which will ultimately make a positive difference in the lives …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 27 Oct 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"May I put on record my thanks to everyone who has contributed to this short, constructive debate, and to all Members who agreed to serve on this Committee? I thank all those who contributed more widely to the small but incredibly important changes in the Bill, and ask that everyone …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
When my name was first pulled out of the private Members’ Bill ballot, I was presented with a wonderful surprise and a rare opportunity—a chance to take forward real and meaningful change on a matter that is …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention as he makes an important point. Many academies, by virtue of the funding agreements put in place over the past eight or nine years, are under a duty to provide this guidance. Many of the others will be doing so. Off the …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"Indeed, and I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. That is exactly part of the Careers and Enterprise Company’s remit: supporting schools and colleges to deliver world-class careers guidance with the use of enterprise advisers from the local business community so that they deliver in line with the Gatsby …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"My hon. Friend makes an incredibly powerful and important point on deprivation and the ability to have business volunteers as enterprise advisers face-to-face with those children, showing them that options are available to them if they may not favour an academic route or be able to go on to university. …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"Without a doubt. Again, it is really important to have that face-to-face interaction with employers, showing people who may not be as academically minded as some of their peers and wish to go on to university that there are options available to them post 16 and post 18. In my …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 10 Sep 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
"My hon. Friend makes an important point. I understand that it is in the competency of the Senedd should it wish to do to something similar. I will come to this, but I have a fantastic university technical college in my constituency and have met regularly with Lord Baker of …..."Mark Jenkinson - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th July 2021
Asked by:
Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to close the learning gap between boys and girls.
Answered by Nick Gibb
I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Workington, to the answer I gave on 21 June 2021 to Question 10325.
Written Question
Friday 16th July 2021
Asked by:
Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that information on a pupil's (a) family status and (b) known issues at home are routinely transferred from primary to secondary school.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) is statutory guidance that all schools and colleges must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Following Government consultation, this guidance has recently been strengthened to provide schools and colleges with even more detailed advice. Details are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2.
KCSIE sets out that all concerns, discussions and decisions made, and the reasons for those decisions, should be recorded in writing. Information should be kept confidential and stored securely. It is good practice to keep concerns and referrals in a separate child protection file for each child. Records should include a clear and comprehensive summary of the concern, details of how the concern was followed up and resolved, and a note of any action taken, decisions reached and the outcome. The designated safeguarding lead is responsible for the maintenance and transfer of child protection files.
KCSIE is clear that where children leave a school or college, including in-year transfers, the designated safeguarding lead should ensure that their child protection file is transferred to the new school or college as soon as possible, and within five days for an in-year transfer or within the first five days of the start of a new term. This should be transferred separately from the main pupil file, ensuring secure transit, and confirmation of receipt should be obtained. In addition to the child protection file, the designated safeguarding lead should also consider whether it would be appropriate to share any additional information with the new school or college in advance of a child leaving, to help them put in place the right support to safeguard the child.