Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Fathers in the Family
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. I congratulate the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray) on securing this interesting debate.
We know that families come in many shapes and sizes. Regardless of the gender of the parent, children need a safe, loving and …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Mar 2017
Fathers in the Family
"Okay, sure. If we are to support men in taking a greater role in the family unit and, as a consequence, tackle the barriers facing women, we need to support men and women in having a real and meaningful choice when it comes to accessing well-paid and family-friendly employment...."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 6th February 2017
Asked by:
Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the diversity champion is on her departmental board.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The diversity champion on the Departmental Board is Juliet Chua.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"As of the 2016 autumn statement, 86% of net savings to the Treasury through tax and benefit measures come from women. The Treasury continues to fail to provide any impact assessment of its fiscal policies or to send a Minister to the Women and Equalities Committee to answer questions. Will …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 31 Jan 2017
Statutory Sex and Relationships Education
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson) for securing this important and timely debate. I know that the Government and the Opposition share the common goal of ensuring that our children can …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th December 2016
Asked by:
Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) BAME and (d) non-BAME employees of her Department.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.
Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)
| Nov-16 |
Female | £20.61 |
Male | £21.97 |
BME | £18.98 |
Non-BME | £21.93 |
The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.
Average earnings of GEO Staff
| Nov-16 |
Female | £24.11 |
Male | £25.10 |
The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.
The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"We have commissioned research revealing that as of the autumn statement 86% of net savings to the Treasury since 2010 through tax and benefit measures had come from women—an increase on the last autumn statement, when the figure was 81%. When will the Minister deem this issue serious enough to …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
International Men’s Day
"It is a pleasure to follow the SNP spokeswoman in this important debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), a fellow Yorkshire MP, on securing this debate in the main Chamber this year. As we have heard, International Men’s Day falls on 19 November, which is Saturday, …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
International Men’s Day
"I am happy to join the hon. Gentleman in that pledge. The White Ribbon campaign does some absolutely wonderful work, including in many schools. I am proud to support that initiative.
The continued existence of the gender pay gap, which we recognised in this place only last week, stands as …..."Paula Sherriff - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 5th September 2016
Asked by:
Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle hate crime through education in schools.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Our vision is to ensure that pupils develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to succeed academically; protect themselves from harm; and play a full and active part in society. Schools play an important role in preventing hate crime by empowering young people to question and tackle the underlying beliefs of prejudice and intolerance that can lead to hatred and bigotry.
Schools are required to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This includes challenging prejudice and promoting tolerance. Schools are also subject to the Equality Act and to the Public Sector Equality Duty which require schools to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between communities. There are a variety of approaches that schools can adopt in meeting these duties and in raising issues relating to hate crime, including:
- using teaching materials which help pupils to understand and build knowledge of the diverse cultures and faiths in modern Britain.
- encouraging classroom debate, and giving pupils the opportunity to discuss topical issues, to challenge each other and themselves, and to build the resilience and critical thinking skills they need to challenge views which are unacceptable.
- teaching in Citizenship to include preparing pupils to take their place in society as responsible citizens.
- ensuring pupils are taught about safeguarding through teaching and learning opportunities as part of a broad and balanced curriculum - this may include covering relevant issues through personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).
In equipping pupils for life in modern, multi-cultural Britain, the Department wants to ensure that schools have access to good quality resources to support them. In January 2016, we launched the Educate Against Hate[1] website to provide practical advice to parents, teachers and school leaders on how to protect children from extremism and promote fundamental British values. The website includes resources to assist teachers to explore hatred and its consequences with their pupils and to develop their respect for diversity in their own cultural and religious traditions and in others. It also includes the Crown Prosecution Service’s resource packs for schools on hate crime.
[1] http://educateagainsthate.com/