Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures his Department plans to use to evaluate the effectiveness of its guidance entitled Improving the home learning environment, published on 14 November 2018.

This publication sets out a behaviour change approach that will inform our work to improve the home learning environment, so that a greater proportion of children have the early language, communication and literacy skills they need to thrive. It brings together the latest evidence from research and draws on the experience of experts working with families every day.

The behaviour change model is a living document, which we intend to update as new evidence emerges and as practice develops.