Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: small number of programmes are funded jointly by government departments including the Supporting Families
Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: unable to afford essentials to maintain their health, bringing increased stress and anxiety as families
Apr. 25 2024
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Mentions:
1: Robert Buckland (Con - South Swindon) the EHCP system, which I was proud to support as a Back Bencher when we brought in the Children and Families - Speech Link
2: Marion Fellows (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw) The transformation in their lives and those of their families cannot be over- estimated—I literally had - Speech Link
3: Mims Davies (Con - Mid Sussex) Let me take the opportunity to put on record our covenant that covers disadvantaged girls and vulnerable - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport) under-resourced.Risk factors such as obesity, viral hepatitis and alcohol are most prevalent in our most disadvantaged - Speech Link
2: Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport) drinking.The cost of living crisis is exacerbating inequalities and the risk factors facing vulnerable families - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Coussins (XB - Life peer) what we might call cultural leisure tourism, with stays in hotels rather than exchanges in schools and families - Speech Link
2: Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD - Life peer) For many disadvantaged young people who would benefit most from these visits, these costs will be more - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) It is important to note how much this advertising is focused in poorer, disadvantaged communities. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Don, Natalie (SNP - Renfrewshire North and West) The bill also provides a robust package of support for victims and their families, which was strengthened - Speech Link
2: Maguire, Ruth (SNP - Cunninghame South) It is true that children in secure accommodation and custody continue to be some of our most disadvantaged - Speech Link
3: Don, Natalie (SNP - Renfrewshire North and West) I want to make it clear that I have every sympathy with the suffering of families who have experienced - Speech Link
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that pupils from low income families are able to participate in school visits to theatres.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
All state-funded schools should teach a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes pupils' cultural development. The best schools combine creative subjects with core subjects, and the department is committed to ensuring that all pupils have access to both.
Cultural education is therefore integral to a high-quality education. Alongside drama as part of the English curriculum and dance as part of the physical education curriculum, music and art and design, remain important pillars of the knowledge-rich National Curriculum.
Drama is not an individual subject within the English National Curriculum, but it is an important part of a pupil’s school experience. The main introduction of drama to the primary programmes of study details the type of drama opportunities pupils should be given and acknowledges the artistic practice of drama. Teachers will use their professional judgement as to how and when such opportunities are created.
On 10 February 2017, the department announced an update to the content for the GCSE in drama and the A level in drama and theatre studies to specify that all pupils will now have the entitlement to experience live theatre, reaffirming the government’s commitment to providing pupils with an enriching arts education.
A parent’s income should not be a barrier to a pupil participating in a school trip. Schools may not charge for school trips that take place during school hours, or which take place outside school hours but are part of the National Curriculum, part of religious education, or part of the syllabus for a public exam that the pupil is being prepared for at the school. Parents can be asked for contributions towards the cost of a trip, but schools must make clear that contributions are voluntary. The published advice, ‘Charging for School Activities’, is clear that no pupil should be excluded from an activity simply because their parents are unwilling or unable to pay. The advice can be found at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706830/Charging_for_school_activities.pdf.
Finally, pupil premium funding will rise to over £2.9 billion in the 2024/25 academic year. The increase will ensure that this targeted funding continues to help schools to support the educational outcomes of disadvantaged pupils. As set out in the menu of approaches, schools are able to use pupil premium to fund extracurricular activities, including school trips to theatres.
Written Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Preterm BirthFound: We believe that integrated psychological support for infants, families, healthcare professionals and