Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Teachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support the recruitment of teachers in (a) Eastbourne constituency and (b) East Sussex.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest impact on children’s outcomes. This is why the government’s Plan for Change has committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers in secondary and special schools, and in our...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision and availability of vocational educational programmes for pupils across Eastbourne.
Answer: As announced in the Spending Review, the government is making over £1 billion of additional investment per year in skills by 2028/29.This will support and grow the wide range of technical routes and work-based training available for people of all ages acr...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support people with childcare costs in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity.From the start of September 2024, eligible working parents have been entitled to 15 hours a week of early ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support arts education in schools in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: As part of our Opportunity Mission, this government wants to widen access to the arts.Music Hubs continue to play a vital role across England with grant funding of £76 million for the 2025/26 academic year. This includes nearly £2 million for the Sussex M...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support SEND services in schools in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: East Sussex’s most recent Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection was undertaken by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in November 2024, which found that the local area partnership’s arrangements lead to inconsistent experien...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the increased schools funding announced in the Spending Review 2025 has been allocated to schools in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: The government has announced an additional £4.2 billion for schools across the Spending Review period, which will take core schools budgets to £69.5 billion by 2028/29.The majority of school funding is allocated through the national funding formula, w...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of young people not in employment, education or training in Eastbourne constituency.
Answer: The government is determined to break down barriers to opportunity for all our young people and transform their life chances, including those in Eastbourne.Young people are entitled to participate in education and training up to age 18. Local authorities ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in response to recent changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework.
Answer: The consultation on Ofsted’s new framework closed on 28 April, and the responses are currently being analysed. Ofsted’s new school report cards, which will be introduced from November, will provide more detailed and granular information about each school’...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support SEND transport services following the increase to employers National Insurance contributions.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Eastbourne to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26397.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff and Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) teachers and (b) school staff receive adequate pay.
Answer: Teachers’ pay is set through an independent, statutory process each year, and the 2025/26 process is currently underway. The School Teachers’ Review Body will assess written and oral evidence from government and organisations representing schools and the ...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: BullyingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department plans to provide to tackle bullying in schools based on (a) perceived difference and (b) protected characteristics.
Answer: The department’s most recent anti-bullying grants, which totalled over £3 million and ran between August 2021 and March 2024, were procured to support schools to target bullying related to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The departm...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: BullyingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's anti-bullying funding on schools; and whether she plans to reinstate that funding.
Answer: The department’s most recent anti-bullying grants, which totalled over £3 million and ran between August 2021 and March 2024, were procured to support schools to target bullying related to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The departm...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: BullyingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of bullying in schools based on (a) perceived differences and (b) protected characteristics.
Answer: There is no legal requirement for schools to record and report incidents of bullying to the government. However, the department does monitor evidence on the impact of bullying on children and young people through robust national surveys. According to the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: BullyingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of bullying in schools and (b) the potential impact of those trends on the (i) mental wellbeing of and (ii) performance of young people in schools.
Answer: There is no legal requirement for schools to record and report incidents of bullying to the government. However, the department does monitor evidence on the impact of bullying on children and young people through robust national surveys. According to the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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