Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Curriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review will include personal financial literacy from Key Stage 1-3.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 09 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expand the (a) teaching and (b) learning of financial education in primary schools in (i) Warwickshire and (ii) England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 09 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a requirement for all councillors to complete corporate parenting training covering (a) safeguarding, (b) duties under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and (c) the responsibi
Answer: Guidance on the implementation of corporate parenting duties was published in February 2018 and can be accessed at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a93eb3ae5274a5b87c2fde4/Applying_corporate_parenting_principles_to_looked-after_children_an...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) reform e-lending rules and (b) enable digital interlibrary loans for university libraries.
Answer: Universities are autonomous institutions and therefore operate independently from government. As such, the responsibility for enabling digital interlibrary loans for university libraries rests with the individual institutions themselves. It is within thei...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysics: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of physics teachers on post-16 physics uptake in schools in disadvantaged areas.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child or young person’s outcome in school and college. This government has inherited a system with critical shortages of teachers, especially in physics. In 2023/24, w...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysics: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support the retraining of existing science teachers to teach physics in schools without specialist provision.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child or young person’s outcome in school and college. This government has inherited a system with critical shortages of teachers, especially in physics. In 2023/24, w...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysics: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps taken to (a) recruit and (b) retain specialist physics teachers in state schools.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child or young person’s outcome in school and college. This government has inherited a system with critical shortages of teachers, especially in physics. In 2023/24, w...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to rural primary schools to provide breakfast club provision under the early adopter scheme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 03 June 2025 to Question 53170.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year and remained in the teaching prof
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the proportion of initial teacher training (ITT) trainees with course outcomes each academic year who go on to be employed in the state-funded sector in England within 16 months of the end of the academic year. Howev...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year remained in the teaching professi
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the proportion of initial teacher training (ITT) trainees with course outcomes each academic year who go on to be employed in the state-funded sector in England within 16 months of the end of the academic year. Howev...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with up-to-date information on (a) pupils with (i) special educational needs and (ii) disabilities, and (b) behaviour managem
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with (a) appropriate access to staff facilities, (b) induction information on school policies, and (c) safeguarding procedure
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including supply teachers in any forthcoming workforce strategy for (a) teacher recruitment and (b) teacher retention.
Answer: High quality teaching is the in school factor that has the biggest positive impact on children’s outcomes. Ensuring a high quality teaching workforce is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost life ch...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) pay and (b) conditions for supply teachers relative to permanent teaching staff.
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate (a) allergy safety training, (b) the provision of spare epipens and (c) other allergy safety measures in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what i...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40830 on Dyslexia: Screening, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Key Stage 2 statutory assessments for recognising persistent reading
Answer: End of key stage 2 tests and assessments enable teachers and parents to identify the areas in which individual pupils might require additional support so that they can succeed in secondary school. The tests also inform parents of their child’s achievement...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40830 on Dyslexia: Screening, how she plans to use the £1 billion provided for high needs budgets in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.We are providing a £1 billion increase to high...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecific Learning DifficultiesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40830 on Dyslexia: Screening, whether her Department has considered international (a) evidence and (b) best practice in the support of pupils with specific le
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including those with specific learning difficulties. As part of this, the department is considering both international evid...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) pay and (b) working conditions in further education colleges.
Answer: Further education (FE) colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting and negotiating pay within colleges and for the working conditions of their staff.FE Colleges were incorporated under the terms of the 1992 Further and Higher Education A...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students that will be entering further education colleges in the 2025-26 academic year.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.For capital funding, the department uses information from a number of sources, including the Office for National Statistics, to understand future demand so that there is sufficient capacity in the system.For...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) teaching capacity and (b) student places in further education colleges.
Answer: To ensure that further education colleges can meet student demand, the department is spending approximately £87 million in the 2024/25 academic year to support in-year growth costs. This recognises the very large increase in students this year, which has ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, how the £625 million for construction skills will be allocated; and when providers will receive (a) funding allocations and (b) bidding information.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced an additional £625 million of funding to support construction skills training, with the detail set out in the Spring Statement 2025. This is expected to deliver up to 60,000 additional s...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether music education will be one of the metrics assessed in the Ofsted report card announced for schools in England.
Answer: Ofsted is currently consulting on a revised education inspection framework and inspection report card. This is therefore a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon dire...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of apprenticeships in the creative sector.
Answer: The government is reforming the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners across England. This will create routes into skilled jobs in growing industries, such as the creative in...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing targeted support to universities at risk of closing their music departments.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting higher education arts courses. We recognise the vital role these institutions play in nurturing talent and contributing to the UK's cultural and economic landscape.For the 2024/25 academic year, the department has...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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