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Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of promoting workplace apprenticeships as an alternative to sixth form or college education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 May 2025
Target answer date
19 May 2025
Answer
30 May 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of promoting workplace apprenticeships as an alternative to sixth form or college education.

  2. 19 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 May 2025

    Answer published

    This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Too many young people are struggling to access high quality opportunities, and this government wants to ensure that more young people can undertake apprenticeships.The department...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Special Educational Needs

21 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with representatives of the Council for Disabled Children on the potential impact of SEND reforms on (a) special needs children and (b) EHCP allocation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Apprentices: Finance

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that employers are financially able to support level 7 apprenticeships in the context of the proposed funding changes from January 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Apprentices: Finance

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing funding for level 7 apprenticeships for people aged 22 and over on workforce planning in critical public services.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Apprentices

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme on regional equality of access to apprenticeship (a) information and (b) advice.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Apprentices

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a national alternative to the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: South East

10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential use of disused school buildings to increase SEND specialist school capacity in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs

10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a progress report on the (a) delivery of specialist school places and (b) other outcomes by all local authorities that entered into safety valve agreements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Surrey

10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the progress made by Surrey County Council to provide three new SEND schools under the terms of its safety valve agreement.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Surrey

10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Safety Valve Agreement signed with Surrey County Council in 2021, whether her Department has disbursed the full funding allocated to support the delivery of three new SEND schools in Surrey.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Neurodiversity: Screening

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory screening for (a) dyslexia and (b) other forms of neurodivergence in primary schools on (i) early identification and (ii) supp

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Standards

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve training for teachers (a) in the early identification of dyslexia and (b) to ensure minimum standards of SEND support are in place across all primary schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Financial Services: Education

12 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial education is delivered consistently across all schools.