Research Briefing
Education spending peaked in around 2010 at 5.5% of GDP or £104 billion (2019-20 prices). It has fallen since then, but how much of this is due to changes to definitions, where does this leave the UK compared to other countries and how does this fall in spending compare to others over the past seven decades?
Research Briefing
An overview of the Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill currently before Parliament, and related issues.
Debate Pack
There will be a debate in the Commons chamber on 9 November 2021, on the provision of school-based counselling services. The subject for this debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee, and is sponsored by Nicholas Brown MP and Robert Halfon MP.
Debate Pack
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on including the subjects of sustainability and climate change in the national curriculum. The debate will be held at 9:30am on 27 October 2021 and will be led by Nadia Whittome MP.
Research Briefing
Briefing on the Education Employment (Accompaniment to Hearings) Bill
Research Briefing
A levels were cancelled again in 2021 due to the pandemic. Final grades were awarded based on teacher assessments. This resulted in a large increase in the number of top grades awarded. What impact did this have on the number of students starting in 2021 and on the number of places and accommodation available? How might teaching at the start of the academic year be affected by the pandemic?
Debate Pack
The Backbench Business Committee has agreed that on Thursday 16 September 2021 there will be a general debate in Westminster Hall on the implementation of the recommendations of the Timpson Review of School Exclusion. The debate will be led by Andy Carter MP and Edward Timpson MP.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on a petition relating to water safety has been scheduled for Monday 12 July 2021 from 6.15pm. The motion for the debate is "That this House has considered e-petition 576563, relating to water safety". The subject of this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee and Catherine McKinnel MP will lead the debate.
Research Briefing
This paper explains the support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. This includes support from housing and social security agencies, and specialist domestic abuse support services such as Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and refuges.
Debate Pack
The House of Commons will consider the estimates of public spending by the Department of Education.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the EU Review into Palestinian school textbooks is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 30 June, from 9:25-10:55am. The debate will be opened by Caroline Ansell MP.
Debate Pack
Read the Government’s response and arguments about the teaching of Black history and the compulsory cultural diversity of the school curriculum ahead of the debate on e-petition 324092
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Support for children entitled to free school meals’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 26 May 2021 from 2.30pm. The debate has been initiated by Catherine West MP.
Research Briefing
This briefing provides an overview of mass asymptomatic Covid-19 testing in England and links to other Commons Library and POST resources on the topic.
Research Briefing
For the majority of the 2021 spring term, only children of critical workers and vulnerable children could attend school. A phased reopening began from 8 March.
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