Debate Pack
Schools Funding in London
The debate, entitled "Schools Funding in London" and sponsored by Helen Hayes, will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 29th March at 9.30am, lasting for 90 minutes.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2017: A summary
A summary of Spring Budget 2017 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances. This briefing now includes detailed discussion of changes to National Insurance contributions for the self-employed and the tax-free allowance for dividend income.
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Debate Pack
LGBT History Month
A debate on LGBT History Month, sponsored by Richard Arkless, will be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 28 February 2017 at 2.30pm. The debate will last for one and a half hours.
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Research Briefing
Children and Social Work [HL] Bill 121: analysis for Commons Report Stage
This paper analyses the Children and Social Work [HL] ahead of Commons Report Stage. The Bill concerns children in care and care leavers, safeguarding children arrangements, powers for local authorities to test different ways of working, and the regulation of social workers among other matters.
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Debate Pack
Implementation of the Prevent Strategy
A Westminster Hall debate on the Implementation of the Prevent Strategy has been scheduled for 1430hrs on Wednesday 1 February 2017.
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Research Briefing
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Amendment) Bill 2016-17
This Commons Library Briefing Paper provides background to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Amendment) Bill 2016-17, and related issues.
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Debate Pack
Allocation of funding from the soft drinks industry levy for sport in schools
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 10 January 2017 at 2.30pm on the allocation of funding from the soft drinks industry levy for sport in schools. The debate will be opened by Justin Tomlinson MP
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Debate Pack
Supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health in a school environment
MPs will debate "Supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health in a school environment", in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 10 January 2017. Norman Lamb MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library briefing provides a background summary of the issues and press and parliamentary coverage.
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Research Briefing
Changes to school accountability and ‘league tables’ in England in 2016
This briefing paper explains the 2016 changes to school performance data, or school 'league tables', in England. It also provides pointers on how to find and interpret school performance data for particular schools, local authorities and parliamentary constituencies.
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Research Briefing
Free school statistics
The creation of free schools was one of the major education reforms introduced by the current Government. The first 24 free schools opened in September 2011 and this had increased to 425 at the start of 2016/17. More than 200 new free schools have had their applications successfully approved and are expected to open in the future.
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Research Briefing
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a brief guide
This Commons Library briefing gives an overview of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, what it covers and how it is enforced.
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Debate Pack
Education and social mobility
There will be a Labour Opposition Day Debate on Education and Social Mobility on Tuesday 22 November. This House of Commons Library briefing provides background information, and recent press and parliamentary coverage of this issues.
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Debate Pack
International Men’s Day
On Thursday 17 November MPs will take part in a debate on International Men's Day. The debate will be opened by Philip Davies MP. This House of Commons Library briefing provides background and statistics as well as press and parliamentary coverage.
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Research Briefing
School league tables: how are GCSE results changing?
This year’s GCSE league tables will be changed in the most radical way since they were first introduced a quarter of a century ago. Two new headline measures – Progress 8 and Attainment 8 – will be introduced to encourage schools to focus on an ‘academic core’ of subjects and count every increase in every grade
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