To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of their guidance for tackling low school attendance and lost learning.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many schools in England have mental health support teams.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support all schools in England to appoint a designated pupil mental health lead.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) academy schools which have converted but are not sponsor led, (2) local authority maintained community schools, and (3) local authority maintained foundation, voluntary-aided or voluntary-controlled s...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many "stuck" schools as of 28 February were (1) academy schools, or (2) local authority maintained schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many "stuck" schools there were on 28 February; and how many there were under the former definition of such schools at the latest date for which data are available.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of a "stuck" school; when this definition was adopted; and how it differs from previous definitions.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many schools which are currently Ofsted graded “Requires Improvement” or equivalent but were graded “Good” or “Outstanding” at their last inspection; and what plans they have at national level to provide school improvem...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on English students from under-represented backgrounds of the planned closure by Cardiff University of its School of Music.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to announce funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund beyond March.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for reviewing the National Adoption Strategy, which was last updated in July 2021.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase funding for the Connect the Classroom programme.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 25th anniversary of the lifting of the LGBT+ ban in the armed forces.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the most recent review was undertaken of the use made by local authorities of their duty under section 10(1) of the Children Act 2004 (Co-operation to improve well-being), and of the response of relevant partners liste...
To ask His Majesty's Government when regulations will next be made under sections 17 (Children and young people’s plans) and 66 (Regulations and Orders) of the Children Act 2004.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed power in clause 43 (Academies: power to secure performance of proprietor’s duties etc) of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes the duty of proprietors of academies, under section 10(5) of ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue guidance under sections 10(8), 10(10) and 12B(4) of the Children Act 2004.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to higher education and employment opportunities for young carers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help local authorities and schools regularly to monitor and support the attendance of young carers.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many sessions each local authority-maintained school and each Academy school provided education in the 2022–23 school year; and what was the proportion of Academies that provided fewer than 380 sessions in that year.