Research Briefing
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-25
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill covers children’s social care and education, including provisions for looked after children and for academy schools
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Research Briefing
Safeguarding in English schools
Information on the safeguarding duties of English schools, governing bodies and staff, including during recruitment, and in dealing with allegations
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Debate Pack
E-petition debate: Children and bereavement
A debate on child bereavement will take place in Westminster Hall on 2 December 2024. The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee and the debate will be led by Kevin Bonavia MP.
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Debate Pack
E-petition 658365 relating to holidays during school term time
There will be a Westminster Hall debate relating to holidays during school term time on 25 November 2024 at 4:30pm, opened by Dave Robertson MP. The Petitions Committee agreed to the debate in response to an e-petition that attracted over 250,000 signatures.
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Research Briefing
School meals in England during the Covid-19 pandemic
An overview of school meal provision in England during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Research Briefing
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25
This briefing sets out the background, effect and commentary on the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25, listed for second reading on Monday 21 October 2024
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Research Briefing
Suicide prevention: schools and colleges
This briefing provides information on suicide prevention policy in schools and colleges in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Education policy is devolved, and there are different measures in place across the UK.
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Research Briefing
Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)
This briefing looks at the requirements on schools, colleges, and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.
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Research Briefing
Personal, social, health and economic education in schools (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the rules relating to the provision of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) in England, as well as statutory health education from 2020
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Research Briefing
Faith Schools: FAQs
This House of Commons Library briefing discusses what makes faith schools in England different. It answers FAQs and provides key statistics.
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Research Briefing
Provisions to support gender-questioning children in schools
This briefing provides an overview of the support in place for gender-questioning children in schools and the recent consultation on new guidance from the Department for Education.
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Research Briefing
Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) Bill 23-24
An overview of the Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) Bill currently before parliament, and previous proposals to enact similar reforms
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Research Briefing
Autism: Overview of policy and services
This briefing provides an overview of policies and services for autistic people in England.
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Debate Pack
World Book Day
A Westminster Hall debate has been announced for World Book Day, taking place on Wednesday 6 March 2024 at 2:30pm. This debate will be led by Nickie Aiken MP.
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Debate Pack
Access to education in south east Northumberland
A debate on access to education in south east Northumberland will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 14:30. This debate will be led by Ian Lavery MP
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