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  • Research Briefing

    Sexual harassment in schools

    Wednesday, 09 February, 2022

    Concerns have been raised about sexual harassment in English schools. This paper provides information on the requirements on schools, and discusses relevant recent developments.

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School funding in England

    Wednesday, 09 February, 2022

    Gives a short, non-technical overview of school funding levels and funding mechanisms in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School meals and nutritional standards (England)

    Friday, 04 February, 2022

    The main recent policy developments regarding school meals in England, including the revised school food standards and provision of free school meals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Down Syndrome Bill: Committee stage

    Tuesday, 01 February, 2022

    This briefing provides background on, and explains the aims of, the Down Syndrome Bill 2021-22. Commons report stage is scheduled for 4 February 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
    • Education
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: Policy and strategy

    Tuesday, 25 January, 2022

    This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Local government
    • Press and media
    • Prisons
    • Rail
    • Schools
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    School places in England: applications, allocations and appeals

    Wednesday, 15 December, 2021

    Covers applying for school places in England. Updated in light of the pandemic, and the revised school admissions code in force since September 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Insight

    School funding 2022-23: Find constituency and school-level allocations

    Thursday, 09 December, 2021

    There are around 9,500 schools which in 2022-23 could have real term declines in total per pupil funding.

    • Insight
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)

    Tuesday, 07 December, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper 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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    Introducing a Natural History GCSE

    Friday, 26 November, 2021

    There will be a debate in Westminster Hall on 1 December 2021 on Introducing a Natural History GCSE. Caroline Ansell MP will open this debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School uniform costs in England

    Thursday, 25 November, 2021

    Concerns are regularly raised about the cost of school uniform - this briefing introduces the rules and recent reforms in England, and sets out the support available for school uniform costs across the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Teacher recruitment and retention in England

    Wednesday, 24 November, 2021

    This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the recruitment and retention of teachers in England, including the Government's recently published Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy. It also gives an overview of attempts to reduce teacher workload.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School inspections in England: Ofsted

    Sunday, 21 November, 2021

    Provides background on Ofsted inspections of state-funded schools in England. Updated for Autumn 2021 term.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Debate Pack

    International Men’s Day 2021

    Friday, 19 November, 2021

    A debate on International Men's Day will take place in Westminster Hall on Thursday 25th November 2021, from 1:30pm. Nick Fletcher and Philip Davies MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Civil law
    • Equality
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Education spending in the UK

    Monday, 15 November, 2021

    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
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Public spending
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill

    Tuesday, 09 November, 2021

    An overview of the Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill currently before Parliament, and related issues.

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools

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