Early Learning Goals 2025-01-27
2025-01-27
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The MP questioned the steps being taken to increase children achieving early learning goals.
What steps she is taking to increase the number of children achieving the early learning goals?
Through our plan for change, Labour will get a record share of children school-ready. We will make that a reality through opening new school-based nurseries, rolling out childcare, earlier intervention, speech and language support, help for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities, and wider SEND reform.
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The MP highlighted that the funding for Abram Bryn Gates school, which provides support for children to stay in mainstream education, has been paused possibly until 2028.
Welcoming funding was announced for Abram Bryn Gates school in Bamfurlong, in my constituency, in the last free school funding round, but the school has just been told that that funding has been paused, possibly until 2028. It is a really important school, because it provides support for kids to stay in mainstream education even when they have left. When can my constituents expect a decision to be made on the funding for this school?
My hon. Friend is right to raise that issue on behalf of his constituents. I would be more than happy to meet him to discuss it further. We are working rapidly through the whole free schools pipeline to ensure that we are creating places where they are required—that includes specialist provision—and that there is a strong case and good value for the taxpayer.
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The exact timeline or decision on funding was not specified, only an offer to meet and discuss further.
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