Language for Life Programme 2024-04-29
2024-04-29
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Q1
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There is growing evidence of the importance of early language support in nurseries and pre-schools. The Language for Life programme, supported by St John's Foundation in Bath, has shown significant success in reducing the need for additional language support among participating children.
Programmes such as Language for Life, which is supported by St John's Foundation in Bath, underpin the work that schools are doing. The percentage of children needing additional language support in schools that participated reduced from 84% to 29%. Will the Government prioritise speech and language programmes like Language for Life?
What the hon. Lady sets out sounds very encouraging, but I look forward to hearing more about the Language for Life programme. We have been pleased with the findings of the Government-funded Nuffield Early Language Intervention, which has helped children make four months' additional development in their oral language skills and disadvantaged children seven months' additional progress.
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The Minister did not specifically commit to prioritising the Language for Life programme or other similar initiatives
Look Forward To Hearing More
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Q2
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There is growing evidence of the importance of early language support in nurseries and pre-schools. The Language for Life programme, supported by St John's Foundation in Bath, has shown significant success in reducing the need for additional language support among participating children.
Programmes such as Language for Life, which is supported by St John's Foundation in Bath, underpin the work that schools are doing. The percentage of children needing additional language support in schools that participated reduced from 84% to 29%. I am sure the Minister will want to congratulate the schools and St John's Foundation on the work they are doing, but will the Government prioritise speech and language programmes such as Language for Life?
What the hon. Lady sets out sounds very encouraging, but I look forward to hearing more about the Language for Life programme. We have been pleased with the findings of the Government-funded Nuffield Early Language Intervention, which has helped children make four months' additional development in their oral language skills and disadvantaged children seven months' additional progress.
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The Minister did not specifically commit to prioritising the Language for Life programme or other similar initiatives
Look Forward To Hearing More
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Q3
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There is a free childcare entitlement initiative that is being rolled out in phases. The first phase has been delivered, and the second phase is scheduled for September.
Will the Minister give us an update on this month's delivery of the first phase of the free childcare entitlement, and may I urge him to ensure that we deliver phase 2 on time in September?
The first phase of the roll-out went very well indeed. Some 200,000 children are now benefiting from the first stage of the roll-out, which Labour Members doubted could happen—we have shown again that we have a plan while they have absolutely none.
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The Minister did not provide an update on this month's delivery and did not commit to delivering phase 2 on time
Doubt From Labour Members
Showing That We Have A Plan
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