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• Reference: 2020/3231
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 September 2020

What can be done to support students impacted by the exams fiasco in London, particularly BTEC students who it seems were forgotten by the government?

• Reference: 2019/21004
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Are you able to support special needs education (SEN) pupils in London who attend mainstream schools that don’t have the resources to support their full-time education? Do you know the extent of this problem across London schools and how the schools can have adequate resources to help appropriate SEN support / full-time education?

• Reference: 2019/9308
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

The National Education Union has described behaviour policies in schools in England as “damaging to pupil mental health.” There are concerns around behaviour policies such as prolonged isolation periods in our schools and its effects on young people, especially given the state of childhood mental health services. What can be done to ensure there is enough level of oversight of behavioural policies in London schools?

• Reference: 2019/9310
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

The London Assembly’s ‘Preventing secondary school exclusions’ report has found that the number of children being excluded from secondary schools in London has gone up for the past three years. The report also stated that exclusions correlate with later violence or criminal activity. A study of UK prisoners found that 63% had been temporarily excluded and 42% permanently excluded at school. Given the rise in exclusions and the above correlation: What are you doing to support London schools and pupils in relation to the rise in exclusion rates? How does tackling expulsion rates fit into your Knife Crime Strategy?

• Reference: 2018/2885
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 October 2018

What support can you provide to ensure that London's economy has the skills it needs to thrive when/if the UK leaves the EU?

• Reference: 2018/2290
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 13 September 2018

The Swaminarayan School, the only independent Hindu school in Europe, will close its doors by 2020, it was announced this week. I know the Akshar Educational Trust, which runs the school has said that it was proving difficult to "recruit and retain teachers''. However, many parents have contacted me to express their concerns. Parents have been given one year's notice to find an alternative school. I understand the Department for Education is in talks with Avanti Trust, which runs state-funded Hindu schools, to open a new school elsewhere in the borough of Brent. What are your thoughts on the closure...

• Reference: 2017/4629
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

London's ranking as the world's best university city is threatened if it loses EU funding for universities. How will the issues be addressed in post-Brexit era to maintain London and UK's position?

• Reference: 2017/4632
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Following the current review of the curriculum the Chief Inspector of Ofsted has hit out at primary and secondary schools for focussing too much on league tables and exams at the expense of promoting broader education and skills. Will you make representations to the Government about how we can promote academic excellence in London, and prepare Londoners for life and work in a world city, without putting undue and damaging pressure on pupils, schools and parents?

• Reference: 2017/4637
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

What work have you done to tackle digital exclusion and get more older Londoners online?

• Reference: 2017/4076
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

In November last year the London Assembly's Education Panel examined why it was harder to recruit new teachers for London schools and the National Audit Office report published this month also concludes that secondary England's schools are struggling to recruit enough teachers. There are also particular concerns about recruitment of teachers in Outer London Borough Schools. How can the Mayor help to address this issue in order to support better recruitment prospects?