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Adult Education Budget (2)

  • Reference: 2020/4349
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
How are you encouraging enrolment of BAME Londoners in your skills programmes?

Adult Education Budget

  • Reference: 2020/4348
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
How are you encouraging enrolment of Londoners with SEND needs in your skills programmes?

School funding

  • Reference: 2020/4347
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
National Association of Head Teachers has warned that we may see a mass exodus of teachers post-covid as they are facing burn-out and unprecedented levels of stress. What work are you doing to support teachers in London?

Black curriculum

  • Reference: 2020/4346
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
The recent report by the Black Curriculum says that the national curriculum ‘systematically omits' black British history. Given your work on the Black Curriculum, have you had conversations with the Education Secretary about this? If you haven’t, will you write to him?

PRU attendance

  • Reference: 2020/4345
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
We know that drug gangs prey on vulnerable young people. Those excluded or missing school are of the most likely and most vulnerable to this. Estimates show that only just over half of pupils are attending state-funded AP and PRU schools this term, compared with 78% attendance in mainstream secondaries. What work are you doing to protect those young people in particular?

School attendance

  • Reference: 2020/4344
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
There has been a “collapse” in secondary school attendance this term. What can you do as Mayor to help schools and ensure young people in London are attending?

Working from Home

  • Reference: 2020/4342
  • Question by: David Kurten
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
I was surprised to learn from the press that Mr Jack Stenner, the GLA’s director of political and public affairs, on a salary of £120,000 a year, has quit London for an apartment in San Francisco, some eight hours behind London, whilst retaining his post. I would be interested to learn if you believe someone residing in Northern California can do an effective job as member of your senior management team from 5,000 miles away 1. 1 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13364319/sadiq-khan-aide-working-from-hom…

Scotch Eggs

  • Reference: 2020/4341
  • Question by: Peter Whittle
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
I would like some assurance from you that under the current Coronavirus restrictions officers of the Metropolitan Police will not be entering licensed premises to argue with landlords and customers about whether a Scotch Egg constitutes a ‘substantial’ meal and ordering customers to leave pub premises as soon as they had finished their meals, thus preventing them from ordering more drinks 1. In my opinion, for a variety of reasons, which I have previously raised, the Metropolitan Police has not done its reputation any favours over the last year and I believe that a heavy-handed approach to this issue will...

Covid-19

  • Reference: 2020/4340
  • Question by: David Kurten
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
What discernible impact (if any) has Covid-19 had on the operational effectiveness of the London Fire Brigade?

Abuse of London Underground Staff

  • Reference: 2020/4339
  • Question by: David Kurten
  • Meeting date: 17 December 2020
I note the poster campaign about passengers abusing staff, currently being run by TfL on the London Underground. I would be interested to learn the statistics of how many staff have been abused over the last five years on the Underground and I would like you to categorise your response by types of abuse.
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