Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 13 September 2019.
How are you working with local authorities and the Department for Education to support London’s children’s services and education providers to prepare for Brexit?
Making sure that our children's services and education providers are ready for Brexit is essential to mitigating against any detrimental impact that may be felt by young Londoners and I am committed to working with partners to make sure they receive the support they need. I have launched guidance to help carers, teachers and those supporting children to understand how to secure rights to British citizenship and residence. My Skills for Londoners Innovation Fund includes a priority to address retraining requirements arising from Brexit.
I have been working with the Department for Education to make sure that education providers in London are clear about the Adult Education Budget eligibility rules for European Nationals. I refer you also to my reply to Mayor's Question 2019/6217 on my support for putting the entire teaching profession on the shortage occupation list for visas (https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/6217). Teacher recruitment will be even more challenging if the Centre for Social Justice’s recommendation for a £36,700 minimum wage for visa applicants is included in the Government’s new immigration scheme.