questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of mandatory unpaid clinical placements on student nurses' ability to meet the employment hour thresholds required to access Government childcare support schemes.
answerText: Practice learning is intended to support student development, not to meet workforce pressures. Students are not employed to provide care, do not hold contracts of employment, and are therefore unpaid. It is essential that students have the time and space ...
heading: Childcare: Eligibility