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63487

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date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the provision of advice for students with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education, in partnership with the Council for Disabled Children, has worked directly with a number of young people, including students, with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Their views have helped shape the reforms to the current SEND system to ensure it meets their needs – including how they would like to receive information and advice. Arrangements for providing information, advice and support for young people are set out in the SEND Code of Practice which was laid before Parliament on 11 June 2014.</p><p>From this September, local authorities will be required to provide information and advice directly to children and young people with SEND as well as to parents. Staff working directly with children and young people should be trained to support and work in partnership with them. Local information and advice services should direct young people to specialist support to help them prepare for employment, independent living (including housing) and participation in society. It should also provide access to careers advice where needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 30/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63488

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department gives schools and teachers on online abuse from a student towards a teacher.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Guidance to schools about online abuse by pupils towards teachers is set out in our advice document, ‘Preventing and Tackling Bullying'. This guidance signposts schools to ‘Digizen.Org' who offer a range of advice and support for school staff. Schools can also access a range of practical resources from the UK Safer Internet Centre<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:21:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63489

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department gives teachers and those working in schools on responding to a violent student with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have issued advice to schools on the use of reasonable force, which makes clear that teachers have a specific power to use reasonable force to prevent pupils from causing injury to themselves or others, causing damage to property or from causing disorder. While there is no requirement for schools to have a policy on the use of force, we say that it is good practice to do so. Our advice says that any school policy on the use of reasonable force should acknowledge their legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled children and children with special educational needs (SEN). Whether or not to physically intervene is down to the professional judgement of the staff member concerned and should always depend on individual circumstances and the needs of the individual pupil.</p><p>Additionally, we have laid before Parliament a new 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice. This makes it clear that schools should seek to identify whether there are any factors, such as undiagnosed special educational needs, that might underlie disruptive behaviour. We also issued advice on Behaviour and Mental Health in June 2014 to help teachers differentiate between pupils that are simply behaving badly, and behaviour – whether it is disruptive, withdrawn, anxious, depressed or otherwise – that may be related to an unmet mental health need. This advice also outlined how these children can be supported.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:24:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63613

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	202053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><p>Table 1: 2013-14 Performance Management Outturn Figures for the Department for Education</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Performance Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Declared Disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No declared disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not declared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Top/Exceeded</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Achieving/Achieved</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low/Must Improve</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department continues to take steps to ensure that its performance ratings are a fair reflection of individual performance. Over the last year, this has included independent members being present at end of year meetings where performance assessments are moderated and training for staff on how to avoid unconscious bias.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 14:41:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

63614

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training bursaries for (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 have been allocated to high-priority subjects of physics and mathematics at each of the four bursary tiers.
tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
uin	202240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Provisional figures on the number of trainees and proportion with a first or second class honours degree by subject are published in the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Census in November each year. Finalised figures are published the following year. Provisional figures for 2013-14 are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:44:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63615

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to compensate local authorities whose leasehold title to land is transferred to academy trusts when the associated school achieves academy status.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to compensate local authorities in relation to the transfer of leasehold title to academy trusts as the land in question will continue being used for its original purpose: the education of children in high-quality local schools. In addition, there are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in guidance published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 30/06/2014 16:40:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63617

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the graduates receiving bursaries to teach mathematics in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 at each of the four tiers had (i) a mathematics degree, (ii) a relevant degree as defined by the School Workforce Survey and (iii) any other degree.
tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
uin	202238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Information in relation to 2013-14 is not held in the form requested and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Data on 2014-15 participants has not yet been collected.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:53:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63618

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for initial teacher training starting in 2014 have been allocated to (a) Schools Direct and (b) higher education providers.
tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
uin	202239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>We initially allocated 15,254 places to School Direct and 23,095 places to higher education institutions for the 2014/15 academic year.</p><p>Further details of the initial allocations have been published on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>We will publish final allocation information reflecting any changes later this year.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:39:47 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63620

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the educational testing service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.
tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Gibb
uin	202233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department and agencies have no current contracts with the educational testing service or its subsidiaries.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:26:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

63621

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of specialist support within maintained schools to help students with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The way in which specialist support is provided will vary according to local arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>When specialist provision is required, schools and teachers should have support from appropriately trained and qualified local health partners and other organisations. Both education and health providers should be clear when referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are the most appropriate form of specialist support.</p><p> </p><p>To support schools with doing this, on 16 June 2014 the Department for Education issued new non-statutory guidance for schools and teachers on pupils' mental health and behaviour. This guidance helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems and provides guidance on appropriate routes of ensuring appropriate specialist support where necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/07/2014 16:27:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe