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390745

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: VDUs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce lessons on managing the risk of injuries related to digital screen use to school curriculums.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The national curriculum sets out the essential skills and knowledge that children must be taught at school. Schools have the freedom to teach subjects or topics beyond the national curriculum to ensure that their pupils receive a rounded education.</p><p> </p><p>Using technology safely is covered at each key stage in the computing curriculum, which is compulsory for all pupils aged 5-16 in maintained schools.</p><p> </p><p>The programmes of study for the national curriculum in computing are published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 09:52:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390746

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: VDUs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many legal cases are being brought against schools in the UK related to injuries caused by digital screen use.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education is not aware of any legal cases that have been brought, or are in the process of being brought, against schools in the UK in relation to injuries caused by digital screen use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 09:45:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390747

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many days of absence were reported to her Department on grounds of musculoskeletal injury in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 school year.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on absences resulting from musculoskeletal injury.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 10:10:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390748

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: VDUs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research her Department has undertaken on the potential effect of digital screen use on students in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>There has been no specific research undertaken by the department on the potential effect of digital screen use on students in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2015 11:47:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390749

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent meetings she has had with civil society groups on potential adverse health effects of introducing more technology in schools.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not met with any civil society groups to discuss the potential adverse health effects of introducing more technology in schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2015 11:49:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390750

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) tablet computers and (b) other new information technology for students in schools in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	7554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not provide schools with dedicated funds for information technology. We are therefore unable to advise on the volume or type of equipment that has been purchased. Headteachers manage their own budgets, prioritise spend and are best placed to decide on local requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/07/2015 11:51:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

390753

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on introducing chartered teacher status within the education profession; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has no plans to introduce Chartered Teacher status. We are committed to supporting the work to establish a College of Teaching, an independent professional body for teachers. A consortium of education organisations is working to establish the College, and is considering whether the College could award Chartered Teacher status to members who have completed a programme of professional development. However, such operational decisions are the responsibility of the independent organisation itself, and not for the government to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 10:14:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390754

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve skills within the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The government is improving the capacity for schools to take the lead in training and developing their teachers through the national network of Teaching School Alliances. This network is leading collaboration between schools and helping to make professional development more effective, which in turn is helping teachers to improve.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government expects teachers’ professional development to be increasingly led by schools and teachers. Schools and headteachers are best placed to determine which development activities will be most beneficial for their schools. To help them do this, the government has established an independent Teachers’ Professional Development Expert Group – chaired by David Weston, Chief Executive of the Teacher Development Trust – to develop a new standard for teachers’ professional development. The new standard will complement the existing ‘Teachers’ Standards’, and help teachers and schools to understand what makes professional development most effective.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 09:53:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390755

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Headteachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the leadership skills of head teachers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>As part of our programme to develop a school-led system, the government supports the development of excellent school leadership, together with high-quality teaching. Professional development for schools leaders, to support and develop excellent leadership, is therefore important.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) enables headteachers to develop their skills in areas such as leading and improving teaching, leading an effective school and leading change for improvement. A range of short programmes are also available to headteachers to support their development, either through school-led providers of the NPQH or through self-study modules available via the National Archives located within the GOV.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership recently piloted a Multi-Academy Trust Leadership Programme. This had a heavy emphasis on high-level business and strategic finance skills in recognition of the fact that the need for leadership and business skills varies considerably between leading a single school, and running a chain of five or more schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A review of headteacher standards, chaired by Dame Dana Ross-Wawrzynski, was launched by the Department for Education on 17 April 2014. It brought together a group of respected professionals, including headteachers, to create new standards for the sector. The standards set out the behaviour, qualities and knowledge expected of today’s headteachers. The new National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers were published in January 2015 and are available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-standards-of-excellence-for-headteachers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-standards-of-excellence-for-headteachers</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>System leaders also provide support for improving the leadership skills of headteachers. For example, ‘local leaders of education’ work outside their own school, providing support to another headteacher and their school. The two headteachers work together to plan and implement improvements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 10:15:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390756

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Gifted Children: Copeland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Copeland constituency have been identified as gifted and talented in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pupils identified as gifted and talented in the Copeland constituency for the years in which data is available. The data was not collected until 2007 and has not been collected since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Gifted &amp; Talented Pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Pupils in Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage Gifted &amp; Talented</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p>12,838</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>12,187</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td><td><p>11,918</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,003</p></td><td><p>11,461</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,047</p></td><td><p>11,116</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/07/2015 10:13:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed