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79338

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	IGCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to retain the international GCSE on school league tables in order to encourage take-up of that qualification.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	207008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government announced on 24 July 2014 that the only English and mathematics qualifications that will count in the 2017 secondary school performance tables will be reformed GCSEs in those subjects or qualifications reformed to meet the same standards and expectations. The decision was taken following advice from Ofqual, the independent regulator, about the specific challenges of the first awards of reformed GCSEs in summer 2017. That advice is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/news/advice-ministers-performance-tables-2017" target="_blank">www.ofqual.gov.uk/news/advice-ministers-performance-tables-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The present arrangements for recognising current level 1/level 2 certificates, such as IGCSEs, will end with the introduction of reformed GCSEs in all subjects.</p><p> </p><p>Following the first exams in the new GCSEs, exam boards will be able to propose alternative academic qualifications for inclusion in performance tables. Any such qualifications will need to be accredited by Ofqual and be at least as demanding as and share key characteristics with the new GCSEs. New alternative academic qualifications could be recognised in performance tables from 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:38:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

79340

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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, what estimate she made for planning purposes of the number of initial teacher training (ITT) places that would be offered by all ITT providers in (a) early years, (b) primary and (c) specialist subjects in 2014-15; and what estimate she has made of the number of people who will take up ITT places in those categories in that period.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We use the teacher supply model (TSM) to estimate the optimum number of teacher trainees required to start in any academic year. The TSM models trainees across the primary phase; it does not distinguish between early years, primary specialists and other individual primary courses. A technical description of the TSM is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description</a></p><p>The number of places allocated is not a target and should not be regarded as one. This year, as we do every year, we have over-allocated initial teacher training (ITT) places above the number of required trainees estimated by the TSM. This helps us to ensure we train enough teachers, taking account of the likely level of recruitment in each subject.</p><p>We have published data showing the number of places allocated in each subject. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>UCAS has published recruitment information for the 2014/15 academic year by subject. This includes data on primary courses and is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases" target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p><p>It is important to note that the UCAS Teacher Training scheme is new this year and it is not possible to make a direct comparison with recruitment data from previous years.</p><p>Recruitment figures from the 2013/14 ITT Census are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final</a></p><p>We will publish statistics from the census of 2014/15 trainees in November.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:36:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79031

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all information her Department has collated on attainment at Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 in all GCSE subjects for all pupils eligible for the pupil premium in maintained schools in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	206748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes national, local authority and school level data in relation to disadvantaged pupils (defined as those who attract pupil premium funding) at key stage 2 and key stage 4 in the school performance tables, which are published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance" target="_blank">www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance</a></p><p>Data covering the last three years is available and shows attainment and progression as well as a comparison with the performance of other pupils.<br><br>A GCSE subject level breakdown is published at school level for all pupils and is available from the school performance tables, published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html" target="_blank">www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html</a></p><p>This information is not disaggregated further by pupil groups, including disadvantaged pupils, due to the small numbers that would result from such a breakdown. The majority of the data would need to be suppressed to ensure that no individuals could be identified.</p><p>The information requested could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:31:50 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

79035

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to reduce levels of asbestos in school buildings.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	206773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the employer, either the local authority or the school, has clear responsibilities to manage asbestos containing materials in schools safely. We expect schools to have an asbestos management plan in place and to manage it actively in line with legal requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education takes the issue of asbestos management in schools very seriously. Our policy, as in other aspects of school management, is to give schools the support that they need to fulfil their responsibilities effectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has set up the Asbestos in Schools Steering Group to raise awareness and promote the effective management of asbestos in schools. We have also published guidance, which is available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools</a></p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing our asbestos policy and expect to publish the outcomes in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:29:10 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

79036

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children secured a place at their top-choice school in (a) the UK, (b) Berkshire and (c) Windsor constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	206723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of children that were made an offer of their first choice school for England was published on 24 June 2014 as part of the Statistical First Release ‘Secondary and primary school applications and offers: 2014’. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-applications" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-applications</a></p><p>The latest data is for entry into school in September 2014. Data for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are produced by the devolved administrations.</p><p>The figures for England and the local authorities of West Berkshire and Windsor &amp; Maidenhead are given below. Data is provided by, and broken down as far as, local authority level. Therefore results by parliamentary constituency are not available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion of applicants who received their first choice<br>primary or secondary school place, September 2014 entry</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>Secondary</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">England</td><td><p>87.7</p></td><td><p>85.2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>West Berkshire</p></td><td><p>86.3</p></td><td><p>89.3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Windsor &amp; Maidenhead</td><td><p>85.1</p></td><td><p>80.5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Based on offers made on respective national offer days</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:53:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

78902

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Education
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 encourage the uptake of mathematics in post-16 education; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>We are reforming mathematics in post-16 education and have set out our ambition for the majority of young people in England to study mathematics to at least age 18 by 2020. In addition, students without at least a grade C in mathematics GCSE are now required to continue to study this vital subject within 16-19 education until they gain this valuable qualification.</p><p> </p><p>We are reforming A level maths to provide a better stepping stone to mathematical study at university, and we are expanding the Further Maths Support Programme to support and enhance A level teaching. From 2017 Level 3 maths will count in the 16-19 schools and college performance tables and in the TechBacc measure from 2016. This will recognise schools and colleges that deliver maths to age 18 effectively and ensure that maths education receives the priority it deserves.</p><p> </p><p>We are also introducing ‘Core Maths’ qualifications from 2015 for post-16 students who achieve at least a C at GCSE, but do not progress to A level or AS level. These qualifications will help young people think mathematically, logically and analytically. We expect large numbers of students to elect to take these qualifications, which will be valued by employers and universities. Almost 200 schools and colleges have signed up to take part in the programme already.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently created a network of Maths Hubs, supported with £11 million over their first two years, to raise standards of maths education from the early years to age 19. One of the main responsibilities of Maths Hubs will be to support increased participation in maths to age 18 in their area.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 22/07/2014 15:58:25 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78684

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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 assessment she has made of the efficacy of incentives designed to keep experienced teachers in the classroom.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Teacher retention remains high: 90% of those entering the profession are teaching one year later, and 78% are teaching after five years. Reforms to teachers’ pay mean that schools have greater flexibility to attract, retain and reward the very best teachers.</p><p> </p><p>A report by the Sutton Trust in 2011, <em>Improving the impact of teachers on pupil achievement in the UK, </em>concluded that a more flexible pay and promotion system would have the potential to attract and retain more high quality applicants to the teaching profession.</p><p> </p><p>We are intending to evaluate pay implementation, including the impact on teachers’ career intentions. This will begin in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 22/07/2014 15:25:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78436

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections were carried out in the local education authority of Birmingham in (a) primary, (b) secondary, (c) straight-through, (d) nursery and (e) other schools in the academic years (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>This question is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the hon. Member. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 22/07/2014 15:44:52 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78437

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) Ofsted provides to Ofsted inspectors about the monitoring of school engagement with Prevent.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	206357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>No guidance has been provided to Ofsted inspectors by the Department for Education about the monitoring of school engagement with Prevent as the training of inspectors is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector.</p><p> </p><p>Where relevant, Ofsted provides inspectors with appropriate briefing on the Prevent agenda and gives training to inspectors ahead of inspection.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/07/2014 13:47:29 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

78439

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 the turnover of head teachers has been in state-funded schools in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available for teachers in specific grades.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/07/2014 13:48:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham