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418411

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children develop good early language skills before they reach primary school.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	9973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises a key part of raising the standard of education for all children is to ensure they receive a good level of development in literacy and numeracy before they start school. The government has taken the following steps to ensure children are developing good early language skills before they reach primary school:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage sets the prime areas of learning which early years providers must follow. This includes a focus on communication and language. The Early Years Foundation Stage requires providers to understand the needs of every child and support them as necessary to make progress. The Early Years Foundation stage is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numeracy and literacy skills of staff working with our youngest children are key to supporting children’s progression. We have improved early years qualifications and encouraged high-quality entrants with good numeracy and literacy skills into the profession through setting clear criteria for level 3 training courses and introducing early years initial teacher training.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has invested over £50 million funding through the Early Years Pupil premium, an additional £5.3 million to sector organisations under the VCS grants and a one off grant of £5 million to teaching schools and their childcare provider partners to support staff development. Many of the projects funded through departmental grants are supporting staff to develop strong pedagogical approaches to language development and early literacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/09/2015 14:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

418412

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that disadvantaged children have access to good quality childcare.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	9974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>All local authorities in England have a legal duty to ensure all three- and four-year-olds and the most disadvantaged two-year-olds are able to take up a funded early education place free of charge. Each eligible child is entitled to 570 hours of free early learning a year, equivalent to 15 hours a week of early education for 38 weeks per year. Settings delivering the funded early education entitlement are subject to inspection by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The early years pupil premium, which was introduced in April this year, provides nurseries and schools delivering the early education entitlement for three- and four-year-old children with an extra 53p an hour for each eligible child to help them raise the quality of their setting and so close the gap in school readiness between disadvantaged children and their peers. The Government has made £50 million available for the early years pupil premium in 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/09/2015 14:15:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

418251

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rationale is for attainment at Key Stage Level 4 being selected as the education indicator in the proposed Life Chance reports.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The end of Key Stage 4 is a vital point in a young person’s education. It represents the culmination of a child’s education from the early years to age 16 and provides a consistent point at which to measure attainment across all young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Successful attainment at Key Stage 4 underpins future life chances. We want all young people to be well prepared for further education, higher education and work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:09:39 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418073

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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, whether she plans to introduce mandatory mental health training for education professionals.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that education professionals have a vital role to play in raising concerns about eating disorders and other mental health needs, as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. We believe that schools are best placed to make decisions about the training needs of their staff, and there is a range of training available. In particular we have supported the development of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental health problems and how to support them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support schools further we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance and primary and secondary key stages lesson plans on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing. These lesson plans cover all the key stages and topics covered at Key Stage 3 and 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have issued advice on mental health and behaviour which clarifies the responsibility of the school, points to tools that can be used to help them identify pupils that may be experiencing a mental health problem, and outlines what they can do to provide a stable environment that builds good mental health in all pupils. This includes a section on identifying eating disorders and outlines the types of support and treatment that can be offered: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a><strong>. </strong>We have worked with experts to produce guidance on what makes for good school-based counselling, including how it can be effective in the context of whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help teachers understand mental health,- we are contributing £1.5 million to a joint training pilot with NHS England which aims to improve the knowledge of mental health issues with key schools and CAMHS staff and develop effective local route ways for pupils who need access to specialist mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To drive specific improvements in support for young people with eating disorders, the government has made £150 million available over the next 5 years through NHS England. More widely, an additional £1.25 billion funding is being made available over the next five years to transform children and young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:17:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

418074

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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 training education professionals receive on identifying eating disorders and signposting support and treatment; and what guidance her Department issues to schools on eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that education professionals have a vital role to play in raising concerns about eating disorders and other mental health needs, as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. We believe that schools are best placed to make decisions about the training needs of their staff, and there is a range of training available. In particular we have supported the development of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental health problems and how to support them. MindEd includes information on eating disorders and more information can be found online at: <a href="https://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.minded.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support schools further we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance and primary and secondary key stages lesson plans on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing. These lesson plans cover all the key stages and topics covered at Key Stage 3 and 4, including promoting emotional wellbeing, healthy coping strategies and eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office has worked with a range of bodies, including the Advertising Association and the National Citizen Service, to develop materials that support good practice and encourage young people to become more informed and resilient consumers of media content; and with the PSHE Association to provide guidance for teachers on delivering body image lessons using accredited resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To drive specific improvements in support for young people with eating disorders, the government has made £150 million available over the next 5 years through NHS England. More widely, an additional £1.25 billion funding is being made available over the next five years to transform children and young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:13:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

417606

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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 plans her Department has to increase the skills and qualification level of the early years workforce.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Early years providers play an important role in developing their workforce in line with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The EYFS sets clear staffing and qualification requirements for the workforce. The skills of the workforce have increased significantly, with 87% of full day care staff holding level 3 qualification or higher (as of 2013).</p><p> </p><p>In order to meet the requirements of the EYFS, and to increase the skills and qualification level of the early years workforce, the Department for Education has:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Developed a robust new set of standards for the Early Years Educator qualification at Level 3. Staff operating at Level 3 must also have GCSEs in English and maths at grade C or above. The department has recently made these GCSEs an entry to work requirement rather than an entry to training requirement. This has opened up training routes, ensuring more people with the right skills are able to join the early years workforce, including individuals on an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Introduced the Early Years Teachers Status for graduates who specialise in early years. Early years teachers must meet the same entry and qualifications requirements as teachers of older children, including skills tests, and a robust set of teachers’ standards.</p><p> </p></li></ol><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on early years educator criteria can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-educator-level-3-qualifications-criteria" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-educator-level-3-qualifications-criteria</a></p><p> </p><p>The teachers’ standards (early years) can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-teachers-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-teachers-standards</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2015 13:09:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

417607

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to ensure that there will be sufficient high quality early education places to meet the proposed target of 30 hours of free childcare a week for working parents of three and four year olds.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering flexible, affordable and quality childcare for parents. We are carefully consulting parents, employers, providers and local authorities, and reviewing of the cost of providing childcare with a commitment to increase the average funding rate paid to providers.</p><p> </p><p>The market is growing (with around 230,000 more places than in 2009) and has already demonstrated that it is able to respond through the roll-out of the entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds introduced in the last Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that there is natural growth in the childcare system, we can and should encourage new providers to enter the childcare market or existing providers to expand. We have supported this expansion with changes made to reduce bureaucracy, helping schools to provide places, and by enabling the setting up of childminder agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Our new entitlement of 30 hours of free childcare provides an opportunity for further growth for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market, helping to build a stronger economy and give parents increased choice. Full roll-out is scheduled for September 2017, and our approach will be informed by the experiences of pilot areas in 2016. We want to learn from the experience of early implementers to ensure that the market works effectively for both parents and providers.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of undertaking a review of the cost of provision and have committed to increasing the average funding rate providers receive, which will help the sector to grow. It is important that the hourly rate for the childcare entitlement strikes the right balance between being fair for providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 9451 9453 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:01:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

417608

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
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 ensure there is adequate funding made available to childcare providers to provide sufficient high quality childcare places.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering flexible, affordable and quality childcare for parents. We are carefully consulting parents, employers, providers and local authorities, and reviewing of the cost of providing childcare with a commitment to increase the average funding rate paid to providers.</p><p> </p><p>The market is growing (with around 230,000 more places than in 2009) and has already demonstrated that it is able to respond through the roll-out of the entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds introduced in the last Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that there is natural growth in the childcare system, we can and should encourage new providers to enter the childcare market or existing providers to expand. We have supported this expansion with changes made to reduce bureaucracy, helping schools to provide places, and by enabling the setting up of childminder agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Our new entitlement of 30 hours of free childcare provides an opportunity for further growth for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market, helping to build a stronger economy and give parents increased choice. Full roll-out is scheduled for September 2017, and our approach will be informed by the experiences of pilot areas in 2016. We want to learn from the experience of early implementers to ensure that the market works effectively for both parents and providers.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of undertaking a review of the cost of provision and have committed to increasing the average funding rate providers receive, which will help the sector to grow. It is important that the hourly rate for the childcare entitlement strikes the right balance between being fair for providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 9444 9453 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:01:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

417609

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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 people have (a) begun and (b) graduated from early years initial teacher training courses in each year since the introduction of the early years teacher status.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage sets staffing and qualification requirements for early years providers. The government would like to see more trained graduates in the workforce, and we are supporting this by providing funding for course fees and bursaries to eligible trainees, and also funding for employers to support trainees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and between 2008 and 2013 the proportion of full day care staff with a degree or higher increased from 5% to 13%. The National Day Nursery Association’s June 2015 survey showed that 88% of settings employ a graduate Early Years Teacher. There are currently 15,962 individuals who have achieved Early Years Professional Status and Early Years Teacher Status.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the inception of early years initial teacher training in September 2013, we have recruited an overall number of 3206 trainees, of which 2358 have graduated and been awarded Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). The 2014/15 cohort has 421 individuals still in training and awaiting an outcome. We have set high standards for individuals gaining Early Years Teacher Status as we want individuals of the highest calibre in these roles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2015 13:06:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

417610

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
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 increase the supply of high quality childcare.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	9453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering flexible, affordable and quality childcare for parents. We are carefully consulting parents, employers, providers and local authorities, and reviewing of the cost of providing childcare with a commitment to increase the average funding rate paid to providers.</p><p> </p><p>The market is growing (with around 230,000 more places than in 2009) and has already demonstrated that it is able to respond through the roll-out of the entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds introduced in the last Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that there is natural growth in the childcare system, we can and should encourage new providers to enter the childcare market or existing providers to expand. We have supported this expansion with changes made to reduce bureaucracy, helping schools to provide places, and by enabling the setting up of childminder agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Our new entitlement of 30 hours of free childcare provides an opportunity for further growth for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers to enter the market, helping to build a stronger economy and give parents increased choice. Full roll-out is scheduled for September 2017, and our approach will be informed by the experiences of pilot areas in 2016. We want to learn from the experience of early implementers to ensure that the market works effectively for both parents and providers.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of undertaking a review of the cost of provision and have committed to increasing the average funding rate providers receive, which will help the sector to grow. It is important that the hourly rate for the childcare entitlement strikes the right balance between being fair for providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 9444 9451 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:01:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley