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1244206

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to amend his Department's policies on school and college accountability, including performance tables and data for the 2020-21 academic year, in response to the disruption to education caused by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	104688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that no school or college will be judged on data based on qualifications achieved in 2020. The Department continues to talk to school and college leaders about possible approaches to the use of 2021 educational performance data and further details on accountability arrangements for the 2020/21 academic year will follow shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/10/2020 13:20:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1244215

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) pupils and (b) teachers attending (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) special schools in each (A) region and (B) local authority area in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will publish that data on a monthly basis.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	104749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department will place pupil attendance and school closure statistics for 15 October in the Libraries of both Houses. It should be noted that these statistics are for schools who have submitted a response in the education settings status form only. This data can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p>While the official statistics series for this data applies an adjustment for non-responding schools, data at more local levels, including at regional and local authority levels, is based only on the data from responding schools. We are currently looking at the quality of the teacher attendance data with a view to publishing as part of the official statistics series.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104750 104751 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:20:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 104749 104750 104751_Table_of_attendance_in_schools.xls title 104749 104750 104751 Table
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1244216

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) pupils and (b) teachers absent from (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) special schools in each (A) i) region and (B) local authority area in the latest period for which information is available; and if he will publish that data on a monthly basis.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	104750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department will place pupil attendance and school closure statistics for 15 October in the Libraries of both Houses. It should be noted that these statistics are for schools who have submitted a response in the education settings status form only. This data can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p>While the official statistics series for this data applies an adjustment for non-responding schools, data at more local levels, including at regional and local authority levels, is based only on the data from responding schools. We are currently looking at the quality of the teacher attendance data with a view to publishing as part of the official statistics series.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104749 104751 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:20:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 104749 104750 104751_Table_of_attendance_in_schools.xls title 104749 104750 104751 Table
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1244217

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools that are currently closed due to covid-19 in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in the latest period for which information is available; and if he will publish that information on a monthly basis.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	104751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department will place pupil attendance and school closure statistics for 15 October in the Libraries of both Houses. It should be noted that these statistics are for schools who have submitted a response in the education settings status form only. This data can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p>While the official statistics series for this data applies an adjustment for non-responding schools, data at more local levels, including at regional and local authority levels, is based only on the data from responding schools. We are currently looking at the quality of the teacher attendance data with a view to publishing as part of the official statistics series.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104749 104750 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:20:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 104749 104750 104751_Table_of_attendance_in_schools.xls title 104749 104750 104751 Table
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1244006

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to review the guidance for overnight residential trips in outdoor education centres for regions with low rates of covid-19 infections.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	104122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s educational visits advice is in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will be reviewed again in November 2020. The advice can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to work with representatives of the tour industry, devolved administrations, trade unions and other government departments as it works towards the November review.</p><p>The Government has made available to UK businesses a number of support measures and more information on business support can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support</a>. The Government has also recently announced the Job Support Scheme, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104123 104124 104125 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:38:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1244007

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to review the guidance for overnight residential trips in outdoor education centres that are covid-safe and can accommodate class bubbles.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	104123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s educational visits advice is in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will be reviewed again in November 2020. The advice can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to work with representatives of the tour industry, devolved administrations, trade unions and other government departments as it works towards the November review.</p><p>The Government has made available to UK businesses a number of support measures and more information on business support can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support</a>. The Government has also recently announced the Job Support Scheme, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104122 104124 104125 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:38:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1244008

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: Coronavirus
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 effect of the ongoing closure of outdoor education centres on children’s physical and mental health.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	104124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s educational visits advice is in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will be reviewed again in November 2020. The advice can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to work with representatives of the tour industry, devolved administrations, trade unions and other government departments as it works towards the November review.</p><p>The Government has made available to UK businesses a number of support measures and more information on business support can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support</a>. The Government has also recently announced the Job Support Scheme, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104122 104123 104125 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:38:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1244009

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education: East Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on additional support for the outdoor education sector in (a) East Sussex and (b) Wealden.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	104125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s educational visits advice is in line with guidance from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will be reviewed again in November 2020. The advice can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to work with representatives of the tour industry, devolved administrations, trade unions and other government departments as it works towards the November review.</p><p>The Government has made available to UK businesses a number of support measures and more information on business support can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support</a>. The Government has also recently announced the Job Support Scheme, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/job-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 104122 104123 104124 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:38:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1244042

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Remote Education : Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children without access to an internet enabled device enabling them to participate in remote education.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	104083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>It is vital that pupils have access to high quality and consistent remote education. The Government believes that through the hard work of teachers and staff, pupils will continue to receive the education they deserve, whatever the circumstances.</p><p>As part of over £160 million invested to support remote education and access to online social care, the Department has already provided over 220,000 laptops and tablets and over 50,000 4G wireless routers, during the summer term, for disadvantaged children who would not otherwise have access.</p><p>These devices are owned by schools, academy trusts and local authorities who can lend these to disadvantaged children and young people who need them most. We are now supplementing this support by making an additional 250,000 laptops and tablets available this term to support disadvantaged children who may experience disruption to face-to-face education.</p><p>The Department estimated the number of disadvantaged pupils without access to a suitable device or the internet using data on pupils eligible for Free School Meals in each school, taking into consideration that some pupils would already have access to a private device or internet connection.</p><p>The Department is also working with the major telecommunications companies to improve internet connectivity for disadvantaged and vulnerable families who rely on a mobile internet connection. We are piloting an approach where mobile network operators are providing temporary access to free additional data, offering families more flexibility to access the resources that they need the most. In the pilot, schools, academy trusts, and local authorities identified children who need access to free additional data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/10/2020 15:38:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1243331

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason schools are being asked to provide assessment data for (a) phonics screening and (b) key stage 1 and 2 statutory tests for academic year 2019-20 when those tests did not take place.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	103493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>In the light of the COVID-19 outbreak and associated school closures, the Department made the decision to cancel Key Stage 1 and 2 national curriculum assessments in the 2019/20 academic year, including the Phonics Screening Check. The Department has made a firm commitment not to hold schools to account on data based on the 2020 assessments. The Department will not be publishing or sharing institution level data from the 2020 assessments and has advised all those working with schools, such as local authorities, to use the previous year’s data when assessing school performance, until new data is available.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/10/2020 12:12:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson