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452278

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date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policies they intend to implement in recognition of the contribution of the first 1,000 days of a child’s life to its subsequent academic and other attainment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jowell
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in his speech on 11 January 2016, the government understands the importance of those first crucial years of life and that we need to get parenting and the early years right if we are to improve children’s life chances. The government will be publishing a Life Chances strategy in the spring which will set out a comprehensive plan to fight disadvantage and extend opportunity, including policies to give children the best start in life.</p><p>The government is already implementing a range of policies which recognise the contribution of the first 1001 days of a child’s life to its subsequent academic and other attainment, which are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Healthy Child Programme</p><p>The evidence based Healthy Child Programme is the universal service offered to every family. Delivered by health visitors, the programme centres on a series of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support families of children aged 0-5 years. Since October 2015 there have been five mandated child development reviews, to provide a national standard format to ensure universal coverage and ongoing improvements in public health. Effective implementation of the Healthy Child Programme should lead to readiness for school and improved learning.</p><p> </p><p>Best Start in Life programme</p><p>One of Public Health England’s (PHE) national priorities is to ensure that every child has the best start in life, so that they are ready to learn at age two and ready for school at five. The Best Start in Life programme provides national leadership to support local areas to take a whole system approach to commission and provide evidence based services and interventions which improve child health outcomes and reduce inequalities. PHE also has has also published a range of professional guidance for best practice to support families in the first 1001 days.</p><p> </p><p>Integrated Review (IR)</p><p>In 2013, DfE ran a joint Integrated Review pilot with the Department of Health (DH) which focused on two-year-olds in registered childcare settings. This was to test out the most effective way of undertaking the early years progress check with the universal DH Healthy Child Programme and providing parents with a holistic review of their child’s development. In 2015, we provided funding to support the roll out of the IR by all local authorities in England. We are currently piloting the second phase of the IR with eight local authority pilot areas to test different local models of how early years practitioners can collaborate with health professionals to identify parents of two year-olds not in registered childcare settings, so that their children can also benefit from an Integrated Review.</p><p> </p><p>Early Learning for Two Year Olds</p><p>There is a strong body of evidence that shows good quality childcare and pre-school provision, especially from age two and upwards, has positive benefits on children’s all round attainment and behaviour. For this reason the government introduced the early learning for two-year-olds programme in September 2013 for 130,000 of the most disadvantaged children in England. In September 2014, the programme was later expanded to 260,000 of the most disadvantaged children in England. The programme is becoming increasingly popular amongst eligible parents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/02/2016 17:19:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell

452279

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hours per week (1) primary, and (2) secondary, school pupils spent participating in sport in 2015 compared to 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jowell
uin	HL6180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>In both 2014/15 and 2009/10, primary schools reported spending around 2 hours per week on Physical Education.</p><p>In 2009/10, secondary school pupils spent on average around 1 hour and 45 minutes in PE each week. No equivalent figures are available for secondary school pupils for 2014/15.</p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, primary schools have received over £450m of ring-fenced funding to improve PE and sport. We have committed to continue this funding until 2020. In December 2015, we published a research report looking at how schools used the primary PE and sport premium and the impact of the fund on PE and sports provision. The findings show that 87% of schools reported that the quality of PE teaching had increased since the introduction of the premium. 84% of schools reported an increase in pupil engagement in PE during curricular time and in the levels of participation in extra-curricular activities. Meanwhile, 70% of schools reported that participation in inter-school competitions had increased and over half of schools reported an increase in intra-school competitions.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/02/2016 15:47:35 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell

452281

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total volume of milk supplied to schools in (1) 1986, and (2) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on the total volume of milk supplied to schools in 1986 and 2015 is not held centrally.</p><p>The School Food Standards require that milk is made available to all pupils. Where milk is served as part of lunch, it is provided free to all pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 and to pupils of all ages who are eligible for free school meals.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/02/2016 16:09:21 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

452300

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to produce a strategy for careers education in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Helping all young people, regardless of background, to get the inspiration and guidance they need for success in working life is a key part of this Government’s commitment to delivering real social justice.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, the Department for Education will publish a comprehensive careers strategy, outlining this Government’s plans for improving careers provision by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The work of The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company, an initiative by the Department, is vital in transforming careers and enterprise provision in schools and colleges. The Company has launched its £5 million Careers and Enterprise Fund to scale good ideas and fill gaps in provision as well as rolling out its Enterprise Adviser Network; a programme connecting employees from firms of all sizes to schools through a network of enterprise advisers drawn from business volunteers</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of this Parliament, we are committing a total of £70m to our strategy to continue to transform the quality of the careers education, advice and guidance offered to young people.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/02/2016 17:51:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

452301

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of pupils sat GCSE and A Level Music in 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>In 2014/15, 7 per cent of students[1] were entered for GCSE[2] Music as published in the latest “Revised GCSE and equivalents results in England” statistical first release (SFR)[3]. In 2009/10, the percentage of students who were entered for GCSE Music was 7 per cent.</p><p>The percentage of students[4] who were entered for A level[5] Music was 2.5 per cent which can be calculated from data published on entries in A Level Music in the latest “A level and other Level 3 results” SFR[6].</p><p>[1] Pupils at the end of key stage 4.</p><p>[2] GCSE only.</p><p>[3] Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015.</p><p>[4] Based on total number of entries in A level music divided by the number of students entered for at least one A level or applied single/double award A level - so could be an overestimate if a student has entered A level music more than once.</p><p>[5] A level only.</p><p>[6] A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (revised).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/02/2016 12:12:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

450605

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for the publication of the recommendations of the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE, on improving the quality of initial teacher training courses in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5907 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450606

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to enact in full the recommendations from the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5906 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450650

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many academies and free schools have a clause in their funding agreement requiring the teaching of sex and relationship education.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>All academies and free schools are required through their funding agreement to teach a broad and balanced curriculum and to have regard to the statutory guidance issued under the Education Act 1996, as if the academy were a maintained school. The Secretary of State’s statutory guidance (2000) makes clear that sex and relationship education is essential for children’s development and preparation for responsible adult life – and that it should be taught appropriately to children's age and maturity.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/02/2016 15:11:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

450655

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the requirement for all learners who did not achieve a Level 2 in English and maths by the age of 16 to continue to study those subjects post-16 since its introduction.
tabling member printed	Baroness Rebuck
uin	HL5956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>We publish analysis on English and maths attainment by students aged 16 to 18 who did not achieve A* to C by the end of key stage 4 in an annual experimental Statistical First Release. The latest release (relating to 2013/14) is attached and also available online. [1]</p><p> </p><p>The next publication will provide data relating to 2014/15, the first year of the English and maths requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The English and maths requirement has had a positive effect on attainment. In 2015, for 17-year-olds and over, entries in maths were up 30% while English entries rose by 23%. Last year there were over 4,000 more passes in English by students aged 17 and over and over 7,500 more maths passes.</p><p> </p><p>We also monitor in-year management information returns from further education institutions. In 2014/15, 97% of 16 to 19-year-olds without GCSE A*-C English and/or maths attending an FE institution continued their study of these subjects.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-1-and-2-english-and-maths-16-to-18-students-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-1-and-2-english-and-maths-16-to-18-students-2013-to-2014</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:19:21 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name PQ_HL5956_Statistical_First_Release_35_2015.pdf title Statistical First Release 35/2015
tabling member	4332 label Biography information for Baroness Rebuck

450460

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which body or bodies establishes the final criteria for qualified teacher status; what are those criteria; and where they are made available.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership publishes the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) criteria. These set out entry, training, management and quality assurance criteria with which all accredited providers of ITT must comply with.</p><p> </p><p>The Teachers’ Standards were published in 2011 and apply to all teachers regardless of their career stage. They define the minimum level of practice expected of teachers. For the purpose of the award of qualified teacher status (QTS), they constitute the ‘specified standards’ within the meaning given to the phrase in Schedule 2 of The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations. As such, they are used by accredited providers of ITT to assess trainee progress and attainment during, and the end of, a training programme.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT criteria and Teachers’ Standards have been attached to this answer.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 18/02/2016 17:05:47 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington