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458843

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Males
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making to increase the number of male teachers in state primary and secondary schools; and whether the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 are being observed in all teaching appointments to those schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government values diversity in the workforce and we want the best and brightest people in the classroom, regardless of their gender. The quality of teaching is the single most important factor in determining how well pupils achieve and we want to see more great teachers in England’s schools.</p><p>Between 2011/12 and 2014/15, the number of male teachers (FTE) has increased from 115,000 to over 119,000. In 2014/15, 26 per cent of teachers in publicly funded schools in England were male; this proportion has remained broadly stable over time.</p><p>The proportion of entrants to primary postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) in 2015/16 that are male is 22 per cent, an increase of 2 percentage points since 2010/11. The proportion of entrants to secondary postgraduate ITT courses in 2015/16 that are male is 40 per cent, an increase of 2 percentage points since 2010/11. 34 per cent of entrants to School Direct (salaried) scheme in 2015/16 are male.</p><p>It is the responsibility of schools and employers to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/03/2016 16:30:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

458845

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 8 March (HL6382), in how many religiously selective schools the Schools Adjudicator has found admission arrangements that do not comply with the Schools Admissions Code in each of the last three 12 month periods for which information is available; how those numbers compare with all schools for the same periods; and what recommendations the Chief Schools Adjudicator has made to the Department for Education about remedying breaches by religiously selective schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL6879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data about the outcome of objections considered by the Schools Adjudicator in this format.</p><p>The Chief Schools Adjudicator reports annually to the Secretary of State on fair access. We are giving careful consideration to the findings and recommendations of her report for 2014-15 as part of our current review of the School Admissions Code. This report is attached.</p><p>We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 16/03/2016 13:08:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL6879 - Office-of-the-Schools-Adjudicator-annual-report-September-2014-to-August-2015.pdf title Schools Adjudicator Annual Report 2014-15
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

458857

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Education's research brief, <i>Factors associated with achievement: key stage 4</i>, does not make any reference to the family structure in which the child is growing up, and in particular makes no distinction between a child being brought up by both parents living together and a child living in a single-parent family.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbourne
uin	HL6891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The aims of the research reported in<em> Factors associated with achievement: key stage 4,</em> were to assess the quality of the current measure of socio-economic deprivation used by the Department for Education and to identify potential alternative proxy indicators for deprivation.</p><p>The attached research brief and full report examines the relationship between attainment and household employment characteristics, including whether it is a single-parent household, and whether at least one parent was in full-time employment. This model was not included in the research brief because it was not considered a feasible alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The background characteristics used in the research were collected as part of the first wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England (LSYPE), which did not ask questions directly addressing the other factors mentioned. The research was exploratory, but also pragmatic, examining a broad range of measures but also mindful that not all measures would be available to the Department in the future. Measures such as domestic violence, alcohol addiction, drugs or parental mental health problems are not collected by the Department and were therefore not included in this analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL6891 and HL6892 - RR407_-_Factors_associated_with_achievement_-_key_stage_4.pdf title Full report - Factors Associated with Achievement 2 file name HL6891 and HL6892 - RB407_-_Factors_associated_with_achievement_-_key_stage_4_brief.pdf title Research brief grouped question UIN HL6892 question first answered 16/03/2016 13:10:12 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3201 label Biography information for Lord Northbourne

458858

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Education's research brief, <i>Factors associated with achievement: key stage 4</i>, does not mention whether they have considered the impact of domestic violence, alcohol addiction, drugs or parental mental health problems on children's lives.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbourne
uin	HL6892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The aims of the research reported in<em> Factors associated with achievement: key stage 4,</em> were to assess the quality of the current measure of socio-economic deprivation used by the Department for Education and to identify potential alternative proxy indicators for deprivation.</p><p>The attached research brief and full report examines the relationship between attainment and household employment characteristics, including whether it is a single-parent household, and whether at least one parent was in full-time employment. This model was not included in the research brief because it was not considered a feasible alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The background characteristics used in the research were collected as part of the first wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England (LSYPE), which did not ask questions directly addressing the other factors mentioned. The research was exploratory, but also pragmatic, examining a broad range of measures but also mindful that not all measures would be available to the Department in the future. Measures such as domestic violence, alcohol addiction, drugs or parental mental health problems are not collected by the Department and were therefore not included in this analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL6891 and HL6892 - RR407_-_Factors_associated_with_achievement_-_key_stage_4.pdf title Full report - Factors Associated with Achievement 2 file name HL6891 and HL6892 - RB407_-_Factors_associated_with_achievement_-_key_stage_4_brief.pdf title Research brief grouped question UIN HL6891 question first answered 16/03/2016 13:10:13 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3201 label Biography information for Lord Northbourne

458859

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to build self-confidence in children and young people in secondary schools, especially those who do not perform highly in academic subjects; and what assessment they have made of the impact of extra-curricular activities in building self-confidence and interpersonal skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbourne
uin	HL6893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>All schools should equip young people with the necessary knowledge and skills to leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. We are working to support schools to develop character traits like self-confidence, motivation and resilience in their students. These traits that can be developed in pupils of any age and in every school through the development of a positive culture and ethos, and supported by a rich provision of classroom and extra-curricular activities.</p><p>We have invested £5 million in character education, including £3.5 million of grants for 14 projects and £1 million to the Education Endowment Foundation to build evidence and expand research into the most effective character education. We will continue to support schools in developing the character of their pupils without prescribing compulsory measures. In order to do this, we will develop an online digital platform which will share evidence, innovation, and examples of best practice in character education. We will also promote character education to schools and organisations through a new round of character awards.</p><p>Of course, many schools and organisations are already supporting children to develop their character in and outside the classroom and through programmes such as the National Citizen Service (NCS). We will be investing over a billion pounds over the next four years to make NCS a rite of passage and to guarantee every child a place on NCS.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/03/2016 16:34:07 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3201 label Biography information for Lord Northbourne

458888

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
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 potential benefits of extending the 50 per cent cap on religious selection in free schools to all state-funded schools in England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government greatly values the long-standing contribution that existing church and faith schools play in our education system and have no plans to extend the 50% limit to these schools as they are already providing high quality places in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2016 13:36:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

458889

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of religious selection on the availability of school places and the number of parents who are unable to get their children into their local school.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Faith schools form an important part of our diverse education system and provide places for the children of parents who wish their children to be educated within a religious context.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities (LAs) are responsible for providing sufficient school places, as set out under section 14(1) of the 1996 Education Act. LAs organise their place planning on the basis of circumstances specific to their authority. LAs that have faith schools are expected to take into account any impact on local place planning as part of their strategy to provide sufficient school places.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2016 17:21:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

458890

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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, what assessment she has made of (a) divergences between schools' admission arrangements and (b) the effect of such divergence on parents' ability to navigate the admissions process.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Schools Adjudicator reports annually to the Secretary of State on school admissions. Her most recent report, published on 17 December 2015, takes account of the impact school admission arrangements may have on parents’ ability to navigate the admissions process. We are giving careful consideration to the findings of this report in our current review of the School Admissions Code and will conduct a full public consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The report can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/osa-annual-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/osa-annual-report</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/03/2016 15:21:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

458891

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27310, if she will extend the remit of regional school commissioners to include an active role in monitoring the compliance of schools' admission policies with the School Admissions Code.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>It is the role of the Schools Adjudicator to determine whether school admission arrangements comply with the Schools Admissions Code.</p><p>The Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are responsible for approving new academies and intervening in underperforming academies and maintained schools in their area. The RSCs also have a limited role in agreeing admissions changes in open academies.</p><p>The specific range of circumstances where an RSC would take decisions on admissions arrangements in open academies is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>Where the Trust of an academy, free school, University Technical College (UTC) or studio school has requested a variation of its admissions arrangements outside the normal timeframe for consulting on and determining admissions.</p></li><li><p>Where, following a code-complaint consultation by the Trust, the academy requests a change to any admissions arrangements that are written into the funding agreement.</p></li><li><p>Where an academy, free school, UTC or studio school has requested a post-opening ‘derogation’ from the requirement to comply with the code, but only where there is an existing policy precedent.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/03/2016 14:53:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

458892

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27309, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring religiously selective schools to prioritise looked-after and previously looked-after children without reference to religion in the upcoming consultation on the School Admissions Code.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Admission authorities for schools with a religious character already have the discretion to prioritise all looked after and previously looked after children in their oversubscription criteria, regardless of their faith, and many schools do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Schools Adjudicator reports annually to the Secretary of State on fair access. We are giving careful consideration to the findings of her report for 2014–2015 as part of our current review of the School Admissions Code. We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/03/2016 15:19:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe