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531453

registered interest
date	01/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish a response to the finding of the National Union of Teachers survey, published in March 2016, that 70 per cent of school leaders believed that a lack of school funding was affecting education standards in their schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	41603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Funding for education is a priority for this government. As announced at the Spending Review, we have protected the core schools budget in real terms. This year the schools budget will total around £40 billion. We are also committed to making funding fairer by introducing a national funding formula. A national funding formula will ensure that all schools are on an even starting point from which to build educational excellence. This is because a national funding formula will recognise pupil need, and pupils with similar needs will attract the same amount of funding wherever they are in the country.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/07/2016 16:40:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

531455

registered interest
date	01/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which primary schools in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire were were full or over capacity in the academic year beginning September (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	41628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of schools, the number of places in those schools and the number of pupils on roll through the annual School Capacity Survey (SCAP). The Department does not collect school capacity information at parliamentary constituency level. The data is published annually. Data relating to the position in the 2015/16 academic year will be collected over the coming months.</p><p>Data for May 2015 (relating to academic year 2014/15) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>The Department does not collect capacity information specifically relating to the position at September, nor does it collect information on over-subscription.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/07/2016 15:45:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

530678

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Work Experience
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 encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities to people in full-time education.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	41558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>We want young people to have opportunities to engage with employers and the world of work throughout their education. This should be an age appropriate approach which begins with work discovery activities in primary school.</p><p>We recognise that older children will benefit from an increasing range of employer interventions including inspiring talks, mentoring and work experience. That is why the employer-led Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is increasing the level of employer input into schools and colleges. For example, by rolling out its Enterprise Adviser Network, which works closely with Local Enterprise Partnerships to connect employees from firms of all sizes to schools through a network of volunteer enterprise advisers drawn from business.</p><p>We want more young people to have the opportunity to take part in high quality work experience that helps to prepare them for the workplace and develop the employability skills that employers require. Work experience and work placements should be an integral part of most students’ 16-19 study programmes.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/07/2016 13:44:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

529814

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of funding for secondary schools per pupil was in each of the last six years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	41483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Funding for local authorities is primarily allocated through the Dedicated Schools Grant, as a single guaranteed (schools block/early year block) unit of funding per pupil. Since the introduction of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) in 2006-07, figures are no longer available to be shown split by phase of education. The following links show the DSG guaranteed unit funding (GUF) and schools block unit funding (SBUF) figures in cash terms for England and Coventry LA from 2011-12 to 2016-17.</p><p>2016-17: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512095/DSG_2016-17_allocations_spreadsheet_March_2016_final.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512095/DSG_2016-17_allocations_spreadsheet_March_2016_final.xls</a> (“2016-17 DSG allocations” tab Row 5, 40 Column E)</p><p>2015-16: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508865/DSG_2015-16_allocations_spreadsheet_v11.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508865/DSG_2015-16_allocations_spreadsheet_v11.xls</a> (“2015-16 DSG allocations” tab Row 5, 40 Column E)</p><p>2014-15: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/427902/DSG_allocations_spreadsheet_2014_to_2015_May_final.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/427902/DSG_allocations_spreadsheet_2014_to_2015_May_final.xls</a> (“2014-15 DSG allocations” tab Row 6, 41 Column G)</p><p>2013-14: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292339/DSG_2013-14_allocations__v9.0__FINAL.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292339/DSG_2013-14_allocations__v9.0__FINAL.xls</a> ((“2013-14 DSG allocations” tab Row 6, 41 Column R)</p><p>2011-12 &amp; 2012-13: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130123124929/http:/www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding/settlement2013pupilpremium/a00200465/dedicated-schools-grant-and-pupil-premium-arrangements-for-2012-13" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130123124929/http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding/settlement2013pupilpremium/a00200465/dedicated-schools-grant-and-pupil-premium-arrangements-for-2012-13</a> (“2012-13 DSG GUFs” file, “2012-13 GUFs” tab, Row 6, 42, Column C, D)</p><p>Additionally, since 2011-12 schools have received the Pupil Premium which targets funding at pupils from the most deprived backgrounds to help them achieve their full potential. In 2011-12, the Premium was allocated for each pupil known to be eligible for Free School Meals, looked after children and children of parents in the armed services. In 2012-13 coverage was expanded to include pupils known to have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years. The per pupil rates for each type of pupil are shown in following table in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Pupil Premium per pupil (£)</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School Meal Pupil Secondary</p></td><td><p>£488</p></td><td><p>£623</p></td><td><p>£900</p></td><td><p>£935</p></td><td><p>£935</p></td><td><p>£935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Children</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£250</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Looked After Children</p></td><td><p>£488</p></td><td><p>£623</p></td><td><p>£900</p></td><td><p>£1900*</p></td><td><p>£1900*</p></td><td><p>£1900*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Also includes children adopted from care.</p><p>More information on Pupil Premium can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings</a></p><p><em><br> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/07/2016 15:41:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

529815

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
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, what real-terms funding she has allocated to schools in Birmingham for each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	41496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Nationally we have protected the core schools budget in real terms to the end of the current Spending Review period, enabling a per-pupil protection for the dedicated schools grant so that the money available for our schools will increase as pupil numbers rise.</p><p>The DSG allocations for Birmingham in 2016-17 are found in the table below:</p><p><strong>Birmingham DSG allocations 2016-17</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016-17 Schools Block Unit of Funding (SBUF) (£)</p></td><td><p>2016-17 Schools Block (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5,218.42</p></td><td><p>888.62</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Allocations for future years will be announced in due course.</p><p>We believe that schools should be funded on a consistent and predictable basis, which is why we have proposed to introduce a National Funding Formula. The first stage of our two part consultation closed on 17 April and we are currently considering all the responses. We will be launching the second stage of the consultation, which will include illustrative allocations for all schools and local areas, later in the year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/07/2016 15:39:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

529816

registered interest
date	29/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department places any limits on (a) the pay of academy chains' chief executives and (b) payments to consultants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	41484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Academy trusts are responsible for making their own spending decisions including for consultancy and the salaries they set for staff, although we would expect pay to reflect the size and complexity of the trust. As public bodies trusts must secure value for money. They have transparency obligations which means they must publish annual accounts making clear how much they pay school leaders.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/07/2016 15:05:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

529250

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to encourage students at Key Stage 3 to take up modern foreign languages.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	41402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government expects all pupils in secondary education to be taught a broad and balanced curriculum, and that includes the opportunity to study a foreign language at Key Stage 3 and 4. In 2010, only 43% of pupils were studying a GCSE in a foreign language, down from 76% in 2000. Since the Government introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), the proportion of the cohort in state schools that are entered for a modern foreign language GCSE increased by 20% between 2011 and 2015. Our ambition is that 90 per cent of pupils in mainstream secondary schools will enter GCSEs in the EBacc subjects, including a foreign language.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/07/2016 15:36:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

529251

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: 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 computer coding is taught to children from an early stage in their education.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	41405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Demand for high-level skills in computing will only grow in the years ahead and will be crucial to supporting a successful economy. It is essential that we have a generation of pupils who have the knowledge and understanding they need to become active creators of digital technology, and not just passive consumers of it. We want them to have a deeper understanding of how digital technologies work and be able to write computer programs.</p><p>Since 2014, computing has been part of the National Curriculum at all four key stages. This replaced the outdated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) programme of study. The computing curriculum focuses on teaching children how computers work, the basics of programming, and encourages them to design computer programs to address real world problems. This includes introducing coding to primary pupils. At primary school, pupils are being taught what algorithms are, how to design and write programs to accomplish specific goals using sequencing, selection and repetition and how to apply logical reasoning to detect and correct errors.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/07/2016 15:37:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

528881

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/07/2016 13:14:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528882

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to improve under-performing schools in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
uin	41249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Eighty two percent of all schools in the East Midlands region are rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, but there remain pockets of underperformance, and we are taking a range of actions to tackle them. The Education and Adoption Act gives us powers to intervene more quickly in failing schools and to tackle for the first time schools that have been coasting. Where a maintained school is judged inadequate by Ofsted it will immediately receive an academy order, leading to a sponsor taking responsibility for improving standards. The Act also provides consistent powers to take action in inadequate academies and the Regional Schools Commissioner for the East Midlands and Humber will not hesitate to intervene when academies under-perform.</p><p>We are also creating Achieving Excellence Areas in areas such as the East Midlands to create rapid and sustainable improvement. Further details are set out in: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/educational-excellence-everywhere" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/educational-excellence-everywhere</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/07/2016 15:05:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway