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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
answering body
Department for Education remove filter
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Education: Boys more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support working class boys to close the attainment gap. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 6162 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-31more like thismore than 2020-01-31
answer text <p>Educational achievement is at the heart of this Government’s commitment to ensure no young person is left behind because of the place or circumstances of their birth. Due to our reforms, 86% of pupils attend a Good or Outstanding school compared with 66% in 2010.</p><p>‘Working class’ is not a description recognised or measured by the Department. We measure the outcomes of those pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds as defined by the benefit-related definition for ‘disadvantaged’. We recognise that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds – including those currently or formerly claiming free school meals and currently or formerly looked after - may face extra challenges in achieving their potential at school. We introduced the pupil premium in 2011 and have invested over £15 billion – and another £2.4 billion this year – so that schools have the resources to provide extra support for disadvantaged pupils of all abilities. White disadvantaged boys and girls constitute the largest group of eligible pupils and so benefit significantly from this extra support.</p><p>Against a background of rising standards, disadvantaged pupils are catching up with their peers. The attainment gap index shows that since 2011, the gap at the end of primary school has narrowed by 13% and the gap at the end of secondary school has narrowed by 9%. This indicates better prospects for a secure adult life for disadvantaged pupils. Our reforms, and the focus provided by the pupil premium, have supported this improvement.</p><p>The Department recognises there is more to do for disadvantaged pupils. Our ambition is to halve the number of children who finish Reception without the communication and reading skills they need to thrive. Our £72 million Opportunity Areas programme will focus resource on areas with low social mobility. We have also dedicated £24 million to Opportunity North East to address the specific challenges in that region.</p><p>The Department’s establishment of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) with a £137 million grant has ensured that schools have access to high quality, evidence-based, effective practice drawn from hundreds of trials across England. We recommend that schools consult the EEF’s resources, particularly its recent ‘Pupil Premium Guide’, when they are considering how best to support their pupils and close the attainment gap.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-31T11:20:44.97Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-31T11:20:44.97Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1172259
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
answering body
Department for Education remove filter
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Sports more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the School sport and activity action plan, when the pilot areas for schools to work with sport providers and local organisations to put in place a coordinated offer of sport, competition and activity in and outside school will be selected. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 6163 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-29more like thismore than 2020-01-29
answer text <p>In the school sport and activity action plan, published in July 2019, the Government announced its intention to set up regional pilots to trial new and innovative approaches to drive up activity levels, and particularly focus on engaging the least active pupils.</p><p>The Department is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Sport England to design the pilots, drawing on information from schools and sport and physical activity providers. The Department will confirm the nature and process for the pilots later in the year, taking into account how they can fit with other initiatives that aim to increase access to activities for pupils.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-29T17:37:42.267Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-29T17:37:42.267Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1147427
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
answering body
Department for Education remove filter
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Arts: GCSE more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in Mansfield constituency in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 292989 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
answer text <p>The number and proportion of entries by pupils at the end of key stage 4 into GCSE[1] Arts subjects[2] in Mansfield[3] from 2013-14 to 2017-18[4] are provided in the table below, alongside the number of entries by pupils at the end of key stage 4 into all GCSE subjects in Mansfield.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mansfield</strong></p></td><td><p>2013/14[5]</p></td><td><p>2014/15[6]</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18[7]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number entries into GCSE Arts</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>874</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of entries into all GCSE subjects</p></td><td><p>9,122</p></td><td><p>9,390</p></td><td><p>9,716</p></td><td><p>9,358</p></td><td><p>8,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of pupils entered into any Arts subject</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Revised key stage 4 attainment data</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes GCSE and equivalents.</p><p>[2] For the purposes of these figures arts subjects include Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts. As per table 1c of the national tables here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised</a>.</p><p>[3] Defined as pupils at the end of key stage 4 attending a school within the Mansfield parliamentary constituency.</p><p>[4] For pupils at the end of key stage 4 with results that count in key stage 4 performance tables</p><p>[5] In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate. Consequently, the numbers supplied prior to 2013/14 are not directly comparable with those from 2013/14 onwards.</p><p>[6] In 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, was extended to all subjects.</p><p>[7] New reformed 9-1 GCSEs in Arts subject counted in key stage 4 performance tables for the first time in 2017/18. Once a reformed subject is included in performance tables, their unreformed counterparts no longer count, even if this was an early entry.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-08T14:27:02.13Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T14:27:02.13Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1145086
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Department for Education remove filter
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading GCSE: Mansfield more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in Mansfield in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 287629 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:21:24.293Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:21:24.293Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this