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418414

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Cheshire West and Chester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current status is of schools placed in special measures in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency and (b) Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	10014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Only one school within the relevant areas is currently in special measures; the University of Chester Academy Northwich.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Ofsted monitoring inspections of 4 March 2015 and 10 June 2015, both found the school to be making reasonable progress towards the removal of special measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/09/2015 09:21:30 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

418415

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	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 pupils are able to share information about their backgrounds and cultures as part of personal, social and health education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Education is a devolved power; as such, this reply concerns schools in England only.</p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to tailor their personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) programme to reflect the needs of their pupils. We expect teachers to understand how best to create a safe environment for PSHE, so that pupils feel able to discuss and reflect on issues that are important to them. We have provided funding to the PSHE Association to work with schools to advise them in developing their own PSHE curriculum and improve the quality of teaching. This includes signposting schools to high-quality resources.</p><p> </p><p>Department for Education guidance on promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils states that pupils must be encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance. The guidance for schools is found online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/09/2015 09:02:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418251

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rationale is for attainment at Key Stage Level 4 being selected as the education indicator in the proposed Life Chance reports.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The end of Key Stage 4 is a vital point in a young person’s education. It represents the culmination of a child’s education from the early years to age 16 and provides a consistent point at which to measure attainment across all young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Successful attainment at Key Stage 4 underpins future life chances. We want all young people to be well prepared for further education, higher education and work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:09:39 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418023

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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, how many secondary and primary school pupils in England are educated by a local authority other than the one in which they reside.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
uin	9719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Data from the January 2015 school census shows the number of primary and secondary school pupils who were educated at a school within a different local authority to the one in which they resided. This information is available in tables 12a and 12b of the ‘schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2015’ statistical first release, published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2015 14:12:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

418073

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce mandatory mental health training for education professionals.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that education professionals have a vital role to play in raising concerns about eating disorders and other mental health needs, as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. We believe that schools are best placed to make decisions about the training needs of their staff, and there is a range of training available. In particular we have supported the development of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental health problems and how to support them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support schools further we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance and primary and secondary key stages lesson plans on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing. These lesson plans cover all the key stages and topics covered at Key Stage 3 and 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have issued advice on mental health and behaviour which clarifies the responsibility of the school, points to tools that can be used to help them identify pupils that may be experiencing a mental health problem, and outlines what they can do to provide a stable environment that builds good mental health in all pupils. This includes a section on identifying eating disorders and outlines the types of support and treatment that can be offered: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a><strong>. </strong>We have worked with experts to produce guidance on what makes for good school-based counselling, including how it can be effective in the context of whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help teachers understand mental health,- we are contributing £1.5 million to a joint training pilot with NHS England which aims to improve the knowledge of mental health issues with key schools and CAMHS staff and develop effective local route ways for pupils who need access to specialist mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To drive specific improvements in support for young people with eating disorders, the government has made £150 million available over the next 5 years through NHS England. More widely, an additional £1.25 billion funding is being made available over the next five years to transform children and young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:17:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

418074

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training education professionals receive on identifying eating disorders and signposting support and treatment; and what guidance her Department issues to schools on eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that education professionals have a vital role to play in raising concerns about eating disorders and other mental health needs, as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified. We believe that schools are best placed to make decisions about the training needs of their staff, and there is a range of training available. In particular we have supported the development of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental health problems and how to support them. MindEd includes information on eating disorders and more information can be found online at: <a href="https://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.minded.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support schools further we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance and primary and secondary key stages lesson plans on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing. These lesson plans cover all the key stages and topics covered at Key Stage 3 and 4, including promoting emotional wellbeing, healthy coping strategies and eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office has worked with a range of bodies, including the Advertising Association and the National Citizen Service, to develop materials that support good practice and encourage young people to become more informed and resilient consumers of media content; and with the PSHE Association to provide guidance for teachers on delivering body image lessons using accredited resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To drive specific improvements in support for young people with eating disorders, the government has made £150 million available over the next 5 years through NHS England. More widely, an additional £1.25 billion funding is being made available over the next five years to transform children and young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/09/2015 09:13:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

417602

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools chose not to publish an overview of their GCSE results for the school year 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	9612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2015 13:26:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

417603

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to require secondary schools to publish an overview of their annual GCSE results.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	9613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 of the School Information (England) Regulations 2008 requires maintained secondary schools to publish their most recent key stage 4 results on their websites.</p><p> </p><p>In particular they must publish:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The percentage achieving 5 + A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and mathematics GCSEs;</p></li><li><p>the percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate; and</p></li><li><p>the percentage of pupils making expected progress.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Academies should also publish examination and assessment information as set out in their individual funding agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2015 13:27:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

417604

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's commitment to open 500 Free schools by 2020 as announced on 2 September 2015 will include those schools that open as (a) converter and (b) sponsored academies.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s commitment to open 500 free schools during this Parliament will not include schools that will open as converter or sponsored academies<em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 11/09/2015 11:45:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

417605

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	International Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England offer the International Baccalaureate.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	9621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify how many schools offer the International Baccalaureate. However, the Department for Education publishes information on schools that entered students for the different aspects of the International Baccalaureate in a particular year as part of the school performance tables. This information is available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html" target="_blank">www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html</a> (2014_16-18_Underlying_Data_Institution_Level.zip (Tables 6 to 9)).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2015 16:08:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy