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515297

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of publicly employed educational psychologists who will retire in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The estimated number of educational psychologists who will retire in the next five years is outlined in table 1. This is based on the number of educational psychologists registered to work in England, collated by the Health and Care Professions Council[1]. The data is for the workforce as a whole and does not distinguish between where educational psychologists are working.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> The estimated number of educational psychologists who will retire and the number of newly qualified who will enter the profession, in the next five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number reaching retirement age (65)</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Newly qualified entering the profession</strong></p></td><td><p>127[2]</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Health and Care Professions Council (2015) and NCTL (2016)</em></p><p> </p><p>[1] Health and Care professions Council <a href="http://www.hcpc-uk.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.<strong>hcpc</strong>-uk.co.uk</a></p><p>[2] This may increase to 132 depending on the number of deferral / maternity leave trainee who re-join the course in year three.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/05/2016 10:52:02 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515300

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have completed the task of transferring all statements of special educational needs to Education, Health and Care Plans to date; and what assessment she has made of whether the deadline of 2017 will be met by all local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The transition period from statements to Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) runs until April 2018. Every local authority has published an individual Local Transition Plan setting out the timings for transfers to the new system. We are monitoring local authority progress and published figures about transition up to January 2015, returned by local authorities, in the Special Educational Needs in England Statistical First Release of May 2015[1]. We will publish the figures up to January 2016 in May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on the number of children who are home educated. Some local authorities choose to maintain registers so that parents can voluntarily register children being educated at home.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of school pupils who had a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils with statements or EHCPs</p></td><td><p>224,210</p></td><td><p>226,125</p></td><td><p>229,390</p></td><td><p>232,190</p></td><td><p>236,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils on roll</p></td><td><p>8,123,865</p></td><td><p>8,178,200</p></td><td><p>8,249,810</p></td><td><p>8,331,385</p></td><td><p>8,438,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incidence (%)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8[2]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions received by pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in each of the last five years for which data is available is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed period exclusions</p></td><td><p>37,140</p></td><td><p>36,740</p></td><td><p>35,640</p></td><td><p>32,210</p></td><td><p>33,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330[3]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 35386 35387 35388 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515301

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority educational psychology services are trading their services.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on how many local authority educational psychology services are trading their services.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/05/2016 11:00:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515302

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many current advertised vacancies there are in local authority educational psychology services.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the current advertised vacancies in local educational psychology service. This information is collected by an external organisation, the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP).</p><p> </p><p>The AEP are the main advertiser of educational psychology posts in England and send us their figures, on a monthly basis. This information is broken down by the total number of educational psychology posts being advertised in the private and public sector. These figures could include other areas of the public sector that employ the profession such as schools and NHS services, as well as local educational psychology services, so we are unable to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/05/2016 10:54:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515307

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
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 affordability to parents who need to purchase new school uniforms as schools change their status and introduce a different uniform.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	35455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>It is for the governing body to determine a school’s uniform policy, but the Department has issued best practice guidance for all schools on the need to give high priority to the consideration of cost for parents. The guidance is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance emphasises the importance of ensuring that uniform is widely available and affordable for parents. It sets out that governing bodies should be able to demonstrate that they have obtained the best value for money from suppliers, and that any savings negotiated with suppliers should be passed on to parents wherever possible. It also makes clear that compulsory branded items should be kept to a minimum; and that schools should avoid frequent changes to the uniform.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and academies have discretion within their budgets to provide school clothing grants or offer other help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship.</p><p>In November 2014 the Chancellor and the Business Secretary launched ‘A better deal: Boosting competition to bring down bills for families and firms’ which set out concrete steps the Government is taking to secure rising living standards and create competitive business conditions for firms. This included tackling the cost of school uniforms. The Government wants to ensure that effective competition is used to drive better value for money and will therefore put existing best practice guidance for school uniform supply in England on a statutory footing. This will ensure that schools deliver the best value for parents by avoiding exclusivity arrangements unless regular competitions for suppliers are run.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 35456 question first answered 04/05/2016 16:43:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

515308

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support is available to parents who are struggling to pay for school uniforms.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	35456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>It is for the governing body to determine a school’s uniform policy, but the Department has issued best practice guidance for all schools on the need to give high priority to the consideration of cost for parents. The guidance is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance emphasises the importance of ensuring that uniform is widely available and affordable for parents. It sets out that governing bodies should be able to demonstrate that they have obtained the best value for money from suppliers, and that any savings negotiated with suppliers should be passed on to parents wherever possible. It also makes clear that compulsory branded items should be kept to a minimum; and that schools should avoid frequent changes to the uniform.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and academies have discretion within their budgets to provide school clothing grants or offer other help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship.</p><p>In November 2014 the Chancellor and the Business Secretary launched ‘A better deal: Boosting competition to bring down bills for families and firms’ which set out concrete steps the Government is taking to secure rising living standards and create competitive business conditions for firms. This included tackling the cost of school uniforms. The Government wants to ensure that effective competition is used to drive better value for money and will therefore put existing best practice guidance for school uniform supply in England on a statutory footing. This will ensure that schools deliver the best value for parents by avoiding exclusivity arrangements unless regular competitions for suppliers are run.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 35455 question first answered 04/05/2016 16:43:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

515309

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of school pupils aged 18 or under had either a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The transition period from statements to Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) runs until April 2018. Every local authority has published an individual Local Transition Plan setting out the timings for transfers to the new system. We are monitoring local authority progress and published figures about transition up to January 2015, returned by local authorities, in the Special Educational Needs in England Statistical First Release of May 2015[1]. We will publish the figures up to January 2016 in May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on the number of children who are home educated. Some local authorities choose to maintain registers so that parents can voluntarily register children being educated at home.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of school pupils who had a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils with statements or EHCPs</p></td><td><p>224,210</p></td><td><p>226,125</p></td><td><p>229,390</p></td><td><p>232,190</p></td><td><p>236,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils on roll</p></td><td><p>8,123,865</p></td><td><p>8,178,200</p></td><td><p>8,249,810</p></td><td><p>8,331,385</p></td><td><p>8,438,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incidence (%)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8[2]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions received by pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in each of the last five years for which data is available is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed period exclusions</p></td><td><p>37,140</p></td><td><p>36,740</p></td><td><p>35,640</p></td><td><p>32,210</p></td><td><p>33,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330[3]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 35384 35386 35388 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515310

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with (a) a Statement of Special Education Needs and (b) Education, Health and Care Plans were educated at home in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The transition period from statements to Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) runs until April 2018. Every local authority has published an individual Local Transition Plan setting out the timings for transfers to the new system. We are monitoring local authority progress and published figures about transition up to January 2015, returned by local authorities, in the Special Educational Needs in England Statistical First Release of May 2015[1]. We will publish the figures up to January 2016 in May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on the number of children who are home educated. Some local authorities choose to maintain registers so that parents can voluntarily register children being educated at home.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of school pupils who had a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils with statements or EHCPs</p></td><td><p>224,210</p></td><td><p>226,125</p></td><td><p>229,390</p></td><td><p>232,190</p></td><td><p>236,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils on roll</p></td><td><p>8,123,865</p></td><td><p>8,178,200</p></td><td><p>8,249,810</p></td><td><p>8,331,385</p></td><td><p>8,438,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incidence (%)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8[2]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions received by pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in each of the last five years for which data is available is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed period exclusions</p></td><td><p>37,140</p></td><td><p>36,740</p></td><td><p>35,640</p></td><td><p>32,210</p></td><td><p>33,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330[3]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 35384 35387 35388 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515311

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who had either a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan were excluded from schools in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	35388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The transition period from statements to Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) runs until April 2018. Every local authority has published an individual Local Transition Plan setting out the timings for transfers to the new system. We are monitoring local authority progress and published figures about transition up to January 2015, returned by local authorities, in the Special Educational Needs in England Statistical First Release of May 2015[1]. We will publish the figures up to January 2016 in May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on the number of children who are home educated. Some local authorities choose to maintain registers so that parents can voluntarily register children being educated at home.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of school pupils who had a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils with statements or EHCPs</p></td><td><p>224,210</p></td><td><p>226,125</p></td><td><p>229,390</p></td><td><p>232,190</p></td><td><p>236,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupils on roll</p></td><td><p>8,123,865</p></td><td><p>8,178,200</p></td><td><p>8,249,810</p></td><td><p>8,331,385</p></td><td><p>8,438,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incidence (%)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.8[2]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions received by pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in each of the last five years for which data is available is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>x</p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed period exclusions</p></td><td><p>37,140</p></td><td><p>36,740</p></td><td><p>35,640</p></td><td><p>32,210</p></td><td><p>33,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330[3]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2015</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 35384 35386 35387 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

515312

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of new nursery staff in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire who will be affected by the new requirements for staff taking a Level 3 in childcare.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	35396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The requirements have been in effect since 2014 for individuals taking the level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for level 3 Early Years Educator staff to hold a GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above was introduced to make sure that new entrants to the workforce have the numeracy and literacy skills they need to operate in a level 3 role. Staff working in level 3 roles can have a range of responsibilities, all of which require them to be highly skilled and well-qualified. Level 3 staff are likely to work directly with children, and many will have additional responsibility as room leaders and some will lead and manage an entire childcare setting.</p><p> </p><p>The department holds national data on level 3 staff in the early years sector. We know excellent progress has been made over the past few years in which qualification levels have continued to rise. Between 2008 and 2013, the proportion of the 233,200 full day care staff with at least a level 3 qualification grew from 75% to 87%[1]. We are continuing to collect data on level 3 staff through the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey this year, and will collect data from 2016 in the Early Years Census.</p><p> </p><p>We have been talking to childcare employers and training organisations about early years qualifications. We want to continue to work with the sector to understand the challenges faced, and find ways to tackle these whilst ensuring a quality workforce remains.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2013</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/05/2016 16:02:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
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