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582487

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Digital Technology
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 support the use of digital technology for improving attainment across the curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	46303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s approach is not to be interested in technology for its own sake, but rather how it can help teachers work more effectively and children to achieve. The Department has an enabling role so schools can take advantage of the opportunities, but not promoting particular approaches.</p><p> </p><p>We are focused on three areas:</p><ul><li><p>Unlocking innovation in the ed-tech industry by moving to a common set of standards for data within schools and government.</p></li><li><p>Building the evidence base of what works so schools can make informed decisions.</p></li><li><p>Helping teachers and school leaders to build their knowledge and understanding of technology so that they are able confidently to make best use of it.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Technology presents a number of opportunities to improve outcomes for children. Used well, technology can be a huge aid to schools, but the international evidence shows that caution is needed to ensure technology is used to best effect.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/09/2016 16:40:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

582490

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
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 Government-standard qualifying apprenticeship schemes available when the Apprenticeship Levy comes into force in spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	46284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Employer-led reforms to apprenticeships are replacing existing complex frameworks with short, simple, accessible apprenticeship standards designed by employers according to their skills needs. The existing apprenticeship frameworks will close as the new standards are developed and become widely used, and in March 2016 we began the phased withdrawal of SASE frameworks.</p><p>We envisage a migration from apprenticeship frameworks to standards over the course of the Parliament, with as much of this as possible to take place by 2017/18.</p><p>So far, 246 new apprenticeships standards have been published. A further 176 new standards are in development, and we expect more to come forward before the Apprenticeship Levy is implemented in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 20/09/2016 14:57:41 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

582491

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the next application round for university technical colleges will open.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	46159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Each University Technical College (UTC) application round opens with the publication of the ‘University Technical Colleges How to Apply Guide’, which sets out the application window for each round. The next How to Apply Guide will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 45988 question first answered 20/09/2016 11:41:27 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

582492

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Breastfeeding: Curriculum
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 promote breastfeeding in the curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	46198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Where there is a demand from parents and pupils, schools can choose to teach about any topic of interest, including breastfeeding. For example, it can be covered in schools’ personal, social, heath and economic (PSHE) lessons. The suggested programme of study for teachers by the PSHE Association does not specifically cover breastfeeding, but it includes teaching about parenthood and the development of parental skills. Schools can expand on these topics if they wish, and include breastfeeding if there is a demand to cover it.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 20/09/2016 13:58:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

582700

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether schools participating in vocational pathways to qualified teacher status as part of the apprenticeship programme will be able to choose to work in partnership with universities that provide initial teacher training as well as with school-centred initial teacher training providers and other school-led providers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Donaghy
uin	HL1883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>To date we have not received a formal proposal from employers to develop an apprenticeship standard for entry to teaching. There are monthly opportunities for employers to submit proposals to the department for review or, from April 2017, the Institute for Apprenticeships. For existing apprenticeship standards, employers can choose their preferred provider to deliver the training requirements providing they meet the government’s quality criteria and are registered on the Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Training Organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/09/2016 14:31:23 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4166 label Biography information for Baroness Donaghy

581676

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Natasha Devon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the light of the publication in the Guardian on 10 September of Department for Education emails and claims that departmental staff sought to undermine and bring about the departure of Natasha Devon from the role of schools mental health champion.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>No further action is required as the appropriate action was taken at the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/09/2016 14:33:02 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

581982

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the differences are in the requirements for proposed new grammar schools and existing grammar schools for fairer access.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	45920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>On 12 September, the department launched the consultation ‘Schools that work for everyone’, which sets out proposed requirements that could be placed on new and existing selective schools to ensure fair access. This can be found at <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/school-frameworks/schools-that-work-for-everyone" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/school-frameworks/schools-that-work-for-everyone</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/09/2016 14:00:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

581983

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that more nurseries employ qualified early years teachers.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises that graduates are an important part of the early years workforce, and that is why in 2013 we introduced the early years initial teacher training programme which leads to the award of Early Years Teacher Status. We have made a significant investment in this programme by providing funding for course fees and bursaries to eligible trainees, and also funding for employers to support trainees.</p><p> </p><p>The number of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and between 2008 and 2013 the proportion of full day care staff with a degree or higher increased from 5% to 13%. The Government wants to see more trained graduates in the workforce in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The early years workforce strategy is in development this year and will set out how government will help to remove barriers to attracting, retaining and developing staff. It will look at the barriers to growing the body of graduates in the workforce in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/09/2016 17:02:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

581984

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Boys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to close the gap in language and communication skills between boys aged five and under from disadvantaged backgrounds and those the same age from other backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises a key part of raising the standard of education for all children, regardless of background, is to ensure they receive a good level of development in literacy and numeracy before they start school at age five. This is why in 2010 we extended the free entitlement to 15 hours for all three and four year olds, and in 2013 introduced the entitlement for two-year-olds, which has increased early education take-up for children from the most disadvantaged families. We have also introduced an early years pupil premium to help providers support the learning and development of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework sets the prime areas of learning that early years providers must follow. This includes a focus on communication and language. The Early Years Foundation stage is published on gov.uk and can be accessed through the following link;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 EYFS Profile results tell us that the proportion of children achieving a good level of development continues to increase – 66% in 2015, compared to 60% in 2014 and 52% in 2013. The EYFS Profile results also show that more than 80% of children are reaching the expected communication and language skills by age five. A higher proportion of children eligible for free school meals are achieving a good level of development – 51% in 2015 compared to 45% in 2014. Although the gap between disadvantaged children and their peers is narrowing, we recognise there is still some way to go.</p><p> </p><p>The quality of early education is improving, the numbers of qualified staff have risen, the numbers of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and a record number of providers are rated good or outstanding, with 86% of providers currently on the Early Years Register judged good or outstanding for overall effectiveness at 31 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/09/2016 17:00:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

581985

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extracurricular Activities: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what child protection steps have been taken to prevent self-employed adults with violent or sexual convictions providing extracurricular activities for children when no governing body exists for that sport or activity.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	45910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Schools are aware of their responsibilities in ensuring that any self-employed individual who is providing extra-curricular classes or sessions on their behalf has been subject to the necessary and appropriate checks, which could include checking individual status with the relevant sports or activity governing body.</p><p> </p><p>If those checks reveal convictions for violence the school will then determine the appropriateness or otherwise of allowing that individual to continue to provide classes or sessions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 44157 45985 question first answered 15/09/2016 13:45:19 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman