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227417

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new (1) state primary, and (2) state secondary, schools were established in England during each of the years from 1997 to 2014 inclusive, excluding schools converting to academy status.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL5738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the numbers of new state primary and secondary schools between 2010 and 2014. This includes new free schools and new academies but does not include maintained schools that converted to academy status.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010 the records did not capture the information in a way which would allow us to respond fully to the Rt Hon Lady’s question. For example, before 2010 the records made no distinction between genuine new provision and mergers or amalgamations of existing schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Primary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>152</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>173</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/03/2015 14:03:21 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

227426

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Boarding Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what encouragement and assistance they are providing to local authorities and charities to enable more children in care suited to a boarding education to find places in boarding schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL5747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education published guidance in November 2014, entitled <em>Boarding schools: an opportunity to improve outcomes for vulnerable children</em>. This is available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/boarding-schools-improving-outcomes-for-vulnerable-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/boarding-schools-improving-outcomes-for-vulnerable-children</a>. The Department also held a conference to support local authorities in improving outcomes for children in care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The guidance aims to encourage local authorities, virtual school head teachers, social workers and other professionals to consider whether a boarding place could be a beneficial option for some vulnerable children, including children who are in, and on the edge of, care. The decision should always focus on what provision would be in the best interests of the child, taking into account both their social and educational needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, statutory guidance on promoting the educational achievement of looked after children states: “where a looked-after child would benefit from attending a boarding school, either in the state or independent sector, virtual school heads and social workers should be proactive in considering this option”<em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:46:05 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

227434

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when advice will be issued to schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers about (1) new child safety requirements relating to childcare settings, and (2) the extent to which ITT providers are allowed to share information relating to Disclosure and Barring Service checks with partner schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Donaghy
uin	HL5755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’ statutory guidance was issued in February 2015. All initial teacher training (ITT) providers should have regard to this guidance when placing students in relevant childcare settings.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is currently reviewing the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This will include an update regarding the information that providers can share with schools in relation to non-salaried trainees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2015 15:25:44 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4166 label Biography information for Baroness Donaghy

227436

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the finding by the Open Public Services Network that pupils in some parts of England are not offered certain GCSEs, and the impact that this may have on their job prospects.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>As a result of our education reforms thousands more pupils are taking the core academic GCSEs. We want all young people to have access to these rigorous subjects regardless of where they live. Recent GCSE performance tables showed that 90,000 more pupils took the challenging EBacc compared to 2010, an increase of 71% in four years. These are the core subjects most valued by employers and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 2016, we are replacing the existing 5 A*-C including English and mathematics headline secondary accountability measure with Progress 8. Focusing on performance across eight qualifications rather than five will incentivise schools to offer a broad and balanced curriculum, and ensure that the progress made by pupils is fully recognised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/03/2015 16:40:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

227438

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Gifted Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the call by the Sutton Trust for a national support programme for able pupils to replace the "gifted and talented" programme which ended in 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made any assessment on the findings in the Sutton Trust report on gifted and talented pupils. In my response to this issue raised in question HL3435 last December, I stated that the department has no plans to replace the gifted and talented programme.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s plan for education will mean that any child, regardless of ability, can reach their full potential and schools have a responsibility to make sure that highly able pupils are stretched.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016, our new headline secondary accountability measure, Progress 8, will ensure schools are held to account for the progress made by all pupils, including the most able. In addition, from 2017, the introduction of the new top ‘grade 9’ for GCSE set at a level above the current grade A*, will ensure that the achievements of the very highest performers are recognised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2015 15:26:23 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

227506

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many children aged three and four will receive 15 hours a week of free childcare in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227681 227682 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227507

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per child of administering 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made a per child estimate of the administration cost of delivering the funded entitlement to 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227685 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:11:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227508

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per child of administering 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made a per child estimate of the administration cost of delivering the funded entitlement to 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227684 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:11:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227510

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many in-work families with children aged three or four receive 15 hours a week of free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227682 227683 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227511

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many in-work families with children aged three or four received 15 hours a week of free childcare in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227681 227683 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham