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1121887

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to pages 16 and 17 of the document entitled, Elective Home Education: Call for Evidence 2018 Government consultation response, what progress his Department has made on (a) providing clearer guidance to (i) schools and (ii) local authorities on (A) how to operate and (B) the effect of flexi-schooling arrangements and (b) establishing a separate code of practice to ensure that schools are not penalised as a result of the absence of flexi-schooled pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	245991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The department’s revised guidance for local authorities on elective home education published on 2 April 2019 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education</a>.</p><p>This document can be used by schools and contains guidance on flexi-schooling at pages 34-35. The guidance makes clear that schools are free to agree to flexi-schooling arrangements and need not suffer any disadvantage in doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/04/2019 15:46:52 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1121748

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2019 to Question 242148 on Schools: Apprentices, how many of the 6,300 apprentices were funded by (a) the apprenticeship levy and (b) directly by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	245808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency does not require levy-paying employers to register an industry sector when registering an apprenticeship service account and is therefore unable to supply the information on apprenticeships spending in schools.</p><p>The 6,300 figure represents our best estimate of the number of apprenticeship starts in schools during the first year of the public sector apprenticeship target. It is not possible to provide robust breakdowns of the numbers of starts on individual apprenticeship standards. We know from talking to schools that they use a range of standards and frameworks such as Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Supporting teaching and learning in schools, Supporting teaching and learning in physical education and school sport, Children’s care learning and development, Business Administration, Business Administrator and Senior Leader, among others.</p><p>The department regularly publishes figures for apprenticeship starts broken down by sector subject area and by framework or standard. The latest figures, published in March 2019, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788809/201819_March_MonthlyAppStartsFwk_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788809/201819_March_MonthlyAppStartsFwk_FINAL.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245809 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:49:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1121749

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2019 to Question 242148, Schools: Apprentices, how many of the 6,300 apprentices are teaching apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	245809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency does not require levy-paying employers to register an industry sector when registering an apprenticeship service account and is therefore unable to supply the information on apprenticeships spending in schools.</p><p>The 6,300 figure represents our best estimate of the number of apprenticeship starts in schools during the first year of the public sector apprenticeship target. It is not possible to provide robust breakdowns of the numbers of starts on individual apprenticeship standards. We know from talking to schools that they use a range of standards and frameworks such as Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Supporting teaching and learning in schools, Supporting teaching and learning in physical education and school sport, Children’s care learning and development, Business Administration, Business Administrator and Senior Leader, among others.</p><p>The department regularly publishes figures for apprenticeship starts broken down by sector subject area and by framework or standard. The latest figures, published in March 2019, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788809/201819_March_MonthlyAppStartsFwk_FINAL.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788809/201819_March_MonthlyAppStartsFwk_FINAL.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245808 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:49:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1121844

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	245983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Apprenticeship Service is working with Nottingham City Council to raise awareness of high value apprenticeships in the Nottingham area. The ‘Opportunities Through Apprenticeships’ project launched in November 2018. We are supporting the council in their work with local providers and employers to encourage the creation of more apprenticeships in high value sectors, such as digital, manufacturing and engineering<strong>.</strong></p><p>We have introduced a wide range of reforms to apprenticeships to improve their quality and encourage employers across England to increase the number of apprenticeships they offer.</p><p>To support all employers to make the long-term, sustainable investment in training, from April 2019 we have halved the co-investment rate from 10% to 5% for new starts and have increased the amount that levy paying employers can transfer to other employers from 10% to 25%.</p><p>We are working to raise awareness of apprenticeships across the country and the benefits they bring to both employers and apprentices. Our ‘Fire it Up’ communication campaign, seeks to change the way people think about apprenticeships and demonstrate that they are an aspirational choice for anyone with passion and energy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/04/2019 15:57:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1121945

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question number 234688 on National College Creative Industries, how many applications for the opportunity to partner the National College Creative Industries have (a) been received and (b) been rejected; and when the application process will close.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National College Creative Industries received 6 Expressions of Interest: 2 were sifted out at the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, 1 withdrew at the shortlisting stage and 1 was sifted out following the full application stage.</p><p>The period to submit an application is now closed and the process is due to be completed in autumn 2019.</p><p>We understand that no other formal processes were employed to pursue potential partners, however the college ensured that potential interested parties were made aware of the opportunity that was advertised.</p><p>Initial contact was made with potential partners by telephone and in person over a period from 14 January 2019 up until the EOI submission date of 11 February 2019.</p><p>The EOI documentation was prepared by the steering group which included college board members with a high level of creative industries experience and Further Education (FE) Commissioner team members with FE leadership experience. The same group evaluated the applications.</p><p>The criteria was not explicitly specified in the EOI documentation but they were linked to the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries vision which was set out on the front page of the EOI form. The criteria included national initiatives and reach, engagement in the development of professional standards or professional training experience and industry relationships but did not include relationship with the global market place.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245619 245620 245621 245625 245626 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:56:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1121946

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 234689 on National College Creative Industries, whether other formal or informal processes in addition to public advertising were used to pursue potential partners for the National College of Creative Industries.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National College Creative Industries received 6 Expressions of Interest: 2 were sifted out at the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, 1 withdrew at the shortlisting stage and 1 was sifted out following the full application stage.</p><p>The period to submit an application is now closed and the process is due to be completed in autumn 2019.</p><p>We understand that no other formal processes were employed to pursue potential partners, however the college ensured that potential interested parties were made aware of the opportunity that was advertised.</p><p>Initial contact was made with potential partners by telephone and in person over a period from 14 January 2019 up until the EOI submission date of 11 February 2019.</p><p>The EOI documentation was prepared by the steering group which included college board members with a high level of creative industries experience and Further Education (FE) Commissioner team members with FE leadership experience. The same group evaluated the applications.</p><p>The criteria was not explicitly specified in the EOI documentation but they were linked to the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries vision which was set out on the front page of the EOI form. The criteria included national initiatives and reach, engagement in the development of professional standards or professional training experience and industry relationships but did not include relationship with the global market place.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245618 245620 245621 245625 245626 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:56:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1121947

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 234689 on National College Creative Industries, (a) how and (b) when the National College Creative Industries first contacted potential partners.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National College Creative Industries received 6 Expressions of Interest: 2 were sifted out at the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, 1 withdrew at the shortlisting stage and 1 was sifted out following the full application stage.</p><p>The period to submit an application is now closed and the process is due to be completed in autumn 2019.</p><p>We understand that no other formal processes were employed to pursue potential partners, however the college ensured that potential interested parties were made aware of the opportunity that was advertised.</p><p>Initial contact was made with potential partners by telephone and in person over a period from 14 January 2019 up until the EOI submission date of 11 February 2019.</p><p>The EOI documentation was prepared by the steering group which included college board members with a high level of creative industries experience and Further Education (FE) Commissioner team members with FE leadership experience. The same group evaluated the applications.</p><p>The criteria was not explicitly specified in the EOI documentation but they were linked to the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries vision which was set out on the front page of the EOI form. The criteria included national initiatives and reach, engagement in the development of professional standards or professional training experience and industry relationships but did not include relationship with the global market place.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245618 245619 245621 245625 245626 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:56:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1121948

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 234690 on National College Creative Industries, who was involved in the preparation of the expressions of interest application form for partnerships with the National College of Creative Industries; and who evaluated those applications.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The National College Creative Industries received 6 Expressions of Interest: 2 were sifted out at the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, 1 withdrew at the shortlisting stage and 1 was sifted out following the full application stage.</p><p>The period to submit an application is now closed and the process is due to be completed in autumn 2019.</p><p>We understand that no other formal processes were employed to pursue potential partners, however the college ensured that potential interested parties were made aware of the opportunity that was advertised.</p><p>Initial contact was made with potential partners by telephone and in person over a period from 14 January 2019 up until the EOI submission date of 11 February 2019.</p><p>The EOI documentation was prepared by the steering group which included college board members with a high level of creative industries experience and Further Education (FE) Commissioner team members with FE leadership experience. The same group evaluated the applications.</p><p>The criteria was not explicitly specified in the EOI documentation but they were linked to the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries vision which was set out on the front page of the EOI form. The criteria included national initiatives and reach, engagement in the development of professional standards or professional training experience and industry relationships but did not include relationship with the global market place.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245618 245619 245620 245625 245626 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:56:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1121949

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2019 to Question 234682 on National College Creative Industries, what criteria his Department uses to assess the value for money of the apprenticeships made available through the National College Creative Industries.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The department has not assessed the value for money of the apprenticeship provision of the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries. However, as the College is a new institution, the department is working closely with them to monitor and review their progress against their business plan as they become established.</p><p>As with all of the National Colleges, the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries aims to have national reach and to attract students from across the country once it has become fully established.</p><p>No assessment of effectiveness or value for money has been made of the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries with regard to student to staff ratio in 2018 at this time. However, further education colleges and other providers including National Colleges are subject to robust accountability arrangements that promote high standards and continual improvement, ensure value for money and help to inform learner choice.</p><p>The government publishes detailed information on the performance of providers including metrics for 16-19 study programmes, qualification achievement rates for learners aged 16 to 19 and over 19, outcome-based success measures for adult learners (based on employment and educational destinations) and employer and learner satisfaction survey results.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245623 245624 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:58:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1121950

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National College Creative Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2019 to Question 234686 on National College Creative Industries: Students, whether his Department's policies are intended to provide equal regional representation in the intake to the National College Creative Industries.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	245623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The department has not assessed the value for money of the apprenticeship provision of the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries. However, as the College is a new institution, the department is working closely with them to monitor and review their progress against their business plan as they become established.</p><p>As with all of the National Colleges, the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries aims to have national reach and to attract students from across the country once it has become fully established.</p><p>No assessment of effectiveness or value for money has been made of the National College for Creative and Cultural Industries with regard to student to staff ratio in 2018 at this time. However, further education colleges and other providers including National Colleges are subject to robust accountability arrangements that promote high standards and continual improvement, ensure value for money and help to inform learner choice.</p><p>The government publishes detailed information on the performance of providers including metrics for 16-19 study programmes, qualification achievement rates for learners aged 16 to 19 and over 19, outcome-based success measures for adult learners (based on employment and educational destinations) and employer and learner satisfaction survey results.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 245622 245624 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:58:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett