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64306

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free early education to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	202676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Government-funded early education for three- and four-year-olds is already a universal entitlement, so there would be no cost of extending the entitlement. Universal Credit will be fully rolled out in the next Parliament, and spending decisions for that period have not been taken. This means it is, therefore not possible to estimate the potential cost on early learning for two-year-olds.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2014 16:23:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

64701

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	203180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects and publishes annual data on the number of penalty notices (fines) issued to parents, which includes any issued to guardians, for offences relating to Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996. The number of penalty notices issued in the academic year 2012/13 was 52,370. This information is published online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding fines issued by the courts on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/07/2014 10:13:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

66037

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	204341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education's staff use the Civil Service Learning Portal to access development courses. The Portal currently offers 298 face-to-face courses, 217 <br>e-learning programmes and 6,000 learning resources.</p><p> </p><p>E-learning courses and learning resources are free to access. Costs for face-to-face courses are dependent on where the course takes place and the number of delegates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:53:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

76320

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that pupils prevented from attending school as a result of strike action are given an opportunity to catch up on school work missed owing to the absence of teaching staff.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	204398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>It is disappointing that pupils will be prevented from attending school as a result of strike action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Industrial action damages education, causes unnecessary disruption and undermines the public respect which teachers deserve.</p><p> </p><p>If school work is missed owing to the absence of teaching staff, it will be the responsibility of the school to ensure that pupils are given an opportunity to catch up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:46:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

63488

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department gives schools and teachers on online abuse from a student towards a teacher.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	202117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Guidance to schools about online abuse by pupils towards teachers is set out in our advice document, ‘Preventing and Tackling Bullying'. This guidance signposts schools to ‘Digizen.Org' who offer a range of advice and support for school staff. Schools can also access a range of practical resources from the UK Safer Internet Centre<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:21:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63489

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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 guidance his Department gives teachers and those working in schools on responding to a violent student with special educational needs.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	202118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have issued advice to schools on the use of reasonable force, which makes clear that teachers have a specific power to use reasonable force to prevent pupils from causing injury to themselves or others, causing damage to property or from causing disorder. While there is no requirement for schools to have a policy on the use of force, we say that it is good practice to do so. Our advice says that any school policy on the use of reasonable force should acknowledge their legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled children and children with special educational needs (SEN). Whether or not to physically intervene is down to the professional judgement of the staff member concerned and should always depend on individual circumstances and the needs of the individual pupil.</p><p>Additionally, we have laid before Parliament a new 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice. This makes it clear that schools should seek to identify whether there are any factors, such as undiagnosed special educational needs, that might underlie disruptive behaviour. We also issued advice on Behaviour and Mental Health in June 2014 to help teachers differentiate between pupils that are simply behaving badly, and behaviour – whether it is disruptive, withdrawn, anxious, depressed or otherwise – that may be related to an unmet mental health need. This advice also outlined how these children can be supported.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:24:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

66038

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	204322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>No senior civil servants appointed to positions in the Department for Education since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within the Department and (b) employed by a political party.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:51:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

64927

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all employees of his Department are required to return their departmental pass when they cease working for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	203339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Staff passes of people who no longer work for the Department are required to be returned or deactivated.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/07/2014 15:40:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 8590 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

76744

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when data on children's travel behaviour stopped being collected as part of the School Census.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	204703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Due to the unreliability of the data collected, the pupil's mode of travel was removed from the school census data collection from January 2012.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

64167

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to record cases of bullying as reported by victims in schools by counts of cyber-bullying and similar sub-categories.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	202637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no legal requirement on schools to record and report incidents of bullying and we have no plans to introduce one. Schools are free to develop their own approaches to monitoring bullying and exercise their own judgement as to what will work best for their pupils. For some schools, this will involve formal recording of incidents so that they can monitor bullying and identify where it is recurring between the same pupils. Alternatively, some schools may prefer to take a different approach, such as surveying their pupils anonymously to identify trends in bullying, including how safe young people feel at school.</p><p>Schools are held clearly to account by Ofsted for pupil behaviour and safety which includes how they tackle bullying. Inspectors consider the types, rates and patterns of bullying and the effectiveness of the school's actions to prevent and tackle all forms of bullying and harassment, including cyberbullying.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2014 16:24:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby