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506437

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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, if the free childcare pilot scheme budget will be ring-fenced from September 2016.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	33251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>As you may be aware, the Government has allocated £13m to DfE for early implementation, allowing some families to access the additional 15 hour places from September 2016. The Department plans to ring-fence this funding available for early implementers.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/04/2016 12:59:58 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

578660

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps have been taken to ensure that teachers are able to identify the progress of students in (a) English language, (b) English literature and (c) mathematics who will be assessed using the new GCSE grading structure in the summer of 2017.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	45641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department, together with Ofqual and Awarding Organisations, is working closely with schools to help them to understand and be ready for new GCSEs. Sample assessment materials, mark schemes and grade descriptors are all available and will help schools to understand what is required.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment of pupils’ progress is a matter for schools. School leaders and teachers should use their professional judgement to establish their own assessment systems that best support teaching.</p><p> </p><p>From this year, Progress 8, which measures the progress that pupils make across 8 qualifications compared to other pupils nationally with similar prior attainment, will be reported for the first time. Progress in each of the subject elements of Progress 8, including English and maths, will also be published. This new accountability system is a fairer way of measuring school performance and will incentivise and reward the good teaching of all pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/09/2016 13:55:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

637044

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have studied at least two arts subjects at GCSE level in York in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	52977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is given in the table below:</p><p><strong>Number of pupils at the end of KS4 entering at least two arts<sup>1</sup> subjects at GCSE (incl. equivalents) in York LA</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Pupils entering at least two arts subjects at GCSE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Source: KS4 Performance Tables</em> Notes:<ol><li>Includes: Applied Art &amp; Design, Art &amp; Design, Drama, Performing Arts, Media/Film/TV Studies, Music and Dance. Does not include History of Art and Creative Writing.</li><li>Data is provisional for 2016, all other years are final.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/11/2016 13:14:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

637052

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in York in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	52978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><p><strong>Number of entries in arts</strong><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong> subject GCSEs (incl. equivalents) from pupils at the end of KS4 in York LA</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of entries in GCSE Arts subjects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,023</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Source: KS4 Performance Tables</em> Notes:<ol><li>Includes: Applied Art &amp; Design, Art &amp; Design, Drama, Performing Arts, Media/Film/TV Studies, Music and Dance. Does not include History of Art and Creative Writing.</li><li>Data is provisional for 2016, all other years are final.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/11/2016 13:15:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

637053

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students studied music at GCSE level in York in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	52979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is given in the table below:</p><p><strong>Number of pupils at the end of KS4 who studied music at GCSE (incl. equivalents) in York LA</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Pupils entering music at GCSE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Source: KS4 Performance Tables</em> Notes:<ol><li>Includes: Music and Music Technology.</li><li>Data is provisional for 2016, all other years are final.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/11/2016 12:35:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

686989

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its revised statutory guidance and model agreement for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	63552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department will publish revised statutory guidance and the model agreement for local authorities and providers on the provision of early education and childcare in the spring. The guidance will come into force in September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:20:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

686990

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	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 assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the three and four year-old extended childcare entitlement pilot scheme in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	63553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Delivery of the 30 hours in York is going well, with over 1100 parents already accessing a place for their child. We also know that, of the providers previously delivering the current entitlements in York, 100% are signed up to deliver the 30 hours offer as part of early implementation. We will continue to engage with York City Council and providers to gather as much learning as possible ahead of September 2017, when the offer is rolled out across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We have commissioned an independent evaluation of Early Implementation of the extended entitlement. This evaluation will focus on generating learning that can be used by Early Implementers and all local authorities ahead of national rollout in September 2017. There will be a national event in the spring to share learning, and a formal evaluation report will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has already demonstrated its commitment to evaluating the longer-term impact of free entitlement by publishing an evaluation feasibility study in February 2016, and gaining independent advice on the data and methods open to us.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:08:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

686991

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	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 meetings her Department has had with (a) City of York Council and (b) early years providers in York to discuss the three and four year-old extended childcare entitlement pilot scheme since September 2016.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	63556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in regular communication with City of York council via fortnightly catch up calls, set up prior to September 2016, to discuss the delivery of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement. We have also held two Early Implementation (EI) meetings with all EI local authorities (LAs) to share progress and learning since September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There have also been a number of <em>Learn Explore and Debate</em> events held across the country for providers, organised by the Department’s delivery contractor, Childcare Works. At these events, EI local authorities have discussed how to support providers to deliver 30 hours’ free childcare in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to hold regular communications with City of York Council regarding the 30 hours offer, and Childcare Works have already organised a series of events over the next few months for LAs and providers across the country. I will also be meeting with York providers in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 08:53:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

781389

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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 proportion of nurseries in York have signed up to the provisions of 30 hours of free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	110592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Local councils are responsible for assessing supply and demand for 30 hours and ensuring that there are sufficient places available for working parents locally.</p><p>Our independent evaluation of early delivery of 30 hours found that all providers who were already offering the 15 hours universal entitlement in York also offered 30 hours.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/11/2017 14:15:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

784847

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children were eligible for free school meals in (a) York and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	111581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the number and proportion of children eligible for free school meals are published, for all local authorities in England, annually. The figures can be found in the statistical first releases available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a></p><p>For each year, the figures for the local authority of York, and for England, are shown in local authority tables 8a – 8d.</p><p>A UK figure is not available. As education is a devolved matter, statistics on schools are published separately by the four administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/11/2017 14:49:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy