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730994

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Muslim schools, including madrassas, there are in England; how they monitor teaching in those schools; and whether they intend to legislate to require all teaching in such schools to be conducted in English.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL17
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>In England there are 27 publicly-funded schools (i.e. local authority maintained schools and academies, including free schools) having a designated religious character as Muslim; and 148 independent schools registered as having a religious ethos of Muslim or Islam, or having a designated religious character of Muslim or Islam (or both)<strong><em>. </em></strong> The Department for Education does not regulate madrassahs or other out-of-school education settings and does not hold a complete record their numbers.</p><p>The quality of teaching in Muslim schools in England is inspected by Ofsted or one of the independent inspectorates approved by the Secretary of State.</p><p>All publicly funded schools must teach English to pupils up to the age of 16. English is both a subject in its own right and the medium for teaching in the vast majority of circumstances. The statutory independent school standards require that pupils acquire speaking, listening, literacy and numeracy skills. While independent schools are not required to teach in the medium of English, the standards require that where they do not, lessons in written and spoken English are provided.</p><p>The Department has no plans to legislate further to require schools to teach in the medium of English. The Department launched a call for evidence setting out proposals for a new system for regulating out-of-school education settings providing intensive education, but this did not suggest that they should be required to teach in English.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/06/2017 16:44:35 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

748007

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many children and young people have undertaken home tuition in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of children being educated at home are not collected centrally.</p><p>Parents have a legal duty under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996 to ensure that a child of compulsory school age receives an efficient and full-time education suitable to its age, ability and aptitude, and any special education needs - either by regular attendance at school or otherwise. ‘Otherwise’ includes education at home. There are no other specific requirements relating to the content of such education, unless a child has a statement of special educational needs or an Education and Health Care Plan, which can specify that the child is being educated at home. If it does, the local authority is under a duty to ensure the provision specified is made.</p><p>Parents choosing to educate at home take on the responsibilities involved, including financial responsibility. There is no entitlement to support. Some local authorities offer guidance, and there are other organisations which offer guidance or provide part-time education in specific subjects to supplement home education.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL462 question first answered 12/07/2017 11:56:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

747425

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that their focus on equalities will continue in the period leading up to Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a proud record of promoting equality and we have some of the strongest laws to prevent and tackle discrimination. In the run up to the United Kingdom exiting the European Union, we will continue to promote and champion the equal rights we believe in and ensure the necessary legal protections are maintained.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/07/2017 11:54:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

747322

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, give to universities on the appropriate remuneration of vice-chancellors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is for them to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, the Government, in the 2017/18 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant letter stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>Jo Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, has continued to call on the sector to show restraint in Vice Chancellors' pay and for the sector to demonstrate more leadership especially at a time when students are concerned about value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/07/2017 10:38:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747330

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, have given to multi-academy trusts on the remuneration of their chief executives.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Academy trusts are responsible for setting their own remuneration for staff, and best placed to consider the factors relevant to their decisions on this. It is essential that we have the best people to lead our schools if we are to raise standards.</p><p>We hold an analysis of multi-academy trusts that pay staff more than £150,000, but do not have a list of those between £140,000 and £150,000. The analysis does not identify the names of the individuals nor whether they are the chief executive. The latest available data, for the year ended 31 August 2015, is in the table below, which identifies 71 trusts (3%) paying over £150,000. We expect data for the year ended 31 August 2016 to be available by the end of July 2017.</p><p>Information about remuneration is available in trusts’ financial statements published online by Companies House (available by searching “Companies House service”).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Company No.</p></td><td><p>Multi-academy trusts paying remuneration of more than £150,000 to an employee: year ended 31 August 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6625091</p></td><td><p>ACADEMIES ENTERPRISE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7846852</p></td><td><p>ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7977940</p></td><td><p>AMBITIONS ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5112090</p></td><td><p>ARK SCHOOLS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7867577</p></td><td><p>ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4389132</p></td><td><p>BARNET CITY ACADEMY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7768726</p></td><td><p>BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7540236</p></td><td><p>BRAMPTON MANOR TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7695771</p></td><td><p>BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7808732</p></td><td><p>CARMEL EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7827368</p></td><td><p>CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8179498</p></td><td><p>CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4504128</p></td><td><p>CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7617529</p></td><td><p>CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2303464</p></td><td><p>DIXONS ACADEMIES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6526376</p></td><td><p>E-ACT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5853746</p></td><td><p>GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7551959</p></td><td><p>GLF SCHOOLS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7687897</p></td><td><p>GRAVENEY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6864339</p></td><td><p>GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7416734</p></td><td><p>GURU NANAK SIKH ACADEMY LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2535091</p></td><td><p>HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6228587</p></td><td><p>HARRIS FEDERATION</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7949111</p></td><td><p>HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8269066</p></td><td><p>HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8179349</p></td><td><p>INSPIRATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8657945</p></td><td><p>INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7398467</p></td><td><p>IVYBRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8296921</p></td><td><p>L.E.A.D. MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2387916</p></td><td><p>LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7361021</p></td><td><p>LEARNER ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT PARTNERSHIP MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8066610</p></td><td><p>LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8743560</p></td><td><p>LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7548754</p></td><td><p>MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7348167</p></td><td><p>NINESTILES ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5067702</p></td><td><p>NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5398529</p></td><td><p>OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6982127</p></td><td><p>ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6995649</p></td><td><p>OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8469218</p></td><td><p>PARADIGM TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8339345</p></td><td><p>PARTNERSHIP LEARNING</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7749786</p></td><td><p>PERRY BEECHES THE ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7493622</p></td><td><p>QED ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7386086</p></td><td><p>SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP TRUST ACADEMIES</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7344732</p></td><td><p>SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7730920</p></td><td><p>THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8158309</p></td><td><p>THE BOSTON WITHAM ACADEMIES FEDERATION</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2400784</p></td><td><p>THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8148675</p></td><td><p>THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6182612</p></td><td><p>THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8027943</p></td><td><p>THE DEAN TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8039629</p></td><td><p>THE DOVER FEDERATION FOR THE ARTS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7848783</p></td><td><p>THE EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7827747</p></td><td><p>THE EVOLVE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7465701</p></td><td><p>THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7614421</p></td><td><p>THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7597068</p></td><td><p>THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5735093</p></td><td><p>THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5358533</p></td><td><p>THE LANGLEY ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6462935</p></td><td><p>THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7990619</p></td><td><p>THE RODILLIAN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8107310</p></td><td><p>THE SILVER BIRCH ACADEMY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7359755</p></td><td><p>THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7569727</p></td><td><p>THE WILLIAMSON TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8085503</p></td><td><p>TOLLBAR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7635510</p></td><td><p>TORCH ACADEMY GATEWAY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7559256</p></td><td><p>VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7462885</p></td><td><p>WAKEFIELD CITY ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8531479</p></td><td><p>WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8833508</p></td><td><p>WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6415729</p></td><td><p>WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL314 question first answered 12/07/2017 11:53:26 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

748008

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the legal requirements relating to home tuition; and what measures are in place to support parents who choose to have their children taught at home.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of children being educated at home are not collected centrally.</p><p>Parents have a legal duty under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996 to ensure that a child of compulsory school age receives an efficient and full-time education suitable to its age, ability and aptitude, and any special education needs - either by regular attendance at school or otherwise. ‘Otherwise’ includes education at home. There are no other specific requirements relating to the content of such education, unless a child has a statement of special educational needs or an Education and Health Care Plan, which can specify that the child is being educated at home. If it does, the local authority is under a duty to ensure the provision specified is made.</p><p>Parents choosing to educate at home take on the responsibilities involved, including financial responsibility. There is no entitlement to support. Some local authorities offer guidance, and there are other organisations which offer guidance or provide part-time education in specific subjects to supplement home education.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL461 question first answered 12/07/2017 11:56:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

731031

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of (1) the contribution of the Erasmus Plus programme to the supply chain of modern foreign language (MFL) teachers, and (2) the impact on the future supply chain of MFL teachers if the UK withdraws from the Erasmus Plus programme as a consequence of leaving the EU
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL39
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>We have no data on numbers of Erasmus+ participants who go on to be modern foreign language (MFL) teachers. At a national level we are retaining and recruiting the teachers we need. We recognise, however, that the situation is challenging in certain subjects including MFL. Therefore we are offering up to £25,000 for MFL bursaries and</p><p>have expanded the prestigious scholarship scheme for 2017/18 entry by introducing scholarships in MFL.</p><p> </p><p>We are funding subject specialism training in languages for non-specialist teachers who already have some language expertise, and for former language teachers returning to the subject. We have reviewed our approach on returners and developed a package of tailored classroom experience which seeks to increase the number of MFL returners and which will be piloted in the north-west and south-east. This will further complement the wider national package of advisor support available to returning MFL teachers.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the value of international exchange and collaboration in education and training, as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes – such as Erasmus+ – in which we might want to participate. We will consider this as part of the Brexit negotiation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/06/2017 16:43:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

748844

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to local authorities of assessing home-educated children.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>No estimate is possible as no data are collected on this expenditure from local authorities, and there are no reliable data on overall numbers of children educated at home. Furthermore, local authorities need to take different approaches to assessment of the suitability of home education depending on the circumstances of each child known to them.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 12/07/2017 11:56:34 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

746655

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the increase in the number of pupils in primary and secondary schools over the next three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The most recent projection for the number of pupils in state funded primary schools was published on 14 July 2016. The figures for the actual population in 2016, and the projections for the next three years, are provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Full-time equivalent actual and projected number of pupils, 2016 onwards</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Projection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016 (actual)</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>State-funded primary schools</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>population</p></td><td><p>4,479,000</p></td><td><p>4,572,000</p></td><td><p>4,629,000</p></td><td><p>4,653,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>increase (num)</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>93,000</em></p></td><td><p><em>57,000</em></p></td><td><p><em>24,000</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>increase (%)</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>2.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>1.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.5</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>State-funded secondary schools</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>population</p></td><td><p>2,758,000</p></td><td><p>2,798,000</p></td><td><p>2,863,000</p></td><td><p>2,951,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>increase (num)</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>40,000</em></p></td><td><p><em>65,000</em></p></td><td><p><em>88,000</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>increase (%)</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>1.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>2.3</em></p></td><td><p><em>3.1</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Numbers rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages calculated on exact figures</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Source: 2016 national population projections, DfE</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: 1 – projection for the state funded primary and secondary school population aged up to and including 15, age taken as at the start of the academic year.</p><p>2 – Actual and projected figures and numerical increases rounded to the nearest thousand. The percentages were calculated on the exact figures.</p><p>3 – Full-time equivalent numbers count each part-time pupil as 0.5.</p><p>4 – All through schools are included in the secondary school total for all ages.</p><p> </p><p>This information is published on the department’s website. New 2017 pupil projections will be released on 13 July 2017 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-pupil-projections" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-pupil-projections</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 05/07/2017 15:45:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

746662

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Milk
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the percentage of children who currently drink milk in schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information centrally on how many children drink milk in schools. The government has no plans to extend eligibility for free school milk to all children in reception classes.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL294 question first answered 12/07/2017 11:45:41 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden