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794269

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mental Health: Curriculum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to include mental wellbeing in the national curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	115242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to make changes to the national curriculum, but our Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges survey, published in August 2017, sets out information on what schools are already doing to promote good mental health and well-being through teaching and pastoral support.</p><p>We are considering how we can build on this strong base to improve the support that is provided to children and young people in schools and will include proposals in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper to be published by the end of this year.</p><p>In particular, as required by the Children and Social Work Act 2017, we are taking work forward to develop regulations and associate guidance for mandatory Relationships Education in primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education in secondary schools. The content of the guidance will include the role of physical and mental well-being in forming and maintaining healthy relationships. We plan to consult on a draft of the regulations and guidance next year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:36:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

794172

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will reinstate the role of Disability Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	902537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The roles and responsibilities given to Board members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are matters for the Commission itself. The Government has no powers to reinstate the EHRC’s Disability Commissioner role.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2017 17:44:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

794173

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Budget November 2017: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	902538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>All departments, including the Treasury, carefully consider the equality impacts of individual policy decisions taken on those with protected characteristics - in line with both its legal obligations and its strong commitment to equality issues.</p><p> </p><p>When working on policy, including measures announced at the Autumn Budget 2017, ministers are advised of the impact a decision has on protected groups, and this is taken into account when a policy decision is made.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget includes many announcements that will benefit protected groups, including increases to the National Living Wage and the income tax personal allowance.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2017 17:46:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794254

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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, whether students taking music as a GCSE subject perform better overall in the Progress 8 measure.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	115227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Pupils who take music have higher progress 8 scores. This may not be the result of taking music and may be the result of taking more GCSEs.</p><p>The average progress 8[1] scores of pupils in state funded schools[2], at the end of key stage 4[3], split by whether they entered a GCSE or equivalent[4] qualification in music[5], are presented in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic year 2016/17<strong>[6]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Progress 8 score</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lower confidence interval<strong>[7]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>460,593</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>39,028</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic year 2015/16<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Progress 8 score</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lower confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>469,513</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>42,540</p></td><td><p>0.18</p></td><td><p>0.17</p></td><td><p>0.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li>Progress 8 is a new measure which schools and pupils are still adjusting to and with the ongoing transition to reformed GCSE’s, it is expected that Progress 8 scores will be prone to fluctuations initially. Progress 8 is a measure which focuses on each pupil’s ‘starting point’ (key stage 2 attainment) and the progress they make, therefore more analysis is required to unpick which, if any, factors have a definitive influence on these scores. With data for only two years, it is too soon to draw conclusions. More information on Progress 8 is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf</a>.</li><li>State-funded schools include academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</li><li>Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</li><li>Includes entries in graded music qualifications.</li><li>Pupils are recorded as ‘entering music’ if they sat at least one exam in any music qualification which is counted in the secondary school performance tables as a GCSE, equivalent or graded music qualification.</li><li>2015/16 data is final; 2016/17 data is provisional.</li><li>Progress 8 scores are estimates and the confidence intervals provide the <em>likely </em>bounds of the true score. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf</a>. There are also significantly fewer pupils entering music than those who do not, this can lead to undue influence by outliers in the smaller cohort and it is not advised to draw definitive conclusions when the data is mismatched in this way.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/11/2017 15:47:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794295

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Oxfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools were full or oversubscribed in (i) Oxford (ii) Oxfordshire and (iii) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency in each of the last 5 academic years.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	115268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of schools, the number of places in those schools and the number of pupils on roll through the annual school capacity survey. The Department does not collect school capacity information at parliamentary constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the position in the 2016/17 academic year will be published in the new year. Data for previous years can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-capacity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-capacity</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The first table attached shows the number of primary schools in Oxfordshire which are full or have one or more pupils in excess of capacity, every year since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The second table attached shows the number of secondary schools in Oxfordshire which are full or have one or more pupils in excess of capacity, every year since 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a measure for over-subscription. The admissions and offers process is run by the local authorities who are responsible for ensuring that the admissions criteria are applied for all schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name Table 1 Primary Schools.docx title Primary Schools 2 file name Table 2 Secondary Schools.docx title Secondary Schools question first answered 01/12/2017 14:54:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794379

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the new funding formula for 2018-19 will reflect the effect on schools of staff pay increases.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	115352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In July 2017 we announced an additional £1.3billion for schools and high needs across 2018-19 and 2019-20, in addition to the schools budget set at Spending Review 2015. This means funding per pupil for schools and high needs will be maintained in real terms for the next two years. Following our announcement in September 2017, under the national funding formula, school funding will be distributed based on the individual needs and characteristics of every school in the country.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish evidence on the affordability and value for money of increases to teachers’ pay as part of the Department’s input to the School Teachers’ Review Body consideration on teachers’ pay for 2018/19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:46:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

794380

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to secure sufficient recruitment and retention in the teaching profession.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	115353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of teachers is at an all-time high: there are now 457,300 full time equivalent teachers, up 15,500 from 2010. The number of new teachers entering our classrooms continues to outnumber those who retire or leave, and the number of teachers returning to the profession is 8% higher than in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to offer generous bursaries to recruit the best graduates into the profession. From 2018 we are increasing funding across all high priority subjects. Our prestigious scholarship scheme will also continue, offering a package of tailored support and up to £28,000 tax-free for scholars in six subjects.</p><p> </p><p>Teachers will benefit from the newly announced rise in the student loan repayment threshold and we will be piloting a new student loan reimbursement programme for science and Modern Foreign Language teachers in the early years of their career, targeted in the areas of the country that need them most.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to address the factors that influence the decisions of those teachers who do decide to leave the profession. We recognised the problem of unnecessary workload when we launched the Workload Challenge in 2014. Our responses to this and the 2016 Teacher Workload Survey set out comprehensive programmes of action to be taken, including spreading best practice about workload reduction. We will continue our extensive work with the profession, teaching unions and Ofsted to support the retention of teachers.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:43:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

794383

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent smaller schools from closing in (a) England and (b) Kent.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	115356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Most small schools are rural and the Government recognises the importance of these schools to their communities. That is why there is a presumption against the closure of rural primary schools. While the presumption does not mean that rural primary schools will never close, it does require decision makers to consider factors such as the likely effect of the closure of the school on the local community, educational standards at the school, the impact on standards at neighbouring schools, the availability of transport to other schools, and any alternatives to the closure of the school.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some schools are necessarily small because they are remote and do not have the same opportunities to grow or make efficiency savings as other schools. These schools can be especially important to their local communities, and ensure children do not have to travel long distances to school. That is why we have included dedicated sparsity funding in our new national funding formula (NFF), which will target funding to 19 of the most remote schools in Kent. Under the NFF, Kent would see an increase of 7.4% for its schools compared to 3.5% nationally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:22:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

794403

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in (a) library provision and (b) the number of qualified librarians in state-funded schools and colleges in England; and if she will make a statement
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	115376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>School libraries play an important role in providing children with more opportunities to read widely for pleasure, which is a fundamental part of children’s education that helps them to fulfil their potential. We have made no specific assessment on school library provision or the number of qualified librarians in state-funded schools, as it is for schools to decide whether and, how to provide library services. We know that many headteachers recognise the role school libraries can play in improving pupils’ literacy. Many headteachers, especially those in secondary schools, also choose to employ a qualified librarian, although this is not a statutory requirement.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:39:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794572

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on what date the the GEO informed the Prime Minister's Office that the Equality and Human Rights Commission intended to abolish the position of Disability Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	115545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The non-statutory roles and responsibilities of Board members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), including the former ‘Disability Commissioner’ role are matters for the EHRC to decide. The GEO would not normally inform the Prime Minister’s Office of intended EHRC changes to these roles and responsibilities and did not do so in this case.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/11/2017 17:49:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone