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45236

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list all academy sponsors with 10 or more academies. [R]
	tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
	tabling member printed	Mr Nick Gibb
	uin	193818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>Sponsors with 10 or more academies are:</p><p> </p><p>· Academies Enterprise Trust (AET)</p><p>· Academy Transformation Trust</p><p>· ARK Schools</p><p>· Cabot Learning Federation</p><p>· CfBT Education Trust</p><p>· Clifton Diocese</p><p>· David Ross Education Trust (DRET)</p><p>· Diocese of Salisbury Academies</p><p>· Diocese of Wakefield</p><p>· E-ACT</p><p>· Elliot Foundation</p><p>· Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust</p><p>· Harris Federation</p><p>· Kemnal Academy Trust, The (TKAT)</p><p>· Northern Education Trust</p><p>· Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service (NRCDES)</p><p>· Oasis Community Learning</p><p>· Ormiston Academies Trust</p><p>· Outwood Grange Academies Trust</p><p>· REAch2 Academy Trust</p><p>· School Partnership Trust Academies (SPTA)</p><p>· The Education Fellowship Trust</p><p>· The Griffin Schools Trust</p><p>· The Primary Academies Trust</p><p>· United Learning</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

45012

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 links between education and employment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	193671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The government's aim is to ensure that young people are equipped with the skills, experience and qualifications that employers want. The introduction of 16-19 study programmes will expand the provision of genuine work experience and work-related learning for all post-16 students. We have invested in new apprenticeships that are more employer-led than ever before, and introduced traineeships to give young people the skills and experience they need to compete successfully for a job. From September 2014, the Tech Level qualifications will provide a high-quality vocational alternative to A levels, leading to a recognised occupation.</p><p>These and other reforms arising from Professor Alison Wolf's 2011 review of vocational education have led to far-reaching improvements in vocational education. These include employer recognition of qualifications and simplified and better-funded arrangements for work experience.</p><p>Our reforms to GCSEs and A levels will secure rigorous, challenging qualifications which are responsive to the needs of students and employers. New GCSEs in English and mathematics, which will provide greater assurance of literacy and numeracy, will be taught from September 2015, with the first examinations in summer 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

45234

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings officials in his Department have had with officials from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the implications of the Consumer Rights Bill for (a) childcare voucher users and (b) providers of childcare services; and what the Civil Service grades of officials present were.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	193793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of any meetings between officials from the Department for Education and those from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) specifically on the implications of the Consumer Rights Bill for providers of childcare services.</p><p>BIS consulted widely on consumer law reform in 2008 and 2012, and published a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny in 2013. BIS has also completed full impact assessments for the provisions in the Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

45239

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what conclusions he has drawn from the 3D Printer Project Report for enriching teaching across STEM and Design subjects in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
	uin	193768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The schools involved in the 2012-13 pilot 3D Printer Project explored innovative ways of teaching STEM subjects, stimulating pupil interest and enriching the curriculum. Participating schools explored the potential benefits and challenges of using this technology in the curriculum and some shared their experiences with other schools wishing to introduce 3D printers. As set out in the report, feedback confirmed that 3D printers have significant potential as a teaching resource and can have a positive impact on pupil engagement and learning.</p><p>In October the Secretary of State for Education commissioned a further 3D Printer Project, working with the Design and Technology Association and 42 teaching school alliances, to further develop our understanding of the educational opportunities offered by 3D printers. Like the pilot project, it is exploring new ways of teaching STEM subjects using a 3D printer, but with an emphasis on using it in ways that enhance learning over other approaches. The schools involved will develop and deliver continuous professional development (CPD) on using a 3D printer to teach STEM subjects to teachers across their teaching school alliances. We plan to make the best of the STEM teaching and CPD resources developed by the participants available to schools across England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

45240

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 24 March 2014, Official Report, columns 83-4W, on the School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, if he will make an assessment of the level of compliance with those regulations among state-funded schools and academies.
	tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
	tabling member printed	Mr Nick Gibb
	uin	193749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>If a parent, or other party, believes that a school is not complying with the requirements, they are entitled to raise this with the governing body. If their complaint is not resolved and they believe that the school has failed to discharge its duty or acted unreasonably, they can raise their complaint with the Secretary of State.</p><p>Ofsted routinely checks school websites ahead of inspection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

45243

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 12 March 2014, Official Report, columns 250-1W, on special educational needs, when he expects to make an announcement on the effect of reforms on funding for special educational needs.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	193842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>On 13 March, I announced proposals to allocate £350 million to our least fairly funded local areas in 2015-16. This is the biggest step towards fairer schools funding in a decade, and it puts us in a much better position to implement a national funding formula when the time is right.</p><p>To allocate this £350 million as fairly as possible, we selected the characteristics we think contribute most to the attainment of pupils and viability of schools, and set indicative minimum funding levels for each of these. These characteristics include deprivation and low prior attainment, both of which show some correlation with low-cost, high incidence special educational needs (SEN). We looked at the average value attached by local authorities to these characteristics and used these as a basis for our proposed minimum funding levels. Applying these minimum funding levels could mean that some of the least fairly funded local authorities with high numbers of these pupils see a benefit.</p><p>This additional £350 million applies to the schools block of the dedicated schools grant that local authorities receive. However, this is one of three notional blocks of funding, and local authorities are free to move money between their schools block, high needs block and early years block as they see fit. It is therefore possible that local authorities could choose to move the additional money to their high needs block to support children with high-cost special educational needs.</p><p>Our proposals are still at the consultation stage. For more information, please see the consultation at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fairer-schools-funding-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fairer-schools-funding-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

45246

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of employees in his Department of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	193961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the key role played by flexible working patterns in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Managers are required to ensure staff can achieve a good work-life balance and that business objectives are delivered through a positive approach to flexible working patterns. Working patterns are reviewed regularly to ensure that any arrangements meet business needs. The working patterns that are supported within the Department are:</p><p>a) Compressed hours working</p><p>b) Flexitime working</p><p>c) Home working</p><p>d) Job sharing</p><p>e) Partial retirement</p><p>f) Part-time working (also referred to as reduced hours working)</p><p>g) Part-year working (also includes term-time working)</p><p> </p><p>Working patterns (a) to (e) are agreed locally with line managers and, therefore, records are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the pay grade and gender of employees working full-time, part-time, full-time part-year and part-time part-year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Department for Education (DfE) headcount by grade, gender and working pattern</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Full-Time %</p></td><td><p>Part-Time %</p></td><td><p>Full-Time Part-Year %</p></td><td><p>Part-Time Part-Year %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p>86.2%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EA AA SG Band 2</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EA AO</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>74.7%</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>85.2%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>85.9%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>86.2%</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>87.5%</p></td><td><p>12.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>11.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1A</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 2</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>89.3%</p></td><td><p>10.7%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,024</p></td><td><p>78.1%</p></td><td><p>21.1%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>97.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: DfE, MI as at 28 February 2014</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45446

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	194037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is currently undertaking a review of the check-off union subscription provision.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

45537

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what interaction the National Panel on Serious Case Reviews has had with the Local Safeguarding Children's Board Network.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	194099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The national panel of independent experts on Serious Case Reviews has met the chair of the Association of Independent Local Safeguarding Children Board Chairs, twice, most recently on 10 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

45538

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all primary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	194088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).</p><p>Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194089 194090 194091 194092 question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman