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418413

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review into the status and professionalism of teaching assistants announced in October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have considered the latest evidence on the effective deployment and professional development of teaching assistants, together with a summary of the call for evidence and the draft teaching assistant standards submitted by the expert panel.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of this evidence, the Government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ. The Secretary of State has therefore decided not to publish the draft standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2015 09:40:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 21854 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

759694

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to consult on statutory guidance on Relationships and Sex Education provided for in the Children and Social Work Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	10022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Children and Social Work Act (2017) places a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to make Relationships Education mandatory in all primary schools, and Relationships and Sex Education mandatory in all secondary schools, in England.</p><p>As part of our next steps, the Department intends to conduct a thorough and wide ranging engagement on Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education. This will determine the content of the regulations and statutory guidance, covering subject content, school practice and quality of delivery. We will ensure the subjects are carefully designed to safeguard and support pupils whilst being deliverable for schools.</p><p>The Department is fully committed to this programme of work and will set out shortly more details about the engagement process, the timetable and the work to consider age appropriate subject content.</p><p>This will result in draft regulations and guidance on which we will consult. Following consultation, regulations will be laid in the House allowing for a full and considered debate.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2017 14:58:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

732617

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers by subject were employed in (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year from 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on the number of teachers in state funded secondary schools in England teaching each subject is in Table 11 of the ‘School Workforce in England: November 2016’ statistical release which was published on 22 June 2017 and is available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The statistics published are for England only and are estimates based on a large sample of secondary school teachers. Local authority and regional data are not available. Statistics on the number of teachers teaching each subject in primary schools are not collected by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2017 14:03:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

759690

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there were in primary schools in 2016-17; and what proportion of the total number of school places that figure represents in each such area.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	10059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 1 May 2016, the total number of unfilled primary places in England was 461,065; the number of unfilled places as a percentage of total primary places was 9.7 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The capacity data are published on an annual basis, giving equivalent local authority and regional totals, through the SCAP tables. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2015-to-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2017 15:12:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

732618

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers by subject left employment in (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year from 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	1006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Information, for 2011 to 2015, is available showing the percentage of teachers leaving service from state funded primary and separately for state funded secondary by region in England. This information is contained in section 2 of the ‘Local analysis of teacher workforce: 2010 to 2015’ statistical release available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-analysis-of-teacher-workforce-2010-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-analysis-of-teacher-workforce-2010-to-2015</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information, for 2011 and 2015, is also available showing the percentage of teachers leaving service by subject from state funded secondary in England. This information is contained in table 2.1 of the ‘Teachers Analysis Compendium 2017’ statistical release available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of teachers leaving by subject are not available.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2017 14:23:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

759691

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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, which statutory functions allow her to guarantee that no school will see a cut in funding as a consequence of the national funding formula for local authority maintained schools and academy schools.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Under the national funding formula for schools, every school will attract at least 0.5% more per pupil in 2018-19, and 1% more in 2019-20, compared to its baseline.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Secretary of State’s announcement on 17 July, local authorities will continue to be responsible for determining actual funding allocations to schools in 2018‑19 and 2019-20, to support the implementation of the national funding formula.</p><p>As every local authority in every part of the country will receive a per pupil cash increase in funding, the great majority of schools should be able to receive a per pupil cash increase, too. But ultimately, this is a decision for local authorities to make following local consultation with their schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/10/2017 09:53:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

759688

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Basic Skills: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of adults lacking core skills in (a) literacy, (b) numeracy and (c) information technology in (i) Greater London and (ii) the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	10068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting adults in England to develop the basic English, mathematics and digital expertise they need for future employment. This is why we provide full funding for adults to access a range of English and mathematics courses up to and including GCSE and equivalent qualifications. We are introducing a similar right to funding for specified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses.</p><p> </p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, 2011, estimated the literacy, numeracy and ICT knowledge of adults aged 16-64 in England, including estimates for regions and local authorities. ICT knowledge was assessed against four component elements, including word processing, emailing, spreadsheets and a multiple choice assessment of other ICT expertise such as internet use. The estimates of the numbers and percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components, for England, London, and Newham are in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/09/2017 09:20:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 10068 table attachment.docx title table_attachment
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

732619

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of changes to the schools funding formula on teacher recruitment and retention in deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	1007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure every school has the resources it needs to deliver a high quality education for every pupil. We will continue to work to ensure that every pupil has the opportunity to attend a good school and that all schools are fairly funded. We will reflect on the message that people sent at the election about the funding of our schools, and are considering the more than 25,000 responses we received to the National Funding Formula consultation. We will publish our response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All schools need access to high quality teachers, throughout England. We are recruiting the teachers we need at the national level, despite the challenges caused by an improving economy and rising pupil numbers. We know, however, that some schools are facing significant challenges. We are working with key stakeholders to ensure greater support for pupils in deprived areas, which will include supporting schools to ensure teacher recruitment and retention challenges are addressed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1009 question first answered 03/07/2017 15:32:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

732620

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects and publishes figures on the number of vacant positions at (a) local authority and (b) regional level.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	1008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of the annual School Workforce Census, the Department collects the number of full time teaching posts that have been advertised and are still vacant on census day. This information is supplied by schools and is published for each school, local authority and region. This information is available from 2010 to 2016 and the latest information was published on 22 June 2017 in the underlying data file of the ‘School Workforce in England: November 2016’ statistical release, available at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2017 14:06:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

732621

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	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 the effect of changes in the school funding formula on teachers' salaries.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	1009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure every school has the resources it needs to deliver a high quality education for every pupil. We will continue to work to ensure that every pupil has the opportunity to attend a good school and that all schools are fairly funded. We will reflect on the message that people sent at the election about the funding of our schools, and are considering the more than 25,000 responses we received to the National Funding Formula consultation. We will publish our response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>All schools need access to high quality teachers, throughout England. We are recruiting the teachers we need at the national level, despite the challenges caused by an improving economy and rising pupil numbers. We know, however, that some schools are facing significant challenges. We are working with key stakeholders to ensure greater support for pupils in deprived areas, which will include supporting schools to ensure teacher recruitment and retention challenges are addressed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1007 question first answered 03/07/2017 15:32:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain