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1000261

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans next to increase the national funding rate for sixth form students.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	187379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. As with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/11/2018 11:50:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

754630

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of schools participating in employment and enterprise schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	6639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not collect information on the number of schools participating in employment and enterprise schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The government established the employer-led Careers &amp; Enterprise Company in 2014 to link employers with schools and colleges. The Company has set up an Enterprise Adviser Network of senior volunteers from business to work with schools and colleges to increase opportunities for young people to learn more about the world of work. Over 1,700 Enterprise Advisers are working with over 1,700 schools and colleges to support their careers and enterprise provision.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/09/2017 06:35:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781278

	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	English Language: Education
	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 encourage collaboration between adult education colleges and businesses requiring language skills to assist English for Speakers of Other Languages learners into employment.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	110478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department funds adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision through the Adult Education Budget. This provision prioritises individuals seeking employment. It also encourages collaboration between local businesses and Jobcentre Plus by offering providers the freedom to respond to the needs in their area.</p><p>Additionally, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) play a key role in identifying skills gaps that includes ESOL. LEPs work with local businesses to develop a skills strategy to support business growth.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:08:07 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781279

	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	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) awarding organisations and (b) English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) providers on modernising the ESOL qualifications and curriculum framework.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	110479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department engages with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) providers and other stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues, including the suitability of existing qualifications. In addition, the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum aims to increase consistency of teaching and provide clarity for the skills, knowledge and understanding that learners need in order to improve their English.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulations (Ofqual) is responsible for ensuring that qualifications – including those for ESOL - are developed and delivered appropriately. Ofqual monitors closely the delivery of these qualifications and intervenes when standards are not met.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 17:14:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781280

	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	Languages: Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to require all state-funded schools to work with local authorities in developing a language needs assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	110480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department's school census now requires schools to report annually on the written and spoken English proficiency of their individual English as an additional language (EAL) pupils. A five-point scale is used that ranges from &quot;new to English&quot; through to &quot;fluent&quot; and guidance is available to help schools make an accurate assessment.</p><p>Fulfilling this requirement will help schools identify the English language needs of their EAL pupils and to plan appropriate support.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:11:50 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781281

	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	English Language: Education
	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 improve collaboration between English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) providers and local authorities to (a) identify and (b) meet the need for ESOL provision in each such authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	110481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision is funded through the Adult Education Budget and delivered by a range of different providers. A number of local councils are themselves major ESOL providers.</p><p>The Adult Education Budget is designed to give all providers the freedom and flexibility to respond to local needs and to work with local stakeholders, such as local councils, to coordinate provision. This means, for example, that local councils and training providers are able work together to determine the level of local need and how best to meet this with their combined resources.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:13:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

781349

	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	English Language: Education
	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 incentivise employers to contribute towards the cost of English for Speakers of Other Languages classes for their employees.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	110488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>We know that English language skills help people get into work, progress in their careers and integrate into life in England. This is why we provide full funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses for adults who are job seekers on work-related benefits. We also co-fund other adults, such as employed learners, with the Government contributing 50% of course cost. This provides an incentive for others, including employers, to contribute to the costs of ESOL courses.</p><p>In the last financial year, the government also made £9.8 million available for work place based education and skills programmes through Unionlearn. A number of these projects focused on identifying and supporting employees with ESOL needs.</p><p>ESOL learners who complete their qualification benefit from a 6% wage premium within 3-5 years of completing their course. This indicates that employers value the benefits of language skills.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:21:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802378

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	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 reasons for the fall in the number of apprenticeship starts between May to July 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	118065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship reforms introduced earlier this year are the largest changes to apprenticeships the government has ever made. We are transforming the skills landscape and in light of these changes, it would premature to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the limited data available. We fully expect there to be a period of adjustment while employers decide how to maximise the opportunities these reforms present them.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working hard to support employers in training and recruiting new apprentices. There have been over 1.1 million apprenticeship starts since May 2015 and we still aim to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 13:30:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802567

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Home Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools entered into elective home education in each local authority in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	118117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The data on the numbers of children educated at home is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 13:23:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

809569

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Accelerated degrees: widening student choice in higher education, published on 11 December 2017, what assessment she has made of the effect of her proposals for two-year university courses on the ability of students to seek part-time employment alongside studying to fund their living costs.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	120227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The impact of accelerated degree study on part-time working was evaluated by the Institute for Employment Studies as part of their literature review of current research on accelerated degrees. Although the authors noted concerns expressed by the NUS that accelerated study could prohibit students from part-time work, their assessment of current research data finds “no real difference in the level of part-time work undertaken during the summer period between those on accelerated programmes and those on traditional programmes”. The literature review is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595637/Accelerated_Degrees_Literature_Review.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595637/Accelerated_Degrees_Literature_Review.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/01/2018 14:07:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 33107 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran