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970890

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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	What steps he is taking to improve the information available to prospective students on the costs and benefits of higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	906764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working to make information, advice and guidance on higher education options more accessible to prospective students.</p><p>We are running an Open Data Competition to support development of innovative online platforms to provide information on graduate outcomes. We have introduced the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework to help students identify excellent teaching and best graduate outcomes. The Student Loans Company (SLC) also regularly reviews and updates student finance information based on feedback from students.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/09/2018 16:42:07 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

970835

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps he has taken to increase the number of people entering the teaching profession.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	906766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to world class public services. To ensure teaching remains an attractive and fulfilling profession, we are delivering a fully funded pay rise of up to 3.5% for classroom teachers on the main pay range, 2% for those on the upper pay range and 1.5% for those in leadership positions.</p><p>For recruitment to initial teacher training starting in September 2018 we put in place a range of measures including generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000 for priority subjects, to encourage even more talented trainees to key subjects such as maths and physics.</p><p>Earlier this year my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the development of a new strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas, including professional development, career progression, flexible working, and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

970891

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support available to students attending university.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	906765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The University Mental Health Charter announced in June 2018 will drive up standards in promoting student and staff mental health and wellbeing. The Charter, which will reward institutions that deliver improved student mental health outcomes, will develop in an iterative process, shaped by co-production with students, staff and partner organisations.</p><p>71 per cent of universities do not have an explicit strategy for mental health provision although 94 per cent of higher education institutions (HEIs) report an increase in demand for counselling services over the past five years. In some HEIs, up to one in four students are using, or are waiting to use, counselling services.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/09/2018 16:51:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

947498

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit, published in March 2018, whether his Department will be be the only Department funding additional costs accumulated due to the proposed changes in free school meals eligibility criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	168167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Our new criteria for free school meals eligibility are forecast to increase the number of children eligible for this vital benefit. In addition, our transitional protections will mean that all children currently receiving a free meal will continue to do so.</p><p>We have published a technical note setting out our forecast of how many additional pupils will be eligible for free school meals because of the recent changes we have made. This is available at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note</a>.</p><p>Costs within this Spending Review period fall predominantly within the pupil premium and dedicated school grant budgets, and there is flexibility in these budgets to allow for changes in demand. We publish spend through these budgets at the appropriate points in the year.</p><p>Due to the lagged nature of school funding, the majority of costs fall within the next and subsequent Spending Review periods; budgets beyond 2020 will be set in the next Spending Review. Eligibility for free school meals is set out in legislation and this government is committed to ensuring that disadvantaged children and young people benefit from free school meals.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 168166 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

947497

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit, published in March 2018, what estimate he has made of additional costs to his Department per year as a result of the proposed Free School Meal eligibility criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	168166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Our new criteria for free school meals eligibility are forecast to increase the number of children eligible for this vital benefit. In addition, our transitional protections will mean that all children currently receiving a free meal will continue to do so.</p><p>We have published a technical note setting out our forecast of how many additional pupils will be eligible for free school meals because of the recent changes we have made. This is available at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note</a>.</p><p>Costs within this Spending Review period fall predominantly within the pupil premium and dedicated school grant budgets, and there is flexibility in these budgets to allow for changes in demand. We publish spend through these budgets at the appropriate points in the year.</p><p>Due to the lagged nature of school funding, the majority of costs fall within the next and subsequent Spending Review periods; budgets beyond 2020 will be set in the next Spending Review. Eligibility for free school meals is set out in legislation and this government is committed to ensuring that disadvantaged children and young people benefit from free school meals.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 168167 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

947505

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the additional ring-fenced RDEL his Department will require to fund the increased RAB charge resulting from the increase to post-2012 loan repayment thresholds in each of the next three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	168013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As in previous years, the allocated budget for Resource Allocation Budget (RAB) expenditure was published in the DfE Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a> . The budget for RAB expenditure is part of the depreciation figure and is shown as c.£3.9 billion for 2018/19 and c.£4.3 billion in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The 2018/19 budget and future budgets will be reviewed as part of the annual estimates process and confirmed in the published estimates documents. No budget has been allocated for 2020-21, this will be agreed as part of the next spending review.</p><p> </p><p>This follows the department’s statistical release on student loan forecasts published on 28 June 2018, which showed the RAB charge for higher education loans is expected to be 45% under the new policy: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719817/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719817/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The cost of the system is a conscious investment in young people and required to make higher and further education widely available, achieving the government’s objectives of increasing the skills in the economy and ensuring access to university for all with the potential to benefit. We have added to that investment recently by freezing tuition fees for academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20, and raising the repayment threshold from £21,000 to £25,000 for the financial year 2018/19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/09/2018 16:37:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

967830

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Art and Design: GCE A-level
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) ethnicity of pupils who studied Art and Design at A-Level in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	170280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not currently hold data on the subjects entered by pupils/students in the 2017/18 academic year. The Department will publish ethnicity (and other characteristic breakdowns) for GCSEs and A levels in January 2019.</p><p>The latest GCSE information held by the Department is the number of pupils[1], in state-funded schools, at the end of key stage 4, who entered GCSE (or equivalent) 'Applied Art and Design' and 'Art and Design'[2], for 2016/17[3], split by ethnicity[4].</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Applied Art and Design</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Art and Design</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>%</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Total</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Pupils</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>100.0</p></td><td><p>143,748</p></td><td><p>100.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian Pupils</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>12,296</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Pupils</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>5,593</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese Pupils</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed Pupils</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Pupils</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>82.4</p></td><td><p>114,845</p></td><td><p>79.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Other Ethnic Groups</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2,302</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of all pupils at the end of KS4 entering</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The latest A level information held by the Department is published in the A level and other 16 to 18 results statistics[5]. This publication has the number of students entering A-level[6] Art and Design[7], split by ethnicity for 2016/17[8].</p><table><tbody><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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>[1]</strong> Total number of entries include pupils who were absent, whose results are pending and results which are ungraded or unclassified.</p><p><strong>[2]</strong> Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Prior to 2014, best entry discounting, where the pupil’s best result is used was in place in performance tables. From 2014 onwards, first entry rules were introduced, where a pupil’s first entry in that subject is used in performance tables. For more information on discounting and early entry, see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores</a>.</p><p><strong>[3]</strong> All figures are based on final data so will deviate from total entries figures published in the departments statistical release.</p><p><strong>[4]</strong> Ethnicity is taken from the school census for that academic year.</p><p><strong>[5]</strong> For 2016/17 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised</a> (open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).</p><p><strong>[6]</strong> Students, at the end of their 16-18 study, who entered A level Art and Design.</p><p><strong>[7]</strong> Includes entries into A level Art and Design qualifications which are eligible for inclusion in performance tables. Where qualifications taken by a student are in the same subject area and similar in content, ‘discounting’ rules have been applied to avoid double counting qualifications.</p><p><strong>[8]</strong> Figures are based on final data.</p><p>x = Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 170279 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:38:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

968103

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has he made of the quality of teacher training provision in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	170686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Ofsted is responsible for making judgements about the quality of training provided by all providers and their partnerships. All initial teacher training (ITT) partnerships in Coventry and the West Midlands were judged to be either good or outstanding at their most recent Ofsted inspection. Across England, 99% of ITT partnerships were judged to be either good or outstanding at their most recent Ofsted inspection.</p><p>The latest newly qualified teacher (NQT) survey report was published on 5 September 2018. NQTs were largely positive about the quality of their ITT – 81% rated overall quality as 7-10 out of 10. This is a sample survey of NQTs who gained qualified teacher status (QTS) status between December 2015 and November 2016, therefore regional level analysis is not possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/09/2018 16:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

968418

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Transport
	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 4 September 2018 to Question 168002, to what budget the £5 million fund for transport to selective schools for disadvantaged pupils has been reallocated.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	170952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As the Department is not taking forward proposals to open new selective schools, we are not taking forward plans for free transport specifically for children who are eligible for free school meals who attend their nearest selective school. The £5.5 million allocated to this fund was therefore not retained by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/09/2018 16:31:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

968217

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mexborough Academy
	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 25 April 2018 to Question 136869 on Wakefield City Academies Trust, whether the Mexborough Academy has been re-brokered.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	170849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>On 18 July 2018, the Department for Education confirmed Delta Academies Trust (Delta) as the new trust for Mexborough Academy. We are working with all parties to transfer Mexborough Academy from Wakefield City Academies Trust into Delta as soon as possible.</p><p>Since January 2018, Delta continues to provide school improvement support at Mexborough, ensuring pupils are benefitting from a strong trust immediately. Our priority continues to be the education of the pupils and moving Mexborough Academy, to Delta, with as little disruption as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/09/2018 16:47:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock