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62615

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Chemistry: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many chemistry teachers in secondary schools in each constituency have a chemistry degree.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>An estimate for the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:54:45 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62616

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, how long the recruitment period will be for subject knowledge enhancement courses for 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Recruitment to subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses is a matter for providers of initial teacher training and lead schools in the School Direct programme. We have announced funding support for SKE courses up to 31 March 2015 and will make a further announcement for the period beyond that in due course.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:54:07 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62617

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Chemistry: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many chemistry teachers undertook a chemistry subject knowledge enhancement course in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>There are two types of subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses: pre initial teacher training (ITT) SKE, to support recruitment of trainee teachers in shortage subjects; and post ITT SKE, to support workforce challenges in schools.</p><p> </p><p>We have surpassed our target for trainees entering chemistry teacher training in each of the last three years, recruiting 121% of the target in 2011/12, 108% in 2012/13, and 127% in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the latest annual School Workforce Census (2013)[1] shows that 80.4% of chemistry teachers who teach pupils from years 7 to 13 have a relevant post-A Level qualification, up from 72.7% in the 2010 census[2].</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of chemistry SKE courses for 2009-2013 is below. Post ITT SKE courses were available only from the academic year 2011/12. SKE course data for 2013/14 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pre ITT chemistry SKE courses undertaken</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of post ITT chemistry SKE courses undertaken</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</p><p>[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:00:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62618

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Science: Primary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in England have a (a) science subject leader and (b) subject leader who has a science degree.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:53:07 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

64695

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) EBITT, (iii) HEI-led and (iv) in total in (A) 2010-11 and (B) 2011-12; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited in each category in each year represents.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	203085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The data held by the Department on initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment is contained within the ITT Census.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census contains data on recruitment to courses and routes.</p><p> </p><p>Supply targets are included in ITT Census publications, but are only generated at overall subject level and do not include Teach First numbers for the years in question.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census for 2010-11 and 2011-12 is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data</a></p><p> </p><p>Teach First recruitment was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maths</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sciences</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D&amp;T</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ML</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Art &amp; Design</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RE</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Studies</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizenship</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Secondary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>541</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>687</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Primary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>19</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>85</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>772</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Only those subjects listed above were included in the Teach First programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/07/2014 16:46:05 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

64696

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) School Direct (salary), (iii) School Direct (fee), (iv) other EBITT, (v) HEI-led and (vi) in total in (a) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited in each category represents.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	203084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The data held by the Department on initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment is contained within the ITT Census.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census contains data on recruitment to courses and routes, but does not include Teach First (TF) for 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>Supply targets are included in the ITT Census publications, but are only generated at overall subject level and do not include TF numbers for the years in question.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census for 2011-12 and 2012-13 is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Teach First recruitment for 2011-12 and 2012-13 was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maths</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sciences</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D&amp;T</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ML</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RE</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Studies</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizenship</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Secondary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>687</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>823</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Primary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>85</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>174</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>772</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>997</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Only those subjects listed above were included in the Teach First programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/07/2014 16:45:12 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

64697

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects, (u) secondary and (v) primary school teachers were recruited through (i) Teach First, (ii) EBITT, (iii) HEI-led and (iv) in total in (A) 2009-10 and (B) 2010-11; and what proportion of his Department's supply targets the number recruited was in each category in each year represents.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	203086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The data held by the Department on initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment is contained within the ITT Census.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census contains data on recruitment to courses and routes.</p><p> </p><p>Supply targets are included in ITT Census publications, but are only generated at overall subject level and do not include Teach First numbers for the years in question.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT Census for 2010-11 is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training#performance-data</a></p><p> </p><p>The data for 2009-10 recruitment is published in: ‘Additional tables 2: SFR06/2011':</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional</a></p><p> </p><p>These data do not contain supply target figures.</p><p> </p><p>Teach First recruitment was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maths</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sciences</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D&amp;T</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ML</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Art &amp; Design</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RE</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Studies</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizenship</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Secondary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>458</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>541</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Primary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>27</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>19</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>485</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>560</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Only those subjects listed above were included in the Teach First programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/07/2014 16:44:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

64702

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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, how many teacher training places were allocated in (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) all sciences, (d) general science, (e) biology, (f) chemistry, (g) physics, (h) ICT, (i) design and technology, (j) modern languages, (k) geography, (l) history, (m) art and design, (n) music, (o) physical education, (p) religious education, (q) business studies, (r) citizenship, (s) 14 to 19 diploma subjects, (t) other subjects and in all (u) secondary and (v) primary schools across all initial teacher training pathways in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	203087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department did not allocate places directly to primary or secondary schools in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. Places were allocated to accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers and it is their responsibility to arrange school placements.</p><p> </p><p>For 2012-13, School Direct allocations were assigned to lead schools. This was published alongside all other ITT allocations by the Training and Development Agency. School Direct places are below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>School Direct places 2012-13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>Primary (all specialisms)</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Priority secondary</p></td><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Modern languages</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-priority secondary</p></td><td><p>Art and design</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Biology</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Dance</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Drama</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Physical education</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Religious education</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Applied business</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Applied ICT</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Business studies</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Design and technology</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>General or combined science</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Health and social care</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Psychology</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Social sciences (except economics)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Secondary</p></td><td> </td><td><p>651</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td> </td><td><p>772</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/07/2014 16:47:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

77577

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department will publish the experimental data for the 16 to 19 2012-13 performance tables.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	205517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Experimental statistics were published on 26 June 2014 on the destinations of key stage 4 (KS4) and key stage 5 (KS5) students[1]. The statistics remain experimental with new institutions, such as independent and special schools, being included for the first time. KS4 education destinations are included in performance tables, but the employment, training and characteristics data need to be fully tested and evaluated before the rest of KS4 and all of KS5 data can be published in performance tables. The next publication is due in early 2015 and will cover 2012/13 destinations.</p><p>Experimental statistics on level 1 and 2 attainment in English and mathematics by 16 to 18 students for academic year 2012/13 will be published by October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/07/2014 14:54:43 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

90998

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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, when the National College of Teaching and Learning will publish the final initial teacher training allocations for 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	208627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>We intend to publish the final allocation of initial teacher training (ITT) places for the 2014/15 academic year as management information in the coming weeks. Data on the initial allocation of places is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 11/09/2014 11:41:33 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt