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63227

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Numbers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schoolchildren graduated from (a) a comprehensive, (b) a grammar, (c) a secondary and (d) an independent school in the last academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	201675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes pupil results at the end of key stage 4, which signals the end of compulsory education. Information on the key stage 4 results of pupils by admission basis and school type is published in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2012 to 2013 (revised)”[1] Statistical First Release. The relevant tables have been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (National tables: SFR01/2014 document, Table 3a and b)</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:03:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63055

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the success of his troops to teachers initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	201636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014.Trainees in the first cohort are in their second term of school-based training so whilst feedback from host schools is positive, it is too soon to fully evaluate the success of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 25/06/2014 09:59:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

63879

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	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, what proportion of children receive free school meals in each (a) free school and (b) local authority area where a free school has been established.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	202406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on the percentage of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals was included in the publication ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2014'.[1]</p><p>Information on the percentage of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals in individual schools, including free schools, is provided in the publication's underlying data. This includes school type and local authority.</p><p>Table 8a in the publication shows the percentage of pupils in state-funded nursery and primary schools known to be eligible and claiming free school meals by each local authority area. Table 8b shows the percentage of pupils in state funded secondary schools known to be eligible and claiming free school meals by each local authority area. Table 3 shows the percentage of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals in free schools nationally.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 13:54:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

64173

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Basic Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of levels of literacy and numeracy in (a) primary school leavers and (b) secondary school leavers in (i)Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber, (iii) the North of England and (iv) England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
	tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
	uin	202644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Key stage 2 national curriculum assessment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2</a></p><p>GCSE attainment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a></p><p>Attainment statistics by Parliamentary constituency are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/</a></p><p>Information on pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving A*-C grades in English and mathematics GCSEs in the areas requested, and information on key stage 2 achievement in the areas requested has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:16:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

62879

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Safety
	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 ensure that primary school children are safe inside the school building and in the surrounding area.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>All schools have a legal responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment. Under health and safety legislation, schools are required to conduct a health and safety risk assessment and put in place an appropriate policy to ensure that staff and pupils are not exposed to risks. This applies to activities on or off the school premises.</p><p>Schools are also required to undertake a range of employment and criminal record checks when making appointments and supervise visitors to the school building. Guidance is made available to schools to help them meet these legal requirements.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:05:24 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

63878

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Sandwell
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library copies of the Property Data Survey Programme results for schools in Sandwell local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	202385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Property Data Survey is due to complete by September 2014. We are currently sharing the initial findings with schools and responsible bodies to validate them.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 13:50:39 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

63614

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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 bursaries for (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 have been allocated to high-priority subjects of physics and mathematics at each of the four bursary tiers.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
	uin	202240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Provisional figures on the number of trainees and proportion with a first or second class honours degree by subject are published in the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Census in November each year. Finalised figures are published the following year. Provisional figures for 2013-14 are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:44:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63617

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mathematics: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the graduates receiving bursaries to teach mathematics in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 at each of the four tiers had (i) a mathematics degree, (ii) a relevant degree as defined by the School Workforce Survey and (iii) any other degree.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
	uin	202238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Information in relation to 2013-14 is not held in the form requested and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Data on 2014-15 participants has not yet been collected.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:53:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63618

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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 places for initial teacher training starting in 2014 have been allocated to (a) Schools Direct and (b) higher education providers.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
	uin	202239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>We initially allocated 15,254 places to School Direct and 23,095 places to higher education institutions for the 2014/15 academic year.</p><p>Further details of the initial allocations have been published on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>We will publish final allocation information reflecting any changes later this year.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:39:47 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless

63622

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Physics: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the graduates receiving bursaries to teach physics in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 at each of the four tiers had (i) a physics degree, (ii) a relevant degree in respect of physics as defined by the School Workforce Survey and (iii) any other degree.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Mark Reckless
	uin	202237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Information in relation to 2013-14 is not held in the form requested and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Data on 2014-15 participants has not yet been collected.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/06/2014 14:38:27 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4049 label Biography information for Mark Reckless