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1400729

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many retired teachers his Department has asked to return to school in order to ease covid-19 pressures; and how many of those teachers are aged (a) 50 to 59, (b) 60 to 69 and (c) over 70.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	99391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is working to support all schools to remain open for face-to-face education and every ex-teacher that comes forward to help can make a difference to pupils.</p><p>The department’s campaign aims to further bolster the many supply staff that are already working in our schools and who have been throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The call has just begun, agencies are continuing to recruit new candidates for our schools. The department are extremely grateful to all the teachers who are responding to our call to return temporarily to the classroom.</p><p>The department does not routinely collect data on supply staff, however, we are in close contact with supply agencies to monitor the interest they receive. The findings of our initial survey of agencies were published on Wednesday 12 January and this showed that at least 585 ex-teachers registered interest (between 20 Dec 2021 and 7 January 2022) in returning to the classroom to support schools.</p><p>The department have not asked for any data on the personal characteristics, such as age, of the people who have expressed an interest.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/01/2022 17:04:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1399955

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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, what estimate he has made of the additional funding required by schools to cover the costs of hiring agency workers as a result of teachers self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	98444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>School leaders and staff have worked incredibly hard to make sure all pupils have been able to return to school safely. The department is extremely grateful to all the teachers who are responding to our call to return temporarily to the classroom to support schools whilst cases of the Omicron variant continue to rise.</p><p>This should be seen in the wider context of funding for schools. The government is delivering the biggest funding boost for schools in a decade which will give every school more money for every child. This financial year, in 2021-22, mainstream school funding for 5 to 16-year-olds increased by 3.5% overall. In financial year 2022-23 it will increase by a further 5.8%, or £300, cash increase in funding per pupil, on average.</p><p>This funding boost will rapidly give schools the resources they need to rise to the challenges of COVID-19 response and recovery, increase teacher pay, and meet the cost of the Health and Social Care Levy, while continuing their work to raise attainment and educational outcomes for all children and young people.</p><p>Schools have the flexibility to make their own decisions on how to prioritise their spending to invest in a range of resources and activities that will best support their staff and pupils. Schools will be able to use their existing budgets to help with the costs associated with COVID-19 absences.</p><p>The department has re-introduced the COVID-19 workforce fund to provide financial support to eligible schools and colleges for absence costs from 22 November until 18 February. The fund is available to support schools and colleges facing the greatest staffing and funding pressures to continue to deliver face-to-face, high-quality education to all pupils.</p><p>All schools can access a range of school resource management tools to help them get the best value from their resources. Schools in financial difficulty should contact the Educational Skills and Funding Agency or their local authority.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/01/2022 12:38:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1399954

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Incentives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to offer teachers any recognition or rewards for their work during the covid-19 outbreak in order to help retain teaching staff.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	98443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The COVID-19 outbreak has shone a light on the life-changing role that teachers play in children’s lives. I recognise and am grateful for the extraordinary efforts that school leaders and staff have made to ensure pupils get the best possible education throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>Teacher retention is key to ensuring effective teacher supply and quality, and we are taking action to support teachers to stay in the profession and thrive. Over two-thirds of teachers who started 5 years ago are still teaching today, and of those who started 10 years ago, nearly 3 in 5 are still teaching. However, we recognise that more needs to be done.</p><p>The department is creating an entitlement to at least three years of structured training, support and professional development for all new teachers, to bring teaching into line with other prestigious professions such as law, accountancy, and medicine. Underpinning this is the initial teacher training (ITT) Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework. These ensure that new teachers will benefit from at least 3 years of evidence-based training, across ITT and into their induction.</p><p>We have also published a range of resources to help address teacher workload and wellbeing and support schools to introduce flexible working practices. These include the staff wellbeing charter and the workload reduction toolkit, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter</a> and here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit</a>.</p><p>This year's remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body reiterates the government's commitment to raising teacher starting salaries to £30,000 and seeks recommendations for pay awards in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic year. This will give schools the opportunity to better plan their budgets as we make the uplifts required to progress towards a £30,000 starting salary.</p><p>We are looking to deliver this through balanced pay uplifts across the entire workforce, with investment targeted as effectively as possible to address recruitment and retention challenges and, ultimately, ensure the best outcomes for pupils.</p><p>Additionally, we will be offering a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax-free for maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers in years 1 to 5 of their careers. This will support recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in these subjects and in the schools and areas that need them most.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/01/2022 12:46:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1399392

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities, Ofsted and safeguarding bodies have the necessary powers to investigate, seize evidence and shut down illegal schools.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	97133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>It is a criminal offence under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 to conduct an unregistered independent school. The department and Ofsted continue to investigate any schools, colleges, and universities where intelligence or evidence suggest that this offence is being committed. Section 97 of the act permits no-notice inspections of education providers believed to be operating as an unregistered independent school.</p><p>Between 1 January 2016 and 31 August 2021, 850 education providers were investigated leading to 412 inspections. These inspections have led to 114 unregistered schools being identified, and joint work between the department and Ofsted has led to 101 of these schools changing their provision to cease operating unlawfully. In addition, since 2016, 6 successful prosecutions have been brought against groups responsible for operating illegal education providers</p><p>The department has previously committed to taking forward measures to make it easier for Ofsted to investigate and gather evidence of breaches of section 96 of the act, and prosecute those responsible for running unregistered schools, including in the 2019 Integrated Communities Action Plan. Such measures are planned to be taken forward when a suitable legislative opportunity arises.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/01/2022 16:25:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1399272

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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, when the School Teachers’ Review Body plans to provide its recommendations on teacher pay rises in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	97132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>In the remit letter to the chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has requested that the STRB provide their recommendations on the academic years 2022/23 and 2023/24 pay awards during May 2022.</p><p>Any pay award will be announced after the Secretary of State has reviewed the STRB’s report. As ever, we will work with colleagues across government to ensure we publish the STRB’s report and the government’s response as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 97131 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:26:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1399271

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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, if he will make it his policy to announce any pay rises for school teaching staff by April 2022 to allow schools to include those rises in their budgeting processes which take place before the summer holidays.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	97131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>In the remit letter to the chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has requested that the STRB provide their recommendations on the academic years 2022/23 and 2023/24 pay awards during May 2022.</p><p>Any pay award will be announced after the Secretary of State has reviewed the STRB’s report. As ever, we will work with colleagues across government to ensure we publish the STRB’s report and the government’s response as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 97132 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:26:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1377943

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 2 November 2021 to Questions 62860 and 62861 on Remote Education, whether his Department plans to remove references to specific digital platforms from its Get Help with Remote Education guidance to avoid actively supporting or mandating individual products.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	73971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The guidance shares details of the digital platforms programme, which informs a school how to apply for a platform through our partners Microsoft and Google. Schools are also free to consider other providers with chargeable services in this area to deliver specific elements of online education, where they see fit.</p><p>The digital platforms programme is closing to new applications on 30 November 2021, after which schools can continue to apply for free licensing of the Microsoft and Google platforms, directly with those companies, or seek alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 73970 question first answered 18/11/2021 11:49:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1377942

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 2 November 2021 to Questions 62860 and 62861 on Remote Education, whether the Department’s Get Help with Remote Education guidance actively supports the use of (a) Google and (b) Microsoft products over challenger companies.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	73970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The guidance shares details of the digital platforms programme, which informs a school how to apply for a platform through our partners Microsoft and Google. Schools are also free to consider other providers with chargeable services in this area to deliver specific elements of online education, where they see fit.</p><p>The digital platforms programme is closing to new applications on 30 November 2021, after which schools can continue to apply for free licensing of the Microsoft and Google platforms, directly with those companies, or seek alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 73971 question first answered 18/11/2021 11:49:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1365476

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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 effect on covid transmission in areas where the local Director of Public Health has introduced extra measures in line with the contingency framework, including isolation of under 16s whose siblings have tested positive for covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	68466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The department’s priority is to maximise the number of children and young people in face-to-face education or childcare and minimise any disruption, in a way that best manages the COVID-19 risk.</p><p>Whilst the Directors of Public Health have discretion over local public health measures within a national framework, the advice in the contingency framework does not reverse the national policy for self-isolation which changed on 16 August. Unless they test positive, fully vaccinated adults, children and young people aged under 18 years and 6 months are not required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive case of COVID-19<em>.</em> The contingency framework provides guidance on the following measures: testing, face coverings, shielding, attendance restrictions as well as educational visits and events.</p><p>The department is monitoring measures in regions and continually seeking to improve its understanding of their effectiveness. Current data which is publicly available on case rates is broken down by region. Attendance data for nurseries and schools is also available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/11/2021 16:30:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1363005

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing and updating the list of digital platforms that are included in his Department’s Get help with remote education guidance to reflect the Government’s new ambition to create a pro-competition regime for digital markets.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	62861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Beyond the need to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department believes that it is up to educational establishments to decide what technology they need to meet their requirements in relation to their educational contexts and circumstances, and do not actively back or mandate individual products.</p><p>More information about digital education platforms can be found here: <a href="https://get-help-with-tech.education.gov.uk/digital-platforms/" target="_blank">https://get-help-with-tech.education.gov.uk/digital-platforms/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 62860 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:17:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper