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1092456

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps schools, colleges and local education authorities are taking to ensure that teaching staff from EU countries are aware of what their citizenship status will be post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The department continues to plan for EU Exit and to ensure that we are best prepared for all potential scenarios. As part of our planning, we are taking steps to ensure that our schools, further education and higher education institutions, and local authorities are similarly prepared.</p><p> </p><p>The department published guidance to provide information and advice to our stakeholders on how to best prepare. The notices include information on the EU Settlement Scheme and on the arrangements that apply to EU, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens arriving after EU Exit. The notices form part of the government's public information campaign which can be viewed at this link: <a href="https://euexit.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://euexit.campaign.gov.uk/</a>. This campaign ensures that UK citizens and organisations, EU citizens living in the UK, and UK nation​als living in the EU are well informed about how EU Exit will affect them and about the practical steps they will need to take to be ready for it.</p><p> </p><p>The department has shared guidance with a large number of our stakeholders across the education sector. This includes the document ‘EU exit: no deal preparations for schools in England’, attached[1].</p><p> </p><p>It also includes ‘EU exit: no deal preparations for higher education institutions’ guidance, attached,[2] and ‘EU exit: no deal preparations for further education and apprenticeship providers’ guidance’, also attached[3].</p><p> </p><p>The document ‘EU Exit: No deal preparations for local authority children's services[4]​’, which will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-higher-education-institutions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-higher-education-institutions</a>.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-further-education-and-apprenticeship-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-further-education-and-apprenticeship-providers</a>.</p><p>[4] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-local-authority-childrens-services-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-no-deal-preparations-for-local-authority-childrens-services-in-england</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL14711_EU_exit_no_deal_preparations_for_further_education_and_apprenticeship_providers.pdf title HL14711_EU_exit_preparations_for_further_education 2 file name HL14711_EU_exit_no_deal_preparations_for_higher_education_institutions.pdf title HL14711_EU_exit_preparations_for_higher_education 3 file name HL14711_EU_exit_no_deal_preparations_for_schools.pdf title HL14711_EU_exit_preparations_for_schools question first answered 29/03/2019 14:07:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1091620

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of cash-for-student-places granted by the University of Southern California and other major US colleagues on the mutual recognition of qualifications and standards with equivalent UK institutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL14665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a robust system for the recognition of international qualifications. The UK National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) provides expert advice on behalf of the government on the comparability of international qualifications with those of the UK. Our universities and colleges are supported by the UK NARIC service in making decisions on the eligibility of applicants for places in their courses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:06:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1091634

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the number of overseas students attending academic institutions in the UK continues to grow in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL14678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The government fully recognises the important contribution that international students make, both economically and culturally, to the UK’s higher education sector.</p><p>On 16 March, the government published its international education strategy, attached, setting out its ambition to increase the value of education exports to £35 billion per year and to increase the total number of international students hosted by UK universities to 600,000 by 2030.</p><p>To provide certainty to prospective EU students, we have confirmed that EU nationals starting courses in the academic year 2019/20 or before will continue to be eligible for undergraduate, postgraduate and Advanced Learner Loan financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided that they meet the residency requirements.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:06:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL14678_International_Education_Strategy.pdf title HL14678_International_Education_Strategy
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1092616

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people in contact with Pupil Referral Units have speech, language and communication needs.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	235359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes information on the number of pupils with special educational needs in each Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) by primary need type. This can be found in the underlying data of the “Special education needs in England” statistical releases found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>.</p><p>In January 2018, 365 pupils in PRUs who were identified with special educational needs, had speech, language and communication needs as their primary type of need. This is 2.2% of the 16,730 pupils with special educational needs in PRUs. These figures relate to pupils on special educational needs support and those with a statement or Education, Health and Care Plan who are registered to local authority maintained PRUs and Academy or Free School alternative provision as their main educational provider.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 12:49:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092710

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Counselling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides financial support to schools for student counselling following incidents of a tragic nature.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	235325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools need to respond to tragic incidents, which vary widely in nature. The Department’s Mental Health and Behaviour guidance includes links to sources of information and support, including on bereavement and other traumatic events. This includes MindEd, which provides online advice and training on mental health for all professionals working with children and young people. Where children need more specialist support, it is important that other services work together with schools to provide the right support. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how specialist mental health support will be increased including through to access crisis care 24 hours a day by 2023/24, and support for at least an additional 345,000 children and young people who will be able to access support via NHS funded mental health services, including mental health support teams linked to schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government does not routinely provide additional funding to schools to respond to specific incidents, it will look at whether adequate support is available in specific cases. In response to incidents in Manchester and at the Grenfell Tower the government provided funding to enable local authorities to provide additional support to schools, colleges and children affected. The planning of mental health support across education, health, local authorities and the voluntary sector is a critical element in the response to such major incidents, such as the terrorist events in Manchester and London.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092712

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that teachers feel safe from violence at their schools.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	235327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>All schools should be safe environments in which staff and pupils feel happy and able to fulfil their potential. Any form of violence in schools is unacceptable and should not be tolerated. Where a violent incident constitutes a criminal offence, the school should report it to the police.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all teachers are equipped with the skills to tackle both the serious behavioural issues that compromise the safety and wellbeing of pupils or school staff. To support schools in ensuring that they remain safe and disciplined environments we have produced a range of guidance materials.</p><p>Guidance is provided to schools to help them develop behaviour policies to manage disruptive and poor behaviour within the classroom and, in doing so, reduce the likelihood of violent attacks on teachers or pupils.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance material includes guidance on controlling access to school premises. This helps schools understand that it is a criminal offence for a person who is on school premises without lawful authority to cause or permit a nuisance or disturbance and the action they can take in response.</p><p>Searching, screening, confiscation guidance for schools makes clear that staff can search pupils and their possessions, where they believe a pupil is carrying a dangerous item which could endanger pupils or staff.</p><p>In addition to current guidance, the Department has worked with the Home Office, and other key stakeholders, including the police, Ofsted and the Health and Safety Executive, to produce new school security guidance. New draft guidance includes references to help schools deal with violent crime and encourages them to develop policies and culture to help reduce and address violent related incidents in schools. A public consultation on the guidance closed last month and the guidance will be published later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 13:00:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092752

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Contraception
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has provided to schools since 2010 on the potential liability of schools governors in the event of (a) a fatality, (b) stroke and (c) other adverse reaction to a pupil aged under 16 years as a direct consequence of taking the emergency hormonal contraceptive pill where the drug has been supplied (i) on school premises with the sanction of the governors, (ii) on school premises without the sanction of the governors and (iii) off school premises but as a result of a referral by a school nurse on school premises without the sanction of the governors.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	235223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The department does not provide guidance to school governors regarding their potential liability for the welfare of pupils, under 16 years of age, who use emergency contraception supplied either on school premises, or as a result of referral made on school premises. The Governance Handbook was updated on 22nd March 2019.</p><p>Young people under the age of 16 are legally able to consent to medical advice and treatment, including the use of emergency contraception, without their parents’ knowledge or consent if a doctor or other healthcare worker judges them competent to do so. Healthcare professionals providing emergency contraception to under 16s without parental consent should follow the criteria outlined in the Fraser guidelines for competence to consent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/03/2019 14:45:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1092798

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take against those schools who refused to teach the Relationship and Sex Education syllabus in full.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL14749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>As with other areas of the curriculum, we expect schools to teach the content of the new subjects of relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education when they become mandatory in September 2020. Schools must have regard to the statutory guidance in relation to the subjects, and where they depart from those parts of the guidance, they will need to have good reasons for doing so.</p><p>Complaints about the delivery of the curriculum, including individual subjects in the curriculum, are for schools to resolve through their complaints procedures.</p><p>Where, during the course of a school inspection, it becomes clear that statutory requirements are not being met, that will inform Ofsted’s overall judgment of a school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2019 12:54:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092809

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether new religious schools established as a result of their new capital funding scheme and which are legally permitted to select all of their pupils on faith grounds will be encouraged to convert to academy status; and whether there will be a time restriction on when such schools are able to do so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL14760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Any voluntary-aided school, including those funded through the recently announced voluntary-aided capital scheme, can apply to convert to academy status in the same way as any other maintained school. Whilst the department does not plan to put specific restrictions in place on academy conversion for this group of schools, they will need to obtain the necessary consents, meet our criteria and undertake a consultation before doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2019 13:13:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1092430

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that measures designed to prevent voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on faith from having a detrimental impact on social cohesion, such as school linking programmes and religious diversity on governing bodies, are implemented and maintained once those schools have opened.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blackstone
	uin	HL14687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools play a vital role in promoting integration and encouraging greater community cohesion and this includes faith schools.</p><p>The Integrated Communities Strategy made clear the important role schools play in knitting communities together. All state funded schools, whatever their type, have a legal obligation to promote community cohesion and to teach a broad and balanced curriculum, and are under a duty to foster good relations between different groups. They are also required to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. Their effectiveness in doing so is inspected by Ofsted.</p><p>Many existing faith schools have a strong record on promoting integration and the department encourages them, as well as all new schools, to engage in programmes such as school linking, that promote social mixing within and across schools. The department is taking forward over 20 measures across its portfolio to support the sector to promote integration, as set out in the Integrated Communities Action Plan. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/integrated-communities-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/integrated-communities-action-plan</a>.</p><p>This document is also attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14691 question first answered 29/03/2019 13:13:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Integrated_Communities_Strategy_Govt_Action_Plan.pdf title Integrated_Communities_Strategy_Govt_Action_Plan
	tabling member	3561 label Biography information for Baroness Blackstone