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1092592

	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish updated sex education guidelines; and what steps is his Department is taking to ensure that those guidelines reflect diverse needs particularly for girls and LGBT+ young people.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	235349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is making relationships education compulsory for all primary pupils and relationships and sex education (RSE) compulsory for all secondary pupils from September 2020. From that point, health education will also be compulsory for all state funded pupils.</p><p>Pupils should be taught about the society in which they are growing up. RSE should meet the needs of all pupils, whatever their developing identity or sexuality. The recently updated draft guidance sets out that pupils should know how stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage, and how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice. Health education will also cover important relevant content, such as puberty and menstrual wellbeing in both primary and secondary schools.</p><p>Pupils should receive teaching on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexual (LGBT) relationships during their school years. We expect secondary schools to include LGBT content and primary schools are encouraged and enabled to cover LGBT content if they consider it age appropriate to do so. The updated draft guidance can be accessed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/relationships-and-sex-education-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/relationships-and-sex-education-and-health-education</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2019 17:35:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092239

	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	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	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 recent changes in the level of funding for schools on the diversity of curriculum choices in secondary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	234835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>There is no change in the Government’s curricular requirements of state funded schools. Maintained schools must follow the national curriculum and teach religious education (and sex and relationships education in secondary schools); while academies are required by their funding agreements to teach English, mathematics, science and religious education, as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The vast majority of school funding is given to schools through the Dedicated Schools Grant. Schools are free to choose how they spend this, and this includes decisions on the curriculum they offer, beyond the requirements set out above. The Department trusts schools and head teachers to spend their budgets in a way that achieves the best outcomes for pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/03/2019 16:52:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092240

	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	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	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 ensure that (a) creative subjects and (b) a choice of foreign languages are offered to all secondary school students.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	234836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>All state maintained secondary schools must teach art and design, music and a modern foreign language (MFL) to pupils at Key Stage 3 (pupils aged 11 – 14). Drama is taught as part of the English curriculum and dance is included in PE &amp; sport. At Key Stage 4 (pupils aged 14 – 16), there is a statutory entitlement for every pupil to take an arts subject and a MFL leading to a recognised qualification, if they wish to do so. Academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum. Ofsted is also currently undertaking a consultation on its proposed new education inspection framework. The consultation runs until 5 April. Under its proposals, inspectors will assess the extent to which schools, including academies, are providing a broad and balanced curriculum for their pupils which helps them acquire knowledge, understanding and skills in all aspects of their education.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2016 and 2020 the Government is spending almost £500 million on a range of arts and cultural education programmes. The Department has also launched a £4.8 million MFL Pedagogy Pilot to support secondary schools in delivering a high quality languages education.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/03/2019 16:46:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092241

	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	Extracurricular Activities
	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 the effect of recent changes in funding for schools on the provision for extracurricular activities in schools including the creative and performing arts.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	234837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools provide a wide range of extra-curricular activities. For example, a report by Birmingham City University published by Arts Council England shows that in 2016/17 schools delivered over 8,600 ensembles and choirs in partnership with their local music education hub. They also delivered over 31,000 ensembles and choirs independently. Between 2016/20 the Department is spending almost £500 million on a range of creative arts and cultural education programmes that take place in and out of school. The Arts Council England report is available here: <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/KeyDataOnMusicEducationHubs2017_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/KeyDataOnMusicEducationHubs2017_0.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of school funding is given to schools through the Dedicated Schools Grant. Schools are free to choose how they spend this to support their pupils, and this includes decisions on funding extracurricular activities. The Department trusts schools and head teachers to spend their budgets in a way that achieves the best outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/03/2019 16:43:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092242

	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	Curriculum: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that (a) history, (b) English literature and (c) other core curriculum subjects reflect diverse viewpoints and minority groups including (i) BAME groups, (ii) members of the Commonwealth, (iii) women and (iv) LGBT+ people.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	234838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Following reform of the national curriculum in 2014, schools have greater flexibility to ensure their school curriculum suits the individual needs of pupils. Within this framework, schools are free to choose texts that will stimulate and challenge their pupils, reflecting diverse viewpoints and minority groups, including reflecting their diverse viewpoints. More specifically:</p><p>The history programme of study explains that the purpose of the subject is to help “pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time”. It aims to ensure that pupils know and understand “how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world”.</p><p> </p><p>The English programme of study for secondary schools sets out that pupils should read a wide range of high-quality, challenging, classic literature and extended literary non-fiction, such as essays, reviews and journalism.</p><p> </p><p>The citizenship programme of study requires pupils to be taught about human rights and the “diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding”.</p><p> </p><p>Although the content of the school curriculum is excluded from the Equality Act 2010, the way in which a school provides education, the delivery of the curriculum, is explicitly included. Thus, as set out in departmental advice to schools, they are free to include a full range of issues, ideas and materials in their syllabus, and to introduce pupils to thoughts and ideas of all kinds, however challenging or controversial. Schools are still required, however, to ensure that the way in which issues are taught does not subject individual pupils to discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1086774

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	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 (a) more parents are able to access a place at their preferred school and (b) permanently excluded children are able to access places at alternative mainstream schools.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	230923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>On Secondary National Offer Day on 1 March, the vast majority of parents will have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools. The 2018 data showed that last year more than nine in ten pupils got a place at one of their top three choices setting them on the path for a successful future. Standards have also risen since 2010 with 86% of schools now judged as good or outstanding, compared to 68% in 2010, meaning there are more good schools for parents to send their children to.</p><p>The Department has committed £7 billion between 2015 and 2021 to deliver new school places, which is on top of investment in the free schools programme. The latest data shows that 825,000 additional places were created between May 2010 and May 2017, with many more delivered since then and in the pipeline. The Department is on track to create 1 million new school places this decade, the largest increase in school capacity in two generations.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for arranging suitable full-time education for permanently excluded pupils, and for other pupils who (because of illness or other reasons) would not receive suitable education without such provision.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/03/2019 09:28:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 107710 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1082560

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure more students are allocated places at their preferred schools.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	229215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>On Secondary National Offer Day on 1 March 2019, the vast majority of parents will have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools. The 2018 data showed that last year more than nine in ten pupils got a place at one of their top three choices, setting them on the path for a successful future. Standards have also risen since 2010 with 86% of schools now judged as good or outstanding, compared to 68% in 2010, meaning there are more good schools for parents to send their children to - and that is in part down to the Government’s reforms.</p><p>The vast majority of new places are being created in the best existing schools or through good new schools. Data show 91% of places added in 2016/17 were in good and outstanding schools. Overall, the Government is on track to create 1 million new school places this decade (2010 to 2020), the largest increase in school capacity in 2 generations.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 17:44:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1082561

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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 plans his Department has to (a) increase school funding and (b) support secondary schools to reduce debts.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	229216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Spending plans beyond 2019/20 will be set at next Spending Review and these decisions cannot be pre-empted. The Department is committed to securing the right deal for education and ensuring schools are able to plan their budgets effectively for future years.</p><p>While the core schools and high needs budget is rising from almost £41 billion in 2017/18 to £43.5 billion by 2019/20, the Department recognises the budgeting challenges schools face. That is why School Resource Management Strategy was published in August 2018, which sets out the support, current and planned, to help schools make the most of their available resources. The strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-excellent-school-resource-management" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-excellent-school-resource-management</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 17:43:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1082562

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress his Department has made in its review of student finance; and when he plans to report on that review to the House.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	229217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The review is making good progress.</p><p>The independent panel will report shortly. The government will then conclude the overall review later this year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/03/2019 17:00:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1064094

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that under the comprehensive spending review at least the same level of revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is allocated to (a) the continuation of the healthy pupils capital fund and (b) other schemes for the improvement of children’s health.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	223505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2016 announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. The department will receive £575 million during the current Spending Review period. Funding for 2020-21 onwards will be considered at the next Spending Review.</p><p>£100 million of revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is being used for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund. This one-year fund for 2018-19 is intended to improve children’s and young people’s physical and mental health by enhancing access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions. These facilities include kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms, playgrounds and sports facilities. There are no plans for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund to continue beyond 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/02/2019 16:06:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 104190 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes