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58148

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have applied to be assessed for a GCSE grade on the basis of coursework under the 50 per cent rule in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	199136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education recently received a letter from the hon Member for Thirsk and Malton on this issue, raising the case of a student in her constituency, to which he has responded. From time to time Ministers receive representations from members of the public, and from hon Members on their behalf, on the same matter.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Department nor the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation holds information on the number of pupils who have applied to be assessed for a GCSE grade on the basis of coursework. This information may be held by individual awarding bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The rules governing the circumstances in which a GCSE grade may be awarded to a student who has not completed all the elements of the assessment are a matter for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey to write directly to the hon Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 199134 199135 question first answered 10/06/2014 16:23:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

58149

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the 50 per cent rule whereby a GCSE grade may only be awarded for course assessment in the event of a student being severely incapacitated through illness; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	199135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education recently received a letter from the hon Member for Thirsk and Malton on this issue, raising the case of a student in her constituency, to which he has responded. From time to time Ministers receive representations from members of the public, and from hon Members on their behalf, on the same matter.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Department nor the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation holds information on the number of pupils who have applied to be assessed for a GCSE grade on the basis of coursework. This information may be held by individual awarding bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The rules governing the circumstances in which a GCSE grade may be awarded to a student who has not completed all the elements of the assessment are a matter for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey to write directly to the hon Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 199134 199136 question first answered 10/06/2014 16:23:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

58150

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will commission a review of the 50 per cent rule whereby a GCSE grade may only be awarded for course assessment in the event of a student being severely incapacitated through illness; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	199134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education recently received a letter from the hon Member for Thirsk and Malton on this issue, raising the case of a student in her constituency, to which he has responded. From time to time Ministers receive representations from members of the public, and from hon Members on their behalf, on the same matter.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Department nor the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation holds information on the number of pupils who have applied to be assessed for a GCSE grade on the basis of coursework. This information may be held by individual awarding bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The rules governing the circumstances in which a GCSE grade may be awarded to a student who has not completed all the elements of the assessment are a matter for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey to write directly to the hon Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 199135 199136 question first answered 10/06/2014 16:23:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

45010

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have entered (a) teacher training and (b) the teaching profession as qualified teachers in each of the last five years; and how many unqualified teachers have been employed in (i) England and (ii) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	193524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of initial teacher training entrants, qualified teacher entrants and full-time equivalent unqualified teachers in service in publicly funded schools in England, 2008 to the latest year available. Information on teachers starting training and entering service is not available by local authority area so cannot be provided for North Yorkshire. Figures for the number of full-time equivalent unqualified teachers are available and have been given.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Initial Teacher Training (ITT) <strong>[1]</strong><strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p><p><strong>Qualified Teacher Entrants <strong>[3]</strong><strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Unqualified Teachers <strong>[5]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p><p>1st year trainees</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Part-time</p></td><td><p>Full-time equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>37,270</p></td><td><p>32,330</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>17,530</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>38,920</p></td><td><p>29,620</p></td><td><p>8,410</p></td><td><p>17,390</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>37,900</p></td><td><p>29,770</p></td><td><p>7,570</p></td><td><p>16,930</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12 </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>36,520</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>15,150</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13 </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>36,380</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>14,710</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Sources: ITT trainee number census (2012/13 and 2013/14) and Performance profiles data (2008/09 to 2011/12).</p><p>[2] 2012/13 and 2013/14 are based upon provisional ITT Census publications, and also contain Teach First.</p><p>[3] Source: Database of Teacher Records (March each year). Figures for 2011/12 and 2012/13 are not yet available.</p><p>[4] Figures are provisional for 2010/2011. Teacher entrants include all entrants who were awarded qualified teacher status in the previous calendar year and other qualified teachers who were recorded as entering the publicly funded sector for the first time.</p><p>[5] Sources: 618g (January 2008 and 2009) and School Workforce Census (November 2010 to 2012).2010/11 figures for North Yorkshire are not available because the data was collected in a new format and full confirmation of qualified teacher status was not provided.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

61657

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on funding sixth forms in rural schools.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	200419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has received three letters recently on funding sixth forms in rural schools. We recognise the importance of rural schools, many of which are small schools, and the need to maintain access to a local school in rural areas. Often these schools are at the heart of their community.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 19/06/2014 11:05:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering