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480002

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the announced changes to the initial teacher training criteria, whether the Teacher Standards will also be changed to reflect the increased emphasis on issues such as special educational needs and child development.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The Teachers’ Standards state that a teacher must adapt teaching to respond to strengths and needs of all pupils, including by having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils including those with special educational needs; and by demonstrating an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and knowing how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development.</p><p> </p><p>Following a review of the quality of initial teacher training (ITT) by Sir Andrew Carter, the Secretary of State last year commissioned an expert group, chaired by Stephen Munday CBE, to develop a framework of core content for ITT. This will help to ensure that key areas of training identified by Sir Andrew, including special educational needs, are appropriately addressed in the initial training period for new teachers. Stephen Munday’s expert group will report to Ministers shortly.</p><p> </p><p>On Wednesday 16 March, The National College for Teaching and Leadership published an updated version of the ITT Criteria, which combined the statutory guidance and supporting advice into a single document to improve clarity. Some routine and minor amendments were made to the supporting advice to assist ITT providers. These related to safeguarding arrangements, middle years programmes, and secondary subjects that are typically offered in schools in only one Key Stage. NCTL also included advice for ITT providers on the Government’s Prevent strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 29/03/2016 16:03:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

480003

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the announced changes to the initial teacher training criteria run parallel to the proposed recommendations of the Department for Education's independent expert group led by Stephen Munday.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The initial teacher training (ITT) criteria and accompanying supporting advice do not prescribe the content of ITT. Providers must ensure that programmes are designed to enable trainee teachers to meet the Teachers’ Standards at the appropriate level.</p><p> </p><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) published an updated version of the ITT Criteria, which combined the statutory guidance and supporting advice into a single document to improve clarity. Some routine and minor amendments were made to the supporting advice to assist ITT providers. These related to safeguarding arrangements, middle years programmes, and secondary subjects that are typically offered in schools in only one Key Stage. NCTL also included advice for ITT providers on the Government’s Prevent strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group which is due shortly and will consider how their recommendations will be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2016 15:45:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

480004

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the announced changes to the initial teacher training criteria, why the suggested content was not made compulsory.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The initial teacher training (ITT) criteria document contains both statutory guidance and accompanying advice from the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL). Accredited ITT providers must have regard to the statutory guidance when carrying out their duties relating to ITT. The criteria are made under The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1662). They set out criteria which providers must ensure that candidates meet when they seek to gain a training place, and programme design, management and quality assurance criteria that must be met by those ITT providers in the design and delivery of their programmes. There are criteria specific to employment-based ITT routes.</p><p> </p><p>The accompanying advice is designed to help training providers understand and interpret the statutory criteria. Ofsted uses the supporting advice when it inspects ITT providers under the relevant initial teacher education framework for inspection. The content of ITT is not specified by the criteria and supporting advice, except that providers must ensure that programmes are designed to enable trainee teachers to be assessed as meeting the relevant standards (the Teachers’ Standards). No changes have been made to the ITT criteria recently; the last change was made in June 2015 (Criterion C2.2). This removed the previously specified age ranges, allowing providers greater scope to work with schools to determine the age range that their programmes would be designed to cover, within the specified primary, middle, and secondary phases.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 March, NCTL combined the statutory guidance and supporting advice into a single document to improve clarity. Some routine and minor amendments were made to the supporting advice to assist ITT providers. These related to safeguarding arrangements, middle years programmes, and secondary subjects that are typically offered in schools in only one Key Stage. NCTL also included advice for ITT providers on the Government’s Prevent strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2016 15:48:13 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

454656

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the minimum amount of special educational needs teaching required to fulfil the Teacher Standards of having "a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs".
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Teachers’ Standards set a clear baseline of expectations for the professional practice and conduct of teachers and define the minimum level of practice expected of teachers in England.</p><p>Head teachers and other appraisers should use their professional judgement to assess teachers to a level that is consistent with what should reasonably be expected of a teacher given their role and level of experience and the specific demands of the setting in which they are working.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/03/2016 17:54:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

454657

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times since 2006 government-commissioned reports have recommended that more teacher training is necessary in the field of special educational needs to satisfy the duty to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>All initial teacher training (ITT) courses must ensure that trainee teachers can meet the teachers’ standards at the appropriate level. This includes having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs (SEN). Teachers must also be able to adapt teaching to the needs of all pupils and have an understanding of the factors that can inhibit learning and how to overcome them.</p><p> </p><p>An independent review of ITT, carried out by Sir Andrew Carter, and published in January 2015, found that there is considerable variability in ITT course content across the system, and cites SEN among areas where there are gaps in a range of courses.</p><p>In response to the Carter Review, the Government has commissioned an independent working group made up of expert representatives from the sector, including an SEN specialist, to develop a framework of core ITT content. The group is expected to report to Ministers in spring 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance on teacher’s standards is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/03/2016 17:53:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452249

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of any evidence that being taught by teachers trained in inclusive pedagogy is of benefit to pupils both with and without special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. The most important factor, as recognised by Ofsted, in supporting the best outcomes for all pupils with and without SEND, is the quality of teaching. All students benefit from high quality teaching supported by rigorous monitoring and good assessment, with specialist teachers where required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6151 question first answered 23/02/2016 15:16:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452250

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of any evidence that being taught by teachers specifically trained in support and identification of special educational needs has a negative impact on pupils who do not have a special educational need.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. The most important factor, as recognised by Ofsted, in supporting the best outcomes for all pupils with and without SEND, is the quality of teaching. All students benefit from high quality teaching supported by rigorous monitoring and good assessment, with specialist teachers where required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6150 question first answered 23/02/2016 15:16:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452251

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the most commonly occurring learning difficulties with which a teacher is expected to deal in the classroom.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department uses the School Census to assess the prevalence and type of special educational need (SEN) in schools. In January 2015, moderate learning difficulty was the most common type of SEN recorded by schools. Autistic spectrum disorder was the most common need for those with a statement or Education Health and Care (EHC) plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:11:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452252

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of pupils in an average class who will have some form of special educational need.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The percentage of children with special educational needs is collected in the January schools census.</p><p>In January 2015, 14.4% of pupils attending state funded primary schools and 14.3% attending state funded secondary schools were identified as having some form of special educational need. These figures include pupils with a statement of special educational needs, an Education, Health and Care plan, or children who receive SEN support<em>. </em>This figure does not include pupils who attend special schools or pupils who attend independent schools. Nationally, 15.4% of all pupils were identified as having special educational needs in January 2015.</p><p>There has been a decline in the proportion of children with SEN since 2010 when 21.1% of pupils had SEN. This has occurred because the number of pupils with SEN without statements/ EHC plans has declined, due to more accurate identification of those with SEN following implementation of the SEND reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:12:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452253

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the minimum required number of trained special educational needs support staff within a school.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), all teacher trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.</p><p>Schools are responsible for deciding what external support to seek and for setting their own priorities for the continuous professional development of their staff. The SEN and Disability code of practice makes it clear that high quality teaching, differentiated for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have SEN. Schools should review, and, where necessary, improve teachers’ understanding of strategies to identify and support vulnerable pupils and their knowledge of the SEN more frequently encountered.</p><p>The SEN and disability local offer, published by each local authority, must include arrangements in schools for securing expertise among teachers and other professionals to support pupils with SEN or disabilities. This should include professional development to secure that expertise.</p><p>All mainstream schools, including Academies and free schools, and mainstream nursery schools are required to designate a member of staff, a SENCO, to co-ordinate provision for pupils with special educational needs. That person must be a qualified teacher. If that person has been a SENCO for less than twelve months, he or she must achieve a National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination within three years of appointment.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:20:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington