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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Admissions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school places his Department estimates will be created by all centrally funded school places programmes in the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 academic years. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 238365 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>The Government has committed £7 billion of funding for school places between 2015 and 2021, on top of investment in the free schools programme. The Government is on track to deliver an additional one million school places this decade, the largest increase in school capacity for at least two generations.</p><p>The Department collects pupil forecasts, existing school capacities, and plans to deliver additional school places from each local authority via the annual school capacity survey. This is combined with information on centrally funded projects to add places, such as new free schools.</p><p>The latest available estimates on the number of new school places created by centrally funded school places programme are 23,817 places in 2018/19, 23,775 places in 2019/20, and 20,447 places in 2020/21. School capacity statistics publications are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T16:51:12.063Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T16:51:12.063Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1105238
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Homophobia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of homophobic abuse of pupils in schools. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens more like this
uin 237172 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>The Department’s most recent figures on the levels of homophobic bullying in schools come from our omnibus surveys of school staff and pupils, parents and carers. The school snapshot survey 2016/17 interviewed senior leaders and teachers, and showed that 14% of those interviewed had seen homophobic or biphobic bullying either sometimes or often in the previous 12 months. This publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-snapshot-survey-winter-2017</a>.</p><p>This is similar to the results from the teacher voice omnibus 2015/16, which showed that 13% had seen homophobic or biphobic bullying sometimes. The publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-voice-omnibus-november-2016-survey-dfe-questions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-voice-omnibus-november-2016-survey-dfe-questions</a>.</p><p>In the pupil and parent or carer omnibus survey 2016/17, 10% of pupils reported that they had been bullied in the past year because they are, or someone says they are, gay, lesbian or bisexual; 4% had been bullied daily, weekly, or monthly. The same survey conducted in 2017/18 shows a similar pattern with 13% of pupils reported that they had been bullied in the past year because they are, or someone says they are, gay, lesbian or bisexual; 6% had been bullied daily, weekly, or monthly. The publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-and-their-parents-or-carers-omnibus-wave-1-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-and-their-parents-or-carers-omnibus-wave-1-survey</a>.</p><p>The Government Equalities Office is providing £4 million of funding, from September 2016 to March 2020, to help schools prevent and respond to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. In November 2018 the Department also published ‘Respectful School Communities’, available at <a href="https://educateagainsthate.com/school-leaders/?filter=guidance-and-training-school-leader" target="_blank">https://educateagainsthate.com/school-leaders/?filter=guidance-and-training-school-leader</a>, which is a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline. This can combat bullying, harassment and prejudice of any kind. The Department is also making relationships education compulsory in all primary schools, relationships and sex education compulsory in all secondary schools and health education compulsory in all state-funded schools. This will address bullying of all kinds, with a focus on supporting pupils to develop positive respectful relationships, understanding the impact of harmful stereotypes and developing pupil wellbeing.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T14:16:51.027Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T14:16:51.027Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
previous answer version
111121
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1105239
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Crimes of Violence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many violent incidents directed at teachers at schools there were in each of the last five academic years. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens more like this
uin 237173 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T14:08:08.037Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T14:08:08.037Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
previous answer version
111108
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1104704
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading STEM Subjects: Skilled Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the skills gap in STEM subjects. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 236376 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>To address the shortage of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills, the Department is encouraging more students into STEM education and training, at all stages from primary school to higher education. As part of the Industrial Strategy, the Government has committed substantial spending on mathematics, digital and technical education to increase the take-up and better teaching of STEM subjects in schools. For example, the Department is funding a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching and participation, and the Advanced Maths Premium which aims to support schools and colleges in tackling some of the financial barriers to increase participation in post-16 maths.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to tackling the gender imbalance in STEM subjects, and has invested in programmes to address female participation, particularly in subjects like computing and physics. This includes the Stimulating Physics Network which has a specific strand focusing on increasing the number of girls’ in physics A level. A Gender Balance in Computing pilot programme will also be launched this year to identify practical interventions that schools (at all stages, excluding post-16) can implement to improve girls’ participation in computing.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is improving careers advice in schools so that young people are aware of the high quality options available for both technical and academic routes into STEM and that they have access to information about the variety of careers that STEM pathways have to offer. STEM activities, including employer talks and work visits, are built into school career programmes and the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company funds opportunities for young people to meet a wide range of STEM employers.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T16:54:44.823Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T16:54:44.823Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
1104730
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Pupil Exclusions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many exclusions per head of population there have been in each local authority area in each of the last nine years. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 236306 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The National Statistics release ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2016 to 2017’ includes information on the number and rate of permanent and fixed period exclusions. Exclusion rates are calculated as a percentage of the total headcount of the sole and dual main registered pupil population on roll as at January census day.</p><p>The full release is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Information at a national level, by local authorities and by schools for each academic year from 2006/07 to 2016/17 is available in the Underlying data section of the release, in the file “national_region_la_school_data_exc1617.csv”.</p><p>The Department does not publish exclusion figures as a proportion of the total population. Population estimates at a local authority level are published by the Office for National Statistics, available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T16:05:43.897Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T16:05:43.897Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1104731
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Grammar Schools: Construction more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to allow existing selective schools to open new sites; and whether the Selective School Expansion Fund can be used to fund school expansion onto new sites. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 236389 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The Department obtains legal advice as appropriate on new policy and its application to individual cases. The Education Act 1996, defines a school as an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing primary education, secondary education, or both primary and secondary education. Legislation permits all categories of schools to expand onto additional sites.</p><p>The selective schools expansion fund application guidance sets out that bids for expansions onto an additional site are permitted. The guidance highlights that the establishment of new selective schools is unlawful and that the Department must be confident that satellite proposals are genuine expansions and would not constitute new schools. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf</a>.</p><p>A new school can be established by following the relevant processes and legislation as published on GOV.UK as below.</p><p> </p><p>Opening and closing maintained schools: Statutory guidance for proposers and decision-makers can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>School Organisation (Establishment and discontinuance of schools) Regulations 2013 can be found here: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Collected guidance on opening a free school or mathematics school can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The free school presumption: Departmental advice for local authorities and new school proposers can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN
236390 more like this
236391 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.003Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.003Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1104732
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Grammar Schools: Construction more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has received legal advice on whether expansion of existing grammar schools to new sites or campuses is lawful. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 236390 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The Department obtains legal advice as appropriate on new policy and its application to individual cases. The Education Act 1996, defines a school as an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing primary education, secondary education, or both primary and secondary education. Legislation permits all categories of schools to expand onto additional sites.</p><p>The selective schools expansion fund application guidance sets out that bids for expansions onto an additional site are permitted. The guidance highlights that the establishment of new selective schools is unlawful and that the Department must be confident that satellite proposals are genuine expansions and would not constitute new schools. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf</a>.</p><p>A new school can be established by following the relevant processes and legislation as published on GOV.UK as below.</p><p> </p><p>Opening and closing maintained schools: Statutory guidance for proposers and decision-makers can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>School Organisation (Establishment and discontinuance of schools) Regulations 2013 can be found here: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Collected guidance on opening a free school or mathematics school can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The free school presumption: Departmental advice for local authorities and new school proposers can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN
236389 more like this
236391 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.063Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.063Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1104734
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria his Department uses to define a new school. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashton-under-Lyne more like this
tabling member printed
Angela Rayner more like this
uin 236391 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The Department obtains legal advice as appropriate on new policy and its application to individual cases. The Education Act 1996, defines a school as an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing primary education, secondary education, or both primary and secondary education. Legislation permits all categories of schools to expand onto additional sites.</p><p>The selective schools expansion fund application guidance sets out that bids for expansions onto an additional site are permitted. The guidance highlights that the establishment of new selective schools is unlawful and that the Department must be confident that satellite proposals are genuine expansions and would not constitute new schools. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf</a>.</p><p>A new school can be established by following the relevant processes and legislation as published on GOV.UK as below.</p><p> </p><p>Opening and closing maintained schools: Statutory guidance for proposers and decision-makers can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>School Organisation (Establishment and discontinuance of schools) Regulations 2013 can be found here: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Collected guidance on opening a free school or mathematics school can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The free school presumption: Departmental advice for local authorities and new school proposers can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN
236389 more like this
236390 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.11Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T16:18:33.11Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
4356
label Biography information for Angela Rayner more like this
1104749
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations were sent copies of the Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education draft statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, teachers prior to its publication; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Southend West more like this
tabling member printed
Sir David Amess more like this
uin 236239 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>Sex education has been compulsory in all maintained secondary schools since 1993. It is not compulsory in primary schools and will not be once the proposed new subjects of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education become compulsory. The statutory sex and relationships education (SRE) guidance (2000) states that maintained schools must have an up-to-date policy that sets out the school’s approach to sex education and that they should consult their pupils’ parents on this, making the policy available to parents. It is for schools to determine what range of information they provide to parents, but they must have regard to statutory guidance.</p><p>The Government is now making Relationships Education compulsory for all primary pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for all secondary pupils and Health Education compulsory for all pupils in primary and secondary state funded schools from September 2020.</p><p>All schools will be required to have in place a written policy for Relationships Education and for RSE. Schools must consult parents in developing and reviewing their policy. Schools should ensure that the policy meets the needs of pupils and parents and reflects the community they serve. Schools should also ensure that the policy sets out the content of the subjects, how the content is taught and who is responsible for teaching it. The draft guidance is clear that schools should ensure that, when they consult parents, they provide examples of the resources they plan to use. Schools should assess each resource that they propose to use to ensure that it is appropriate for the age and maturity of pupils, and is sensitive to their needs.</p><p>The key decisions on these subjects and the drafting of the guidance were informed by a thorough engagement process. The public call for evidence was launched in December 2017 and received over 23,000 responses from parents, young people and schools. The Department engaged with 90 organisations representing a broad range of views and a broad range of evidence. These stakeholders can be found in the Government response to the Call for Evidence at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/supporting_documents/180718%20Consultation_call%20for%20evidence%20response_policy%20statement.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/supporting_documents/180718%20Consultation_call%20for%20evidence%20response_policy%20statement.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The revised draft guidance was not shared publicly between the close of the consultation and it being finalised following decisions by Ministers in light of the consultation responses. It was only shared, under embargo, immediately in advance of publication with a small number of stakeholders to allow for communications on the day of publication.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
grouped question UIN
236240 more like this
236242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T16:59:17.05Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T16:59:17.05Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb remove filter
tabling member
44
label Biography information for Sir David Amess more like this
1104760
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whom his Department consulted before drafting the Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education draft statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, teachers; what research was evaluated; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Southend West more like this
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Sir David Amess more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>Sex education has been compulsory in all maintained secondary schools since 1993. It is not compulsory in primary schools and will not be once the proposed new subjects of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education become compulsory. The statutory sex and relationships education (SRE) guidance (2000) states that maintained schools must have an up-to-date policy that sets out the school’s approach to sex education and that they should consult their pupils’ parents on this, making the policy available to parents. It is for schools to determine what range of information they provide to parents, but they must have regard to statutory guidance.</p><p>The Government is now making Relationships Education compulsory for all primary pupils, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory for all secondary pupils and Health Education compulsory for all pupils in primary and secondary state funded schools from September 2020.</p><p>All schools will be required to have in place a written policy for Relationships Education and for RSE. Schools must consult parents in developing and reviewing their policy. Schools should ensure that the policy meets the needs of pupils and parents and reflects the community they serve. Schools should also ensure that the policy sets out the content of the subjects, how the content is taught and who is responsible for teaching it. The draft guidance is clear that schools should ensure that, when they consult parents, they provide examples of the resources they plan to use. Schools should assess each resource that they propose to use to ensure that it is appropriate for the age and maturity of pupils, and is sensitive to their needs.</p><p>The key decisions on these subjects and the drafting of the guidance were informed by a thorough engagement process. The public call for evidence was launched in December 2017 and received over 23,000 responses from parents, young people and schools. The Department engaged with 90 organisations representing a broad range of views and a broad range of evidence. These stakeholders can be found in the Government response to the Call for Evidence at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/supporting_documents/180718%20Consultation_call%20for%20evidence%20response_policy%20statement.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/supporting_documents/180718%20Consultation_call%20for%20evidence%20response_policy%20statement.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The revised draft guidance was not shared publicly between the close of the consultation and it being finalised following decisions by Ministers in light of the consultation responses. It was only shared, under embargo, immediately in advance of publication with a small number of stakeholders to allow for communications on the day of publication.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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label Biography information for Sir David Amess more like this