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835938

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual budget of and (b) the cost of build or refurbishment of each University Technical College in the most recent financial year.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Department accounts, which include capital expenditure on Free Schools, Studio Schools and University Technical Colleges (UTC), are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>For reasons of commercial confidentiality, we do not disclose the Department’s capital budgets for individual schools. The costs of individual schools, including land purchase costs are also not disclosed before completion and overall costs are finalised. Capital funding for open Free Schools, UTCs and Studio Schools, where costs have been finalised, are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools</a>.</p><p>Additional finalised capital data is due to be published in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2018 17:04:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

834626

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will require schools in England to make telephone calls to second and third named contacts to follow up on the unauthorised absence of children from school.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	126074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department recently launched a consultation on proposals to update the Department’s statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, from September 2018. The consultation closes on 22 February 2018.</p><p>As part of the consultation, the Department is seeking views regarding information that schools hold in relation to the number of contacts and if going beyond the legal minimum is the sensible approach to take.</p><p>The Department plans to publish the revised Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for information, early in the summer term 2018. This should give schools and colleges sufficient time to review their policies and procedures and make any changes necessary to meet the requirements before the guidance comes into force in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/02/2018 13:30:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

834673

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on local authorities having control of new build schools on new sites; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to plan and secure sufficient schools for their area. Where a local authority identifies the need to establish a new school, Section 6A of Education and Inspections Act 2006 places the local authority under a duty to seek proposals to establish an academy (free school) and to specify a date by which proposals must be submitted to the local authority. This is known as the free school presumption and is the main route for local authorities to set up new schools. The Local authority must also provide the site for the school.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/02/2018 11:36:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

834857

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for new teachers in each region of England during 2017-18; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to estimate national postgraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT) place requirements for primary and each secondary subject to meet future demand. As a national model, the TSM is not used to assess teachers needed in each region. The most recently published model (covering 2018/19 ITT) is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2018-to-2019</a>. Models relating to previous ITT recruitment rounds can be found via the same link.</p><p> </p><p>To support ITT providers we have also published a range of analysis on local teacher supply in the first two teachers analysis compendiums:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of teacher trainees recruited to ITT may be found within the ITT census publication. The number of new trainees per region is found in table 9. The latest published data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/02/2018 17:27:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

834258

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the number of schools reducing their school week to fewer than five full days; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	125884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>All schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, which includes the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and finish. The Department does not collect data on the number of schools who have chosen to make changes to their school days. We trust head teachers to decide how best to structure their school day to support their pupils’ education.</p><p>The Education (School Day and School Year) (England) Regulations 1999 require all maintained schools to be open to educate their pupils for at least 380 sessions (190 days) in each school year. There are no specific legal requirements setting out over how many days in each week these sessions should be delivered, or how long each individual school day should be. Governing bodies of all maintained schools in England are responsible for deciding when sessions should begin and end on each school day. They are also responsible for deciding the length of each lesson and the timings for the morning session, the midday break, and the afternoon session. Academy and free school funding agreements state that the duration of the school day is the responsibility of the academy trust.</p><p>In the event that a school decides to make changes to its school day, it is our expectation that the school should act reasonably; giving parents notice and considering those affected, including pupils, teachers, and parents.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/02/2018 17:21:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

834344

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Loneliness
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 tackle loneliness and social isolation among school-aged children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>On 17 January the Government announced that my hon. Friend, the Minister for Sport and Civil Society will lead a cross-government group which will take responsibility for driving action on loneliness. The Department will work as part of the group looking at what can be done to tackle loneliness and social isolation, especially for the most vulnerable children.</p><p>The Department is funding a £700,000 pilot investigating ways to set up effective peer support for mental health and wellbeing in schools, and is also providing £1.5 million to support anti-bullying projects, such as the Diana Award Ambassador programme.</p><p>The Department is currently conducting a thorough engagement process on the scope and content of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education, which will be made statutory in primary and secondary schools respectively.</p><p>The Government is also consulting on the green paper ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision’ which includes further proposals to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, supported by over £300 million of funding. The green paper is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2018 17:20:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

834389

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
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 all schools teach awareness of violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	126008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>We have been actively engaging with a broad range of expert organisations about the potential curriculum content for the new compulsory subjects of Relationships Education (in Primary schools) and Relationships and Sex Education (in Secondary schools), and in considering whether to make Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education compulsory. We are considering how best to ensure pupils learn about healthy and respectful relationships.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence we gather from these discussions, along with the call for evidence that was launched in December and closes on 12 February 2018, will support the Government’s decisions on compulsory subject content. We will formally consult on the draft regulations and guidance before laying the regulations in the House for debate.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2018 17:14:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

834394

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting children on the effectiveness of national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	126013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The review of the national curriculum was launched on 20 January 2011, and the new national curriculum was introduced in September 2014. It provides a broad and balanced education ensuring all pupils gain core knowledge across a range of subjects so that they get the best start in life. The curriculum combines the best elements of the world’s most successful school systems, with some of the most impressive practice from schools in England. The review was open and transparent and we consulted widely, including with pupils and students. We have no plans for a further review.</p><p> </p><p>As part of Ofsted school inspections, inspectors seek the views of pupils on their experiences at school, including in relation to the curriculum, and have regard to those views in evaluating the school’s performance.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2018 16:34:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

834403

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department used the teacher supply model to model the number of teachers needed in each region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	126022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to estimate national postgraduate Initial Teacher Training place requirements for primary and each secondary subject to meet future demand. As a national model the TSM is not used to assess teachers needed in each region. The most recently published model is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tsm-and-initial-teacher-training-allocations-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Training places are allocated on the basis of the published allocations methodology.</p><p>The 2018/19 methodology is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644642/FINAL_The_allocation_of_initial_teacher_training_places_methodology_for_.._.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644642/FINAL_The_allocation_of_initial_teacher_training_places_methodology_for_.._.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In light of requests for places, increased demand for teachers as determined by the TSM, and recent recruitment patterns, most postgraduate teacher training subjects now have unrestricted recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>To support Initial Teacher Training providers, the Department has published a range of analysis on local teacher supply issues in the first two teachers analysis compendiums:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/teachers-analysis-compendium-2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/02/2018 16:10:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

833812

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Business: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase entrepreneurship and business education in schools.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	125570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Schools are free to cover enterprise and entrepreneurship within their personal, social, health and economic education.</p><p>The Government’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, aims to give young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn from employers about work and the skills that are valued in the workplace: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-strategy-making-the-most-of-everyones-skills-and-talents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-strategy-making-the-most-of-everyones-skills-and-talents</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance sets out further details about the ambition that every school should offer every young person at least seven encounters with employers, including those who are self-employed, during their education as part of a high quality careers programme: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools</a>. The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company’s network of Enterprise Advisers will support the delivery of this ambition. Enterprise Advisers are senior business volunteers who help schools to work with local businesses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/02/2018 17:48:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie