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1134132

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Secondary 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 reduce the number of (a) permanent and (b) fixed-term exclusions from secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	268464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Schools can only exclude pupils, either permanently or for a fixed period, for disciplinary reasons and the Department supports head teachers in using exclusion where this is warranted.</p><p>Permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy, and where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.</p><p>The Timpson Review of school exclusion considered how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, particularly why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. The review and the Government response can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p>The Government welcomes the review and agrees with all 30 recommendations in principle. The Government is committed to supporting schools and their partners and will be taking forward an ambitious response which respects headteachers’ powers to use exclusion.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/06/2019 16:54:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1134135

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Sunderland
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 reasons for the increase in the number of secondary school exclusions in Sunderland in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	268465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on exclusions in the 2017/18 academic year are not yet available. The number and rate of permanent and fixed period exclusions in Sunderland decreased from 2015/16 to 2016/17. This is information is available from the National Statistics report of permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England, accessible via:</p><p><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>The Timpson review of school exclusion and the Government’s response were published in May 2019 and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p>The review makes 30 recommendations and highlights variation in exclusions practice across different schools, local authorities and certain groups of children. The Government agrees with all 30 recommendations in principle and will take forward a response which respects headteachers’ powers to use exclusion while equipping schools to support children at risk of exclusion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/06/2019 16:31:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1133148

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the rate of exclusions of secondary school pupils in (a) Sunderland and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	266708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 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.</p><p>The 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>The local authority tables give information at local authority, region, and national level.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/06/2019 16:36:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1132856

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions
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 reduce the number of exclusions among pupils with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	266174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Schools have a legal duty under the Equality Act (2010) not to discriminate against disabled pupils by excluding them from school because of their disability. Any exclusion must be lawful, reasonable and fair, but within these requirements, schools need to be able to set and enforce behaviour policies that reflect their ethos and the specific challenges they face.</p><p>The law does not prevent a pupil with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability from being excluded. Schools are required to record and return information on all exclusions which includes, if applicable, the SEN of the pupil. The Department will continue to support headteachers in creating safe and orderly environments that enable teachers to teach and pupils to learn.</p><p>Schools can only exclude pupils, either permanently or for a fixed period, for disciplinary reasons and the Department supports schools in using exclusion where this is warranted. Permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy, and where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.</p><p>The Timpson Review of school exclusion considered how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, particularly why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. The review and the Government response can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p>The Government welcomes the review and agrees with all 30 recommendations in principle. The Government is committed to supporting schools and their partners and will be taking forward an ambitious response which respects headteachers’ powers to use exclusion, whilst equipping schools to support children at risk of exclusion.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/06/2019 16:25:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1132857

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
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 (a) fixed-term and (b) permanent exclusion on the excluded student’s educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	266175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The technical note published alongside the Government’s response to the Timpson review of school exclusion on 7 May 2019 includes descriptive statistics showing Key Stage 4 attainment by exclusion status. This can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence</a>.</p><p>The report states: “Key Stage 4 attainment of pupils receiving a permanent exclusion during secondary school is lower than that for pupils who have never received either a permanent or fixed period exclusion. Among those receiving some form of exclusion, attainment is highest for those receiving only one fixed period exclusion during their school career and lowest for those receiving a permanent exclusion. However, these results do not imply that exclusion is the cause of low attainment (or vice versa) as differences in pupil characteristics that may impact attainment have not been taken into consideration.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/06/2019 16:21:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1086747

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	Pre-School Education: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2019 to Question 227098 on Pre-School Education: Closures, how much of the £26.3 million investment in the network of English Hubs has been allocated in each (a) region and (b) local authority.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	230829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>English Hubs Programme funding covers English Hub activity, as well as central aspects of the programme, including the English Hubs Council and (from 2019/20) the English Hubs Training Centre. Each hub will receive up to £261,044 in 2018/19. Additional funding of approximately £49,000 in 2018/19 covers hub school induction events and English Hubs Council engagement for all hubs. Each hub will engage with up to 85 schools this year, a total of 2,720 schools. Data is not held on the local authorities in which each of these schools is located.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total number of hubs in each region in 2018/19:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of Hubs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England &amp; North East London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central &amp; North West London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East &amp; South London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total for 2018/19</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget for 2019/20 will be allocated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/03/2019 17:32:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1079379

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 222633 on Pre-School Education: Closures, what is involved in the network of English hubs in which there will be a £26 million investment.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	227098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has so far appointed 32 primary schools across England to become English Hubs, backed by £26.3 million in funding. These schools, all with a background of excellent systematic synthetic phonics, are distributed across the country to benefit the areas that most need support. Each hub will identify specialist literacy teachers who will receive additional training as experts in teaching in early language and reading from reception year to key stage 1. Each hub is already holding events with local primary schools and over time each will work with up to 170 of them and build a network of excellent phonics teaching in every region.</p><p> </p><p>Through this work, the network of English Hubs will increase reading standards across the country and improve educational outcomes, including for the most disadvantaged children, particularly in underperforming schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/03/2019 16:34:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

994039

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of teaching vacancies in (a) the North East and (b) Sunderland in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	183371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The following attached table provides the number of full-time classroom teacher vacancies[1] and temporarily filled posts[2] in state funded secondary schools in the North East region, Sunderland local authority and in England, as of November 2016 and 2017.</p><p>This information is publicly available here[3]: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes advertised vacancies for full-time permanent appointments (or appointments of at least one term’s duration) plus vacancies filled on a temporary basis by a teacher on a contract of less than one year.</p><p>[2] Temporarily filled posts are those where a vacancy exists, advertised or not, which is currently being filled by a teacher on a contract of at least one term but less than a year.</p><p>[3] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/10/2018 16:20:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 183371_teachers_vacancies_table.pdf title teacher_vacancies_North_East_Sunderland_16_17
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

982641

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Stress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to assess the effect of work-related stress on the retention of teaching staff; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	176260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Schools have a 'duty of care' to protect the health, safety and welfare of all their employees. The Stevenson/Farmer Review states that public sector employers should support employee wellbeing. The Department is currently considering evidence about teachers’ wellbeing and will consider what more can usefully be done to support the sector. In the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health green paper the Department set out plans to support schools to put in place designated senior mental health leads.</p><p>The Department is developing a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers, working closely with the sector, teaching unions and professional bodies. This strategy will cover a wide range of areas including stripping away unnecessary workload, clarifying the accountability system and providing tailored recruitment support for schools. As part of the strategy, the impact of work-related stress on teacher retention will be considered. In addition, the Workload Reduction Toolkit was published in July 2018 and provides accessible materials, including practical advice, tools and case studies that school leaders, teachers and other staff can use to address workload issues in their school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/10/2018 15:54:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

753434

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Statement of 17 July 2017, Official Report, column 565, if she will provide a breakdown of the proposed £420 million in spending efficiencies and savings that her Department plans to make from the main capital budget.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	5793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>As my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, set out in her oral statement of 17 July 2017, the government will be investing an additional £1.3 billion in core schools funding in 2018-19 and 2019-20. This additional investment will be funded in full from efficiencies and savings within the department’s budget. As part of this, the department will make savings of £315 million from healthy pupils capital and a further £105 million from unallocated departmental capital.</p><p>These plans do not include any savings from the schools maintenance budget, which is worth £1.4bn in 2017-18, and they will not affect the department’s ability to ensure school buildings are safe, which remains a priority. Where remedial work is deemed necessary for schools to remain safe for continued use, we will work with local authorities and other responsible bodies to ensure that lack of financial resources will not prevent it going ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 5794 5795 question first answered 05/09/2017 11:06:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson