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1489383

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for trainee educational psychologists his Department will fund in 2023; and whether he is taking steps to increase this number in future years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	36873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Since 2020, the department has increased the number of educational psychologist trainees that we fund to over 200, from 160 per annum. We have invested £30 million to train three more cohorts for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 academic years, to reflect increased demand. The first cohort will enter the workforce in 2023 to provide crucial support to children and young people, schools, families, and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 March 2022 the department announced a further investment of over £10 million to train over 200 more educational psychologists. These trainees will begin their courses in September 2023, and graduate in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 16:49:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1488725

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff by (a) number and (b) full-time equivalence worked for each directorate in (i) his Department and (ii) agencies for which he is responsible in (A) each of the last ten financial years and (B) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	35927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The data on staff numbers working for the department and its executive agencies, over the last few years, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-monthly-workforce-management-information" target="_blank">DfE: monthly workforce management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. More detailed information on our workforce and structures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">Organogram of Staff Roles &amp; Salaries - data.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The data is taken directly from the department’s HR system and snapshots are provided monthly for the first link and quarterly for the second. Our resources are routinely reviewed to ensure we have the right workforce to respond to changing priorities and different operating models for managing staff. Over the period for which the data has been provided, the responsibilities of the department have changed considerably.</p><p>As recently announced, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister and Cabinet have tasked the Civil Service with bringing its workforce back to 2016 numbers over the next three years, meaning a reduction of around 91,000 roles.</p><p>The department and our executive agencies, like every other civil service department, are involved in this work and the number of people we have working in the department is under review.</p><p>No decisions have been made at this point.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 35928 question first answered 19/07/2022 16:22:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1488726

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to maintain the (a) number and (b) full-time equivalent of staff in any of the directorates within (i) his Department and (ii) other public bodies for which he is responsible.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	35928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The data on staff numbers working for the department and its executive agencies, over the last few years, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-monthly-workforce-management-information" target="_blank">DfE: monthly workforce management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. More detailed information on our workforce and structures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">Organogram of Staff Roles &amp; Salaries - data.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The data is taken directly from the department’s HR system and snapshots are provided monthly for the first link and quarterly for the second. Our resources are routinely reviewed to ensure we have the right workforce to respond to changing priorities and different operating models for managing staff. Over the period for which the data has been provided, the responsibilities of the department have changed considerably.</p><p>As recently announced, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister and Cabinet have tasked the Civil Service with bringing its workforce back to 2016 numbers over the next three years, meaning a reduction of around 91,000 roles.</p><p>The department and our executive agencies, like every other civil service department, are involved in this work and the number of people we have working in the department is under review.</p><p>No decisions have been made at this point.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 35927 question first answered 19/07/2022 16:22:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1486216

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Energy
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 publish data collected through the survey it ran on school electricity and gas payments.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	30121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The data collected through the survey will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 16:47:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1486228

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Sefton Central dated 16 May 2022 regarding Lydiate Primary School, sent via email on 16 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	30006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The hon. Member for Sefton Central’s correspondence of 16 May 2022 was responded to by my noble Friend, the Minister for the School System, Baroness Barran on 8 June 2022, reference 2022-0018471, and was issued to the email address: <a href="mailto:bill.esterson.mp@parliament.uk" target="_blank">bill.esterson.mp@parliament.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 16:56:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1484203

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of educational attainment for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller pupils.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people, and how schools and others can make a positive difference.</p><p>The department has invested in research into academic progress over the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years with Renaissance Learning and the Education Policy Institute. Our data and research consider the impacts on pupils with particular characteristics, as well as considering regional disparities and area-level deprivation.</p><p>The department knows that the most significant factor affecting pupil attainment, which cuts across all ethnicities, is economic disadvantage. That is why we have consistently targeted support at the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, with schools continuing to receive additional funding through the pupil premium. Total pupil premium funding will increase to over £2.6 billion this financial year (2022/23), from £2.5 billion last year. On top of this funding, schools serving pupils from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds are likely to attract funding through additional needs factors in the schools national funding formula, specifically through the mobility factor.</p><p>We are also working closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and will learn any lessons from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Area pilots.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 17:11:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1484206

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Autism
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 gather information about the number of education professionals who have training on autism.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	26758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold or plan to gather information on the number of education professionals who have training specifically on autism.</p><p>Once teachers qualify and are employed in schools, headteachers and school staff use their professional judgement to identify any further training, including specific specialisms, for individual staff that is relevant to them, the school, and its pupils. Schools do not report information to the department on additional specialist training of this nature. However, all teachers are teachers of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and we are committed to ensuring that all pupils can reach their potential and receive excellent support from their teachers.</p><p>Consideration of SEND underpins both the initial teacher training (ITT) core content framework (CCF) and early career framework (ECF), which were both produced with the support of sector experts.</p><p>ITT courses must be designed so that teacher trainees can demonstrate that they meet all of the Teachers' Standards at the appropriate level, including the requirement in Standard 5, that all teachers must have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils.</p><p>The government invested £74 million into the first year of our new National Autism Strategy, published in July 2021 and extended to children and young people for the first time. It aims to improve the lives of people with autism, for example through improving access to quality education. We will publish our second implementation plan this year.</p><p>In February, the department announced funding which includes nearly £12 million for the new Universal Services contract, to deliver SEND-specific continuing professional development to the school and further education workforce. This will help schools and colleges to support children and young people with SEND, including autism, and includes specific support on the needs of autistic children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 15:41:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1484235

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian school pupils in classrooms across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	26896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The department has started collecting information from each local authority in England on school placements for children from outside of the UK. This includes data on the number of applications and offers made to children from Ukraine. Data relating to the 2021/22 academic year can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-placements-for-children-from-outside-of-the-uk</a>.</p><p>The data shows that between September 2021 and May 2022 there has been an estimated 9,900 school place offers made to Ukrainian children. The data relates to local authorities in England only.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 15:53:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1484238

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Career Development and Training
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 support the provision of training and professional development for teachers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	26899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The department is committed to delivering 500,000 teacher training and development opportunities by 2024. This will give all teachers and school leaders access to world-class, evidence-based training and professional development at every stage of their career.</p><p>The department is creating an entitlement to at least three years of structured training, support, and professional development for all new teachers. Underpinning this is the refreshed Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework (ECF). Together, these ensure that new teachers will benefit from at least three years of evidence-based training, across ITT and into their induction.</p><p>Beyond the first few years of teaching, the department will help all teachers and school leaders to continuously develop expertise throughout their careers. We have launched a new and updated suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for teachers and school leaders at all levels, from those who want to develop expertise in high-quality teaching practice to those leading multiple schools across trusts. Since autumn 2021, eligible teachers and leaders have been able to access scholarships to undertake fully funded NPQs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2022 16:10:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1484392

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the covid-19 pandemic on pupils in England sitting exams for the first time this summer.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	26791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The department, together with Ofqual, has put a package of measures in place to recognise the disruption that this year’s students have faced. GCSE and A level students had advanced information on the focus of their exams in most subjects to support revision. Students also benefitted from other changes to exams, including choices of topic or content, and exam aids for some subjects at GCSE. This package of adaptations, combined with Ofqual’s approach to grading this year, provides unprecedented support to maximise fairness and help students reach their potential.</p><p>Schools are responsible for preparing young people for examinations and will have pastoral and other support in place to help pupils deal with any worries or concerns they might have throughout the exam period.</p><p>Exams provide a shared understanding of what students know and can do, an even playing field with everyone being assessed on the same thing at the same time. For this reason, non-examined assessment and coursework is used in GCSEs and A levels only where knowledge, skills and understanding cannot be tested validly by an exam. GCSEs and A levels were reformed from 2011 to be in line with the highest performing education systems and we have no plans for further wholesale reform.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 26792 26793 question first answered 19/07/2022 17:13:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell