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1343066

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers in his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	25739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2020 and 2 July 2021 the Department for Education recorded 22,150 items of written correspondence from MPs and 101 items from Members of the House of Lords. Of these cases all but one was responded to or will be responded to by Ministers.</p><p>As per the Cabinet Office’s guidance for handling correspondence from MPs and Members of the House of Lords, where appropriate Executive Agency or Non-Departmental Public Body Chief Executives may correspond directly. The above data does not include these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/07/2021 16:36:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1253228

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Performing Arts: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from youth arts companies on bringing into line with the covid-19 regulations for boarding schools out-of-school arts activities that are run as residential courses.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	117189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been in close communication with various stakeholders, including some with connections to youth arts, since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak with respect to residential trips. We will continue this communication over the coming months.</p><p>The guidance for full opening of schools and the guidance for holiday and after school clubs, and other out-of-school settings, set out the Department’s current position in relation to educational visits. They can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p><p>At present, schools and out-of-school settings can undertake COVID-19 secure day visits within the UK but are advised against the resumption of domestic and overseas residential educational visits. This is because, unlike boarding schools, residential settings have a transient population with different groups rotating in and out of the centre on a weekly basis. This constant change of population serves to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission.</p><p>This decision has not been taken lightly and is taken in the context of the Government announcing new national restrictions to address rising cases of COVID-19 in England. This position will be reviewed again before the end of November 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2020 16:06:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1172971

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Art and Design: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were entered for art and design GCSE in (a) England and (b) each Local Education Authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>​The number of pupils entered for art and design GCSE in England and each Local Education Authority area in each year since 2010 can be found in the excel spreadsheet attached.</p><p>The number of pupils entered for art and design GCSEs in England1 has fluctuated across the last 10 years, but the current year’s figure of 155,731 pupils entered is the highest number of pupils entered since 2015, and the second highest of the last 10 years. In 2019, there has been a 10.6% increase in number of pupils entered for art and design GCSEs compared to 2018, and a 5.7% increase compared to 2010.​</p><p>Any trends observed in the attached figures should be treated with caution and considered against changes in methodology over the ten year period, changes in cohort and more recently, changes in entry behaviour from schools following the introduction of 9-1 reformed GCSEs across all GCSE subjects, including art and design.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/01/2020 17:28:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 7125_table_GCSE_art_&_design_entries .pdf title 7125_table
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1172972

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Art and Design: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for A-level art and design in (a) England and (b) each Local Education Authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	7126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of pupils entered for art and design A-Levels in England and each Local Education Authority area in each year since 2012 can be found in the table attached. The data for 2010-2012 is not currently available at a granular enough level to allow us to provide either local authority data, or local authority national aggregates, for these years.</p><p> </p><p>The number of pupils entered for art and design A-Levels in England[1] has decreased over that time, but has been relatively stable over the past 3 years, with around 35,000 entries.</p><p> </p><p>[1] England totals derived as per attached spreadsheet, for state funded schools only and the sum of local authority figures. Therefore, these may deviate from published, national figures.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/01/2020 17:49:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 7126_table_a_level_art_&_design_entries .pdf title 7126_table
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1172618

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Art and Design: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many art and design teachers there were in (a) England and (b) each Local Education Authority in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	6617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested for (a) is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Number (headcount) of teachers in state funded secondary schools in England teaching art and design – November 2010 to 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount of teachers of art and design</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>13,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>12,654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>12,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>11,957</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>11,874</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on subjects taught by teachers in state funded secondary schools in England is collected from around 85% of state funded secondary schools through the School Workforce Census. This is then grossed up to provide national estimates.</p><p> </p><p>The published information shows the proportion of teaching hours spent teaching art and design has remained broadly stable between 2010 and 2018. National level estimates show that in 2010, 4.1% of all teaching hours were spent teaching art and design. In 2018, this was 3.8%. All editions of the publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for individual local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/01/2020 16:59:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1091005

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the bidding process to draft the new model music curriculum was not subject to an open tender.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	233461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department used a selective tender process for contracting a drafter. This approach was taken so that this non-statutory model music curriculum can be made available before the end of the summer term. The Department ran the procurement in accordance with Government procurement rules, which allow for selective tendering for requirements valued below £20,000.</p><p>The Incorporated Society of Musicians and Music Mark were invited to bid as the two UK music subject associations. The Associated Board for the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) was invited to bid as the largest music education body in the UK.</p><p>The Department has received offers from practitioners to participate in development of the model curriculum. As part of their work, the expert panel and the lead drafter have been drawing on input from members of the teaching profession and from wider music organisations. This will continue to be the case throughout the duration of the development process. The model music curriculum will build on and will not conflict with the statutory music curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 233462 233463 233464 question first answered 21/03/2019 16:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1091006

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis the three organisations invited to bid to draft the new model music curriculum were selected.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	233462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department used a selective tender process for contracting a drafter. This approach was taken so that this non-statutory model music curriculum can be made available before the end of the summer term. The Department ran the procurement in accordance with Government procurement rules, which allow for selective tendering for requirements valued below £20,000.</p><p>The Incorporated Society of Musicians and Music Mark were invited to bid as the two UK music subject associations. The Associated Board for the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) was invited to bid as the largest music education body in the UK.</p><p>The Department has received offers from practitioners to participate in development of the model curriculum. As part of their work, the expert panel and the lead drafter have been drawing on input from members of the teaching profession and from wider music organisations. This will continue to be the case throughout the duration of the development process. The model music curriculum will build on and will not conflict with the statutory music curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 233461 233463 233464 question first answered 21/03/2019 16:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1091007

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to put the draft model music curriculum out for consultation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	233463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department used a selective tender process for contracting a drafter. This approach was taken so that this non-statutory model music curriculum can be made available before the end of the summer term. The Department ran the procurement in accordance with Government procurement rules, which allow for selective tendering for requirements valued below £20,000.</p><p>The Incorporated Society of Musicians and Music Mark were invited to bid as the two UK music subject associations. The Associated Board for the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) was invited to bid as the largest music education body in the UK.</p><p>The Department has received offers from practitioners to participate in development of the model curriculum. As part of their work, the expert panel and the lead drafter have been drawing on input from members of the teaching profession and from wider music organisations. This will continue to be the case throughout the duration of the development process. The model music curriculum will build on and will not conflict with the statutory music curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 233461 233462 233464 question first answered 21/03/2019 16:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1091008

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received from members of the music teaching profession on the process that has been adopted for the creation of the new model music curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	233464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department used a selective tender process for contracting a drafter. This approach was taken so that this non-statutory model music curriculum can be made available before the end of the summer term. The Department ran the procurement in accordance with Government procurement rules, which allow for selective tendering for requirements valued below £20,000.</p><p>The Incorporated Society of Musicians and Music Mark were invited to bid as the two UK music subject associations. The Associated Board for the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) was invited to bid as the largest music education body in the UK.</p><p>The Department has received offers from practitioners to participate in development of the model curriculum. As part of their work, the expert panel and the lead drafter have been drawing on input from members of the teaching profession and from wider music organisations. This will continue to be the case throughout the duration of the development process. The model music curriculum will build on and will not conflict with the statutory music curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 233461 233462 233463 question first answered 21/03/2019 16:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1063601

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: English Baccalaureate
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 effect of the introduction of the EBacc on the number of students studying music post-14.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	222586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The attached table shows that the proportion of students taking GCSE music since 2010 when the EBacc was introduced has fluctuated but remained broadly stable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/02/2019 13:06:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 222586_Pupils_Studying_GCSE_Music_2010_to_2018.pdf title 222586_Pupils_Studying_GCSE_Music_2010_to_2018
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan