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1063950

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date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the quality of construction apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>New, employer-designed apprenticeship standards are at the centre of our reforms to drive up quality and develop the skills businesses need for the future, in every part of the economy. Standards describe full occupational competence, as agreed by employers, and must include a rigorous and independent end-point assessment.</p><p>In the construction sector, 66 standards have already been approved for delivery and a further 33 are in development by trailblazer groups comprising employers of all sizes.</p><p>The move to standards, together with the minimum 20% off-the-job training rule, has already contributed to a 25% rise in expected apprenticeship training hours. The government has committed to all apprenticeship starts being on standards by the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Frameworks will be withdrawn on 31 July 2020.</p><p>We have also introduced quality assurance in apprenticeship training and assessment at all levels from a range of independent specialist bodies, and strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers to give employers confidence that apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:30:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063951

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
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 effect on productivity levels of (a) bricklaying, (b) plastering and (c) other core construction apprenticeships after (i) two years and (ii) three years of such apprenticeship training.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Research published in 2015 established that successful achievement of an apprenticeship in construction and building services is associated with an increase in earnings of 11% and 32% at Levels 2 and 3 respectively. This is measured 3 to 5 years after the apprenticeship, and is used as a measure of the increase in productivity.</p><p>The full research paper is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf</a>.</p><p>Information regarding further breakdown of the effect of productivity levels by occupational route is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:29:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063952

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the proportion of Apprenticeship Levy vouchers that are able to be passed down the supply chain to smaller non-Levy paying companies.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Employers that pay the Apprenticeship Levy can transfer up to 10% of their annual apprenticeship service funds to other employers, including non-levy paying employers. From April 2019, the amount that employers can transfer will increase to 25%.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:28:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1064055

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 February 2019, the Department for Education employed 6,427 individuals, 209 of which are apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 16:54:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064101

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) availability of apprenticeships; and what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by schools with the Baker clause.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	223512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with more off-the job training and proper assessment at the end, helping employers to create high quality apprenticeships training that will lead to a more skilled and productive economy. By 2020, funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England will have risen to over £2.5 billion per year, to increase the number of high quality opportunities.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry according to their skill needs. There are over 400 apprenticeship standards available, across all levels and in a wide range of occupations, with more in development.</p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is responsible for advising the Department for Education (DfE) on the appropriate funding band for apprenticeships, to support high quality apprenticeships and provide value for money for employers and government. The funding band represents the maximum government contribution towards the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment, and employers are encouraged to negotiate a price with their provider.</p><p>Information regarding the number of schools that are compliant with the Baker Clause is not held centrally, but the DfE has carried out a survey with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers in June 2018 to find out more about the early impact of the new law. Just over three quarters (76%) of the 75 providers surveyed stated that the duty is being partially complied with in their area. Just under a fifth (19%) said it was not being complied with at all. The remaining 5% said schools in their area are fully compliant. A more recent study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, published on 9 January, found that 70% of providers say that it is difficult to access schools in their area and 31% say that the situation has improved in the last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:26:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1063618

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	Schools: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which schools in Ashfield constituency meet all eight Gatsby benchmarks for careers education.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	222605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation developed Compass, a free online tool that helps schools to evaluate and monitor improvements in their careers provision against the Gatsby benchmarks, which is now used by over 3,000 schools and colleges.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company collects this information, which is published annually at a national level. The 2018 ‘State of the Nation’ report provides an updated assessment of progress, based on the Compass results of 3,092 schools and colleges. It shows that benchmark engagement and performance have both improved:</p><ul><li>There are now five times more schools and colleges assessing themselves against the benchmarks since 2017, and ten times more than in 2014.</li><li>The average school or college is now fully achieving 2.13 benchmarks, up from 1.87 in 2017 and 1.34 in 2014.</li><li>21 schools and colleges (0.7%) are now meeting all eight of the benchmarks.</li></ul><p>The report is available to view at: <a href="https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/stateofthenation" target="_blank">https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/stateofthenation</a>.</p><p>A good way to highlight the importance of the Gatsby Benchmarks is for individual MPs to contact the schools in their constituency.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/02/2019 17:54:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1063619

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	Schools: Nottinghamshire
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 encourage schools in (a) Ashfield and (b) Nottinghamshire to become part of a Careers Hub.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	222606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The government’s careers strategy committed to testing “Careers Hubs” in 20 areas. Careers Hubs comprise of up to 40 local schools and colleges working together with universities, training providers, employers and careers professionals to improve careers education.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018 the Secretary of State announced the government would test Careers Hubs in a further 20 areas. This will bring the total amount of government investment in Careers Hubs to £7.5 million. Applications are being accepted for the second wave of Careers Hubs until 22 February 2019. The standard model is for Local Enterprise Partnerships and Combined Authorities to coordinate bids in partnership with named schools and colleges. However, in any places where the Local Enterprise Partnership or Combined Authority does not wish to bid, we will welcome bids from other groups of 20-40 schools and colleges who wish to come together.</p><p> </p><p>To support all interested groups in applying for the second wave of Careers Hubs, The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company produced a ‘Careers Hub Prospectus’. This can be found on The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company website at: <a href="https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/bid-become-hub" target="_blank">https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/bid-become-hub</a>. Regional Leads from The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company have also been in touch with potential bidders to offer guidance on how to interpret the prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Successful applications for the second wave of Hubs will be notified by mid-April and will be operational from September 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/02/2019 18:00:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1063620

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	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost is for an adult to re-sit a GCSE in (a) maths and (b) English language; and whether (i) funding for re-sitting is available to providers or (ii) the cost of re-sitting has to be paid by learners.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	222607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>We provide full funding up to and including Level 2 English and maths for adults aged 19 and above, including those who are employed, who do not have a GCSE grade 4, grade C, or higher. This is a legal entitlement as set out in the Apprenticeships, Skills and Children’s Learning Act 2009. Funding for these qualifications is provided through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), paragraphs 171 to 177 of the AEB funding rules for 2018 to 2019 gives further information on eligibility and entitlements, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If a learner wants to ‘retake’ their GCSE English and maths qualification because they did not achieve a grade 4 or higher (C or higher), then we will not fund the learner to re-sit the exam only. We will, however, fully fund the learner if they complete the learning programme again before retaking the exam.</p><p> </p><p>Learners wishing to ‘retake’ their English and maths qualification only, will need to approach their provider who can check with the relevant awarding organisation that private candidates are accepted and what fee will be charged.</p><p> </p><p>Providers, in receipt of an AEB allocation, will receive £811 if they deliver English and maths GCSEs to adults aged 19 and above. Further information can be found via the AEB: Funding rates and formula 2018 to 2019, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rates-and-formula-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rates-and-formula-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/02/2019 17:56:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1063622

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	GCSE: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many providers have run courses for adults to resit GCSE maths and English language in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	222609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The attached table contains the number of providers where adult (19+) learners are participating in GCSE English or maths courses in the Ashfield constituency and Nottinghamshire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/02/2019 17:57:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 222609_Providers_with_adult_learners_in_GCSE_English_or_Maths.xls title 222609_Providers_with_adult_learners_in_GCSE_
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1063765

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	Schools: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of independent schools in England do not meet his Department's independent school standards.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	222700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to say how many independent schools are not meeting the standards at any one time. Meeting the standards is a condition of continued registration as an independent school, but the principal means of ascertaining compliance is through the inspection system.</p><p>Independent schools are normally inspected every 3 years and more often if they have been found not to be meeting the standards, until they improve. Therefore, at any one time, a particular school may be awaiting inspection and may or may not be meeting the standards or be under regulatory action and in the process of achieving compliance once again.</p><p>A statement on the regulation of independent schools is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulating-independent-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulating-independent-schools</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/02/2019 17:54:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon