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1453604

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date	23/03/2022
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, what guidance he is providing to schools on planning for increases in gas and electricity costs between April 2022 and March 2023; and what estimate he has made of the potential increase in those costs schools.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	145876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The department recognises that schools will be facing cost pressures in the coming months due to the increase in energy prices. The department is looking carefully at how cost increases will impact schools and we are considering what additional support the department could offer.</p><p>The department knows that the vast majority of school expenditure is devoted to staff costs. This means that, even while energy costs are rising, inflation in this area would have an impact on a small portion of a school’s budget overall. The department pays close attention to the financial health of the sector, and we are closely assessing where energy costs may more significantly impact schools’ financial health.</p><p>The energy market remains volatile and whilst prices have reduced recently, they remain high against long-term prices. Individual schools’ situations will vary significantly, depending on their energy contract length, if the energy rate is fixed for the life of the contract or variable during the contract, when the contract is due for renewal, and who the suppliers are.</p><p>Frameworks approved by the department are available to all state-funded schools to provide renewal quotes, where required. The guidance to finding a suitable framework is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-a-dfe-approved-framework-for-your-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-a-dfe-approved-framework-for-your-school</a>. Alternative providers are also available, including from other public sector buying organisations. It remains the responsibility of individual schools and trusts to decide who their energy suppliers should be.</p><p>The department continues to recommend that schools do not allow their existing contracts to expire before contacting their current supplier to discuss a contract extension. This is because buying energy out of contract is more expensive than buying at the market rate. Any changes to an existing energy contract require careful consideration of the terms and conditions and the costs and risks associated with changing supplier. Current energy market prices are likely to be significantly higher than any existing agreement.</p><p>The ‘get help buying for schools’ procurement team is available to provide schools with free advice and guidance to all state-funded schools on their energy contracts. This service can be found here: <a href="https://www.get-help-buying-for-schools.service.gov.uk/procurement-support?referred_by=aHR0cDovL2ZpbmQtZGZlLWFwcHJvdmVkLWZyYW1ld29yay5zZXJ2aWNlLmdvdi51ay9zZWxlY3Rpb24=/" target="_blank">https://www.get-help-buying-for-schools.service.gov.uk/procurement-support?referred_by=aHR0cDovL2ZpbmQtZGZlLWFwcHJvdmVkLWZyYW1ld29yay5zZXJ2aWNlLmdvdi51ay9zZWxlY3Rpb24=/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 16:15:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1453605

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money his Department (a) budgeted for this financial year and (b) has spent to date on social media advertising for the National Tutoring Programme; on what date that advertising expenditure commenced; and if he will make an estimate of the (i) average spend per day and (ii) daily cost per click of that advertising expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	145851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Since the National Tutoring Programme began in November 2020, over one million courses have started, and the programme remains on track to achieve the ambitious target of delivering two million high quality tuition courses this academic year.</p><p>All programme costs are included as part of the £1.1 billion investment in the National Tutoring Programme. All key information about the programme is communicated to schools and the public using a range of media, including social media.</p><p>£150,000 is allocated for year 2 of the National Tutoring Programme on all communications activities. Paid-for marketing includes a mixture of digital advertising, social media, public relations and events. £95,000 of the £150,000 has been spent to date.</p><p>Independent evaluations of the programme are being carried out, which will focus on pupil progress and also look at school and teacher impacts and explore reasons for non-participation. Separately, we regularly evaluate the awareness of the programme with teachers and parents.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 145852 question first answered 28/03/2022 16:13:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453611

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme: Advertising
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 effectiveness and value for money achieved by social media advertising by, for, or on behalf of the National Tutoring Programme; and whether that assessment includes evaluation relative to (a) other forms of advertising by, for, or on behalf of the National Tutoring Programme, and (b) other social media advertising conducted by, for, or on behalf of programmes which are run by, for, or on behalf of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	145852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Since the National Tutoring Programme began in November 2020, over one million courses have started, and the programme remains on track to achieve the ambitious target of delivering two million high quality tuition courses this academic year.</p><p>All programme costs are included as part of the £1.1 billion investment in the National Tutoring Programme. All key information about the programme is communicated to schools and the public using a range of media, including social media.</p><p>£150,000 is allocated for year 2 of the National Tutoring Programme on all communications activities. Paid-for marketing includes a mixture of digital advertising, social media, public relations and events. £95,000 of the £150,000 has been spent to date.</p><p>Independent evaluations of the programme are being carried out, which will focus on pupil progress and also look at school and teacher impacts and explore reasons for non-participation. Separately, we regularly evaluate the awareness of the programme with teachers and parents.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 145851 question first answered 28/03/2022 16:13:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453621

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
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 sufficiency of teachers qualified to teach English as a second language to Ukrainian speakers.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	145853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The department is preparing to make sure all school-age children who resettle from Ukraine are able to access education. We are working across government on this and will set out more details when available.</p><p>Just like any other children living in the UK, Ukrainian children have a right to attend school in England. Local authorities are obliged to offer suitable schooling. All school-age children arriving from Ukraine will be eligible.</p><p>Schools are responsible for ensuring that all their pupils, including those who have a first language other than English, develop the English language skills they require to access the curriculum and achieve their potential. Schools are experienced in supporting children with English as an additional language. The expectation that they should do so is set out in the Teachers’ Standards. It is also covered in initial teacher training (ITT) courses.</p><p>All ITT courses must be designed to allow trainees to meet the teachers’ standards, including standard 5. This states that teachers adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils. Standard 5 is clear that all teachers must have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with English as an additional language. The Teachers’ Standards are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards</a>.</p><p>Ukrainians aged 19+ and their family members settled under the Ukraine Family Scheme, and the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) in the UK, can access training to gain the skills they need to move on with their lives. This includes provision funded through the Adult Education Budget, including ESOL, and level 3 free courses for job offer.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 16:10:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453623

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Textbooks: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has given directions to his Department to assess or improve capacity for translating educational materials into (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	145854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>10,000 lessons can now be auto-translated into Ukrainian, Russian, and other languages through remote education resource Oak National Academy, serving millions of children through the COVID-19 pandemic. This will help schools who support many pupils for whom English is a second language.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 16:08:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1453396

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Re-employment
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 22 March 2022, on Teachers: Re-employment, what steps he has taken to improve operational planning and the collection of statistical information about the re-employment of teachers while minimising the burden on contractors.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	144890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Given the important role that organisations such as supply agencies play in supporting schools to maintain face to face education, it is right that we minimise data collection burdens, as this allows them to focus on their core functions.</p><p>There is no routine collection of statistical information about supply staff. Supply staff can find work through several channels and are not restricted to using supply agencies. Schools can engage supply teachers directly, and school leaders have autonomy over how they staff their schools and access temporary staff.</p><p>We maintain regular contact with a range of supply agencies, key trade bodies, and trade unions to monitor the supply market.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 11:01:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson