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1381443

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Non-teaching Staff: Schools and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned a study or review of the capacity and effectiveness of (a) school based and (b) local authority based educational support staff.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>In 2019, the department commissioned research about the use and effects of teaching assistants in primary and secondary mainstream schools. The research was published in June 2019 and is available on the government’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools</a>.</p><p>The research explores models of deployment in a range of primary and secondary mainstream schools in England, including the factors that affect deployment and reasons for changes to deployment.</p><p>Schools have the freedom to make decisions about the recruitment, training, use and pay for teaching assistants, according to their own circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/11/2021 12:49:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381444

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Non-teaching Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) teaching assistants and (b) other educational focused support staff employed in schools in England in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff, including teaching assistants and other support staff, employed in state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2020/21, the full-time equivalent of 271,370 people were working as teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England. This figure is 49,889 (equivalent to 22.5%) higher than in 2011/12.</p><p>'Teaching Assistants' comprises those support staff based in the classroom for learning and pupil support, for example higher level teaching assistants, teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officers/assistants, minority ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual support assistants.</p><p>Special support assistants are included in the teaching assistant totals and special educational needs coordinator assistants are included in the administrative staff totals.</p><p>Information on the number of school-based support staff trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 80301 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:23:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381445

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-based support staff are trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff, including teaching assistants and other support staff, employed in state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2020/21, the full-time equivalent of 271,370 people were working as teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England. This figure is 49,889 (equivalent to 22.5%) higher than in 2011/12.</p><p>'Teaching Assistants' comprises those support staff based in the classroom for learning and pupil support, for example higher level teaching assistants, teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officers/assistants, minority ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual support assistants.</p><p>Special support assistants are included in the teaching assistant totals and special educational needs coordinator assistants are included in the administrative staff totals.</p><p>Information on the number of school-based support staff trained to aid children with special educational needs and disabilities is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 80300 question first answered 26/11/2021 14:23:43 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1379579

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the register of children who are home educated will come into force; and if he will ensure that register is in place for the 2022-23 school year.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	76601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The department remains committed to a form of local authority register for children not in school. We will set out further details on this in the government response to the ‘Children Not in School’ consultation, which we hope to publish before the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/11/2021 17:21:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1378939

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Summer Schools: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary school pupils who attended a face-to-face summer school in summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	75937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021. The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future summer schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 75938 75939 question first answered 22/11/2021 12:35:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1378941

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Summer Schools: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary school pupils on free school meals who attended a face-to-face summer school in summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	75938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021. The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future summer schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 75937 75939 question first answered 22/11/2021 12:35:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1378942

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Summer Schools: Finance
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 provide funding for face-to-face summer schools in summer 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	75939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021. The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future summer schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 75937 75938 question first answered 22/11/2021 12:35:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1379042

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will amend the school system for the recording of pupil absences to distinguish between pupils who are absent due to illness and those pupils who are absent because of a requirement to self-isolate.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	75802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Schools decide how they record sessions in the attendance register in line with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as amended.</p><p>In time for September 2020, we introduced a new category into the regulations to record sessions where a pupil does not attend school because their travel to or attendance at school would be contrary to public health guidance from the UK Health Security Agency and the Department for Health and Social Care. Schools record these missed sessions using Code X (not attending in circumstances relating to COVID-19).</p><p>Where a pupil cannot attend school because they are ill or have any infectious illness, including testing positive for COVID-19, in line with the Regulations, schools will record sessions as Code I (illness).</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/11/2021 12:25:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1379073

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to schools in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry for building improvement programmes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	75905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The department allocates condition funding each year to those responsible for school buildings to improve and maintain the condition of the school estate. Most condition funding allocations are calculated at a responsible body level and cannot be broken down to constituency level, as decisions on investment are often taken at a local level.</p><p>Schools and those responsible for school buildings receive condition funding through different routes depending on their size and type. The majority of condition funding is paid to responsible bodies through annual School Condition Allocations (SCA). Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) is also allocated for schools to spend on their own capital priorities.</p><p>The department has allocated over £20 million in condition funding to Coventry local authority since 2017 for maintained schools (see attached table). This includes SCA (and up to the 2019-20 financial year, funding paid via the local authority Voluntary Aided Programme for voluntary aided schools), and DFC. As part of this, in the 2018-19 financial year, additional funding was made available through the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund, as well as £400 million additional DFC. In the 2020-21 financial year, the government made an additional £560 million available for essential maintenance and upgrade projects. Coventry local authority’s share of additional funding has been included in figures in the table.</p><p>Large multi-academy trusts and large voluntary aided school bodies, also receive SCA funding to invest in schools for which they are responsible. These are not included in the figures as large academy trusts and voluntary aided school bodies will typically span local authority boundaries. A full breakdown of allocations can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Smaller trusts, voluntary aided schools and sixth form colleges that are not eligible for SCA can bid into the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) each year. Over the last 5 years, there have been 3 successful CIF applications for eligible schools in the Coventry North East Constituency with a total funding award of £1.2 million. Over the same period, for Coventry overall there have been 38 successful CIF applications with a total funding award of £12.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>For the Priority School Building Programme there have been two schools in the Coventry North-East constituency, and six schools in the Coventry Local Authority over the last five years. So far, there have not been any schools from the Coventry North East constituency within the new School Rebuilding Programme. However, four schools in the Coventry local authority area are included in the first 100 projects of the programme that have been announced to date.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/11/2021 12:08:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name 75905_table_showing_Coventry_local_authority_condition_funding.xlsx title 75905_table
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1378381

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
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 potential merits of reviewing its guidance on excluding children with special educational needs with experts in the SEND sector.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	75165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>In June 2021, the department launched a call for evidence on managing behaviour, including understanding how the best schools meet their duties in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to be fully part of the school community and engaged with their education. This evidence will be considered and further assessed alongside the results of a forthcoming public consultation on the revised ‘suspension and exclusion guidance and behaviour in schools guidance’. Both sets of guidance will provide practical advice to the education sector to create calm, orderly, safe, and supportive school environments that support their pupils to succeed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/11/2021 10:51:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson