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46239

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the incidence of truancy was in schools in the latest period for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce it and to involve parents in those efforts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Since the report by Charlie Taylor on improving school attendance, the Government's focus has been on reducing absence overall and encouraging schools to address patterns of poor attendance early.</p><p> </p><p>To help schools do this, the Department for Education reduced the threshold at which pupils were classified as persistent absent, from 20% to 15% of sessions missed. In 2012, we increased the level of the school attendance penalty fines, from £50 and £100 to £60 and £120 respectively, and in 2013 reduced the overall timescales for paying fines from 42 to 28 days. The second most common reason for absence is family holiday, so we tightened the law in September 2013 so that headteachers could only grant requests for leave during term time in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms are working. In 2012/13, 300,895 pupils were persistently absent, down from 433,130 in 2009/10 - a fall of almost a third. 130,000 fewer pupils were missing 15% of school in 2012/13 compared to 2010/11. Overall absence rates are down from 6.3% of possible sessions missed in 2008/09 to 5.2% in 2012/13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

45884

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 adequacy of cancer awareness education in schools.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	194491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>Cancer awareness is important for all young people. However, I do not believe that there should be a statutory requirement for it to be taught in schools. The Government aims to reduce prescription throughout the education system, and trusts schools to provide what is best for their students. The Department for Education does not collect data on this topic.</p><p>Schools are free to teach cancer awareness when it is relevant to the national curriculum. For example, the science curriculum requires pupils to learn about the effects of drugs on their bodies, and the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle is included in the requirements for physical education. In design and technology, schools may highlight the importance of nutrition and a healthy diet. Schools may include cancer awareness as part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, using suitable resources from relevant organisations. The PSHE Association has produced a suggested programme of study as guidance for teachers, and continues to highlight other sources of expertise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194325 194537 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

45885

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make cancer awareness education a statutory requirement in schools.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	194325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>Cancer awareness is important for all young people. However, I do not believe that there should be a statutory requirement for it to be taught in schools. The Government aims to reduce prescription throughout the education system, and trusts schools to provide what is best for their students. The Department for Education does not collect data on this topic.</p><p>Schools are free to teach cancer awareness when it is relevant to the national curriculum. For example, the science curriculum requires pupils to learn about the effects of drugs on their bodies, and the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle is included in the requirements for physical education. In design and technology, schools may highlight the importance of nutrition and a healthy diet. Schools may include cancer awareness as part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, using suitable resources from relevant organisations. The PSHE Association has produced a suggested programme of study as guidance for teachers, and continues to highlight other sources of expertise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194491 194537 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

45886

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Pendle constituency are home-schooled.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	194346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected by the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

46083

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 increase the involvement of practising teachers in the design of the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	194571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum, which was published on 11 September 2013, has been developed with due regard to the views of subject experts, teachers, and the findings of international best practice comparisons. Over 2,470 of the responses to the consultation on the new curriculum were from individual teachers, headteachers and schools. In response to the representations, changes were made to improve clarity, precision and consistency of the content.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that our reform to the national curriculum will give teachers greater flexibility and freedom than ever before, which will help to raise standards and expectations for all pupils. The national curriculum has been significantly slimmed down and will free up teachers to use their professional judgement to design curricula that meet the needs of their pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

46084

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will include cancer awareness education as part of the national curriculum in personal, social and health education.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	194537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>Cancer awareness is important for all young people. However, I do not believe that there should be a statutory requirement for it to be taught in schools. The Government aims to reduce prescription throughout the education system, and trusts schools to provide what is best for their students. The Department for Education does not collect data on this topic.</p><p>Schools are free to teach cancer awareness when it is relevant to the national curriculum. For example, the science curriculum requires pupils to learn about the effects of drugs on their bodies, and the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle is included in the requirements for physical education. In design and technology, schools may highlight the importance of nutrition and a healthy diet. Schools may include cancer awareness as part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, using suitable resources from relevant organisations. The PSHE Association has produced a suggested programme of study as guidance for teachers, and continues to highlight other sources of expertise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194325 194491 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

45798

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school children in England learning to play a musical instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in school years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	194313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Lady to the Answer I gave on 1 April 2014, Official Report, col. 631W, on Schools: Musical Instruments.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

45538

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all primary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	194088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).</p><p>Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194089 194090 194091 194092 question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

45539

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all secondary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	194089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).</p><p>Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194088 194090 194091 194092 question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

45540

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the three most popular instruments are for primary school children in England who are learning an instrument in school.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	194090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).</p><p>Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 194088 194089 194091 194092 question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman