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972746

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who appoints the auditors for multi-academy trusts; and whether the auditors' report is open to inspection by school governors.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Under the Companies Act (2006), all academy trusts must appoint an auditor. This appointment is for the members of the academy trust, other than in very limited circumstances, whereby the Companies Act permits the appointment to be made by trustees, for example for the academy trust’s first period of account. The auditors’ report is incorporated within the academy trust’s accounts, which must be published on the academy trust’s website and will be available on the Companies House website. This means that the auditors’ report is open to inspection by any member of the general public.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:46:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

969546

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Horticulture: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ofsted has raised any concerns about the delivery and quality of the horticultural element of the National Curriculum since it was included in the Curriculum.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fookes
uin	HL10182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Horticulture is not explicitly referenced in the national curriculum for science or geography. Programmes of study do include the expectation that pupils are taught about plants including trees, their structure, how they reproduce and grow, how they are named and classified, photosynthesis, cell biology, the importance of selective breeding in agriculture, and how human processes interact to influence and change landscapes, environments and the climate.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted has not raised any specific concerns about the delivery or quality of these topics.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 16:02:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	830 label Biography information for Baroness Fookes

969559

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have taken to reduce the number of school exclusions in secondary schools in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The department supports head teachers in the use of school exclusion where it is warranted.</p><p>In March, the government launched an externally-led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will explore how head teachers use exclusion, and why pupils with particular characteristics are more likely to be excluded from school. It will also consider the differences in exclusion rates across primary and secondary schools in England.</p><p>The review will aim to report by the end of the year. The full terms of reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/09/2018 11:40:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10195_A_Review_of_School_Exclusion-terms_of_reference.pdf title HL10195_A_Review_of_School_Exclusion-terms_of_refe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

969563

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Class Sizes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action against those infant and junior schools in England which exceed the statutory pupil numbers in their classes.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 limits the size of an infant class to 30 pupils per school teacher. There is no statutory limit for other primary school class sizes.</p><p> </p><p>The average infant class contains 27.3 pupils, below the statutory limit for infant class sizes. The School Admissions Code lists categories of children eligible for admission as exceptions to the infant class size legislation. There are only eight such exceptions, including looked after children and children of multiple births. In the small number of cases where infant classes are above the limit, it is almost always as a result of admitting a child under a prescribed exception. The vast majority (96.7%) of infant classes with more than 30 pupils have only one or two additional pupils.</p><p> </p><p>Where an infant class exceeds the limit and no exceptions apply, the local authority and the school, where it is its own admission authority, will be in breach of their legal duties. It is expected that most instances of unlawfully large classes can be resolved locally. However, where a school or local authority fails to carry out a duty imposed on them by the Education Acts, the Secretary of State has the power to direct a school to comply with the law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 15:26:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

969296

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many GCSE entries were made for students who were home educated in the 2017–18 academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL10126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Data on the number of children educated at home are not collected centrally. Local authorities may collect such data, but as there is no obligation upon parents to register children as being educated at home, such data will not be complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:09:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

969297

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many home school inspections were made in the 2017–18 academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL10127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>There is no power for local authorities or any other bodies to conduct inspections of the education being provided by parents who elect to educate children at home. Local authorities are under a duty to make arrangements to identify, so far as possible, children who are not attending school and are not receiving a suitable education. In order to do this, a local authority can seek information from parents about home education provision and with parental consent, this process can include visiting the family home to observe the education being provided and assess its suitability for the child concerned. No central record is kept of the number of such visits.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:26:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

969343

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to discourage schools from "gaming" performance table results by entering pupils for inappropriate qualifications.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The department is clear that schools should support pupils to take the qualifications that are in their individual best interests so that each pupil has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p><p>The methodology and presentation of secondary school performance measures is kept under review, and the department routinely monitor patterns in entries and results. If there is evidence that individual schools have misused qualification entries in order to improve their results in performance tables, which Ofsted strongly discourages, we will not hesitate to take appropriate action in response. For example, the department removed the European Computer Driving Licence from performance tables, as this was used by some schools to boost their Progress 8 scores.</p><p> </p><p>The department will review non-GCSE qualifications available for pupils aged 14-16 and will publish a consultation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:30:52 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

967438

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Gambling: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what education is provided in schools about the potential adverse mental health risks associated with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL9935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government wants to help all schools deliver a high-quality education to ensure that all young people are equipped with the knowledge they need to prepare them for adult life, including the risks associated with harmful behaviour and addiction.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils. We know that some schools choose to teach about gambling and addiction in an age-appropriate way, as part of their Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE). The non-statutory PSHE programme of study, published by the PSHE Association includes teaching about gambling (including online) and its psychological and financial impact. There are also organisations that work with schools and children to raise awareness of the risks around gambling, including the Young Gamblers Education Trust.</p><p> </p><p>We are proposing to make Health Education compulsory in all state-funded schools, which includes an emphasis on mental wellbeing for both primary and secondary pupils. Pupils should be taught how to critically evaluate when something they do or are involved in has a positive or negative effect on their own or others’ mental health. We are also making Relationships Education compulsory in all primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education compulsory in all secondary schools. We are currently consulting on the draft regulations that will make the subjects compulsory, as well as the accompanying guidance, this can be found at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 15:36:38 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

967457

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which independent schools participated in the 2010 and 2017 key stage five performance table rankings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL9952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The list of independent schools which are included in the 16-18 performance tables for 2010 and 2017 are attached in Annex A. This list was generated from the published school performance tables data which can be found at: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have had no discussions with Rugby School about reports of their wish to withdraw from the 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>There is no process by which independent or state-funded schools can ask to withdraw from performance tables. Performance tables are an important way of providing information to parents and the wider public about school and college performance.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9953 question first answered 18/09/2018 14:09:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL9952_HL9953_Independent_Schools_in_2017_and_2010_16-18_performance_tables.xls title HL9952_HL9953_Independent_Schools_in_2017_and_2010
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

967458

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Rugby School
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions ministers and officials have had, if any, with Rugby School about withdrawing from the key stage five performance table rankings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL9953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The list of independent schools which are included in the 16-18 performance tables for 2010 and 2017 are attached in Annex A. This list was generated from the published school performance tables data which can be found at: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have had no discussions with Rugby School about reports of their wish to withdraw from the 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>There is no process by which independent or state-funded schools can ask to withdraw from performance tables. Performance tables are an important way of providing information to parents and the wider public about school and college performance.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9952 question first answered 18/09/2018 14:09:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL9952_HL9953_Independent_Schools_in_2017_and_2010_16-18_performance_tables.xls title HL9952_HL9953_Independent_Schools_in_2017_and_2010
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal