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65125

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
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 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 227W, on teachers: veterans, how many people joined the Troops to Teachers programme from start of the training scheme in September 2013 following its launch in June 2013; and how many people joined the scheme through the earlier pilot programme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	203437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Following the Secretary of State's announcement in June 2013, the Troops to Teachers training programme commenced in January 2014 with 41 service leavers. There was no pilot programme prior to this.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:19:01 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

64693

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Creationism and Evolution: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an independent school (a) teaching creationism and (b) failing to teach evolution as an established scientific theory would lead to it receiving a lower rating under the independent schools inspection framework; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	202970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Registered independent schools must meet the independent school standards. These state that the curriculum must give pupils experience in ‘linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human and social, physical, and aesthetic and creative education.' Science must therefore be included in the curriculum. Ofsted and the independent school inspectorates inspect independent schools against these standards.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 16:49:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

64479

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the gross average salary was of a full-time teacher in local authority schools in the City of York in (a) cash and (b) real terms in 1995-96 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 10 July 2013, Official Report 297W, which provided the gross average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in local authority maintained schools in cash terms and real terms for York local authority, in each March, 1997 to 2009 and November 2010 to November 2011.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The gross average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in local authority maintained schools in cash terms and real terms for York local authority, in November 2012 is £36,200 in both cash and real terms (rounded to the nearest £100). Figures cover all primary, secondary and special local authority maintained schools that were open but exclude academies. 2013 figures will be available in late July 2014. The source of this information is the November 2012 School Workforce Census.</p><p> </p><p>Real terms figures were calculated from HMT GDP deflators, financial year, published on 1 April 2014 at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 13:58:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64482

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York and (b) York St John University in (i) cash terms and (ii) at constant prices in 2000-01 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 July 2013, <em>Official Report</em> column 232w.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures available are provided below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Mainstream Funding (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mainstream Funding (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>University of York </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>York St John</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>610,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:08:26 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64486

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil-teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratios (PTR) in publicly-funded primary and secondary schools in York local authority, in each January, 2008 to 2010 and November 2010 to 2012, which is the latest information available. 2013 figures will be available in late July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for November 2010 and later are not comparable to those in January 2010 and earlier due to the change in the data collection to the School Workforce Census .</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>York</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Primary PTR[1]</p></td><td><p>Secondary PTR1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>21.6</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010[2]</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011[3]</p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census and School Census</p><p> </p><p>[1] Up to January 2010 PTRs are calculated by dividing the total full time equivalent (FTE) number of sole registered pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. From November 2010 figures are calculated using the FTE number of sole and dual registered pupils on roll.</p><p>[2] In the November 2010 the source of the teacher numbers upon which the PTR is calculated was changed to the School Workforce Census. The completeness of the November 2010 teacher numbers for York local authority is in question as teacher numbers fell compared with the previous January 2010 figure based on the School Census and this is reflected in the higher PTR figures for the year. Subsequent teacher numbers reported by the authority in 2012 have seen the numbers return to previous levels.</p><p>[3] Excludes one secondary school in York which did not provide a return for inclusion in these figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:21:02 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64491

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff there were in York Unitary Authority area in 2008-09 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of teachers, teaching assistants and support staff employed in publicly-funded schools in York local authority in January 2008 to 2010 and November 2010 to 2012.</p><p>Figures for November 2010 and later are not comparable to those in January 2010 and earlier due to the change in the data collection to the School Workforce Census.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>January</p></td><td rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="3"><p>November</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011[1]</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teachers[2]</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,268</p></td><td><p>1,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching Assistants[3]</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Staff[2]</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>386</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>.. Not available</p><p> </p><p>[1] Excludes one school in York which did not provide a return for inclusion in these figures.</p><p>[2] Sources: Form 618g up to January 2010, School Workforce Census from November 2010.</p><p>[3] Sources: School Census up to January 2010, School Workforce Census from November 2010.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 16:48:57 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64493

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what circumstances gender segregation of boys and girls in the classroom is permitted in schools; and if he will issue revised guidance on this matter to Ofsted.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	202912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>A co-educational school adopting a policy of separation on the basis of sex, which treated girls less favourably than boys (or vice versa), would be acting unlawfully under the Equality Act 2010. The Department for Education has issued advice to schools on the application of the Equality Act 2010:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools</a></p><p>As this guidance states, it is possible to justify separate classes in exceptional circumstances, for example in delivering elements of sex and relationship education, or for PE. In all other cases, the Department expects co-educational schools to teach boys and girls in mixed classes and not to treat them differently because of their gender.</p><p> </p><p>Inspectors take into account guidance issued to schools by the Department, including the existing guidance on the Equality Act 2010. We would expect them to question a school about any segregation of pupils by gender to ensure that this is only taking place in exceptional circumstances as outlined by the Equality Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:10:24 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

64173

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills
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 levels of literacy and numeracy in (a) primary school leavers and (b) secondary school leavers in (i)Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber, (iii) the North of England and (iv) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	202644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Key stage 2 national curriculum assessment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2</a></p><p>GCSE attainment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a></p><p>Attainment statistics by Parliamentary constituency are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/</a></p><p>Information on pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving A*-C grades in English and mathematics GCSEs in the areas requested, and information on key stage 2 achievement in the areas requested has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:16:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones