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63227

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Numbers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schoolchildren graduated from (a) a comprehensive, (b) a grammar, (c) a secondary and (d) an independent school in the last academic year.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	201675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes pupil results at the end of key stage 4, which signals the end of compulsory education. Information on the key stage 4 results of pupils by admission basis and school type is published in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2012 to 2013 (revised)”[1] Statistical First Release. The relevant tables have been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (National tables: SFR01/2014 document, Table 3a and b)</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:03:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63055

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
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, what assessment he has made of the success of his troops to teachers initiative.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014.Trainees in the first cohort are in their second term of school-based training so whilst feedback from host schools is positive, it is too soon to fully evaluate the success of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 25/06/2014 09:59:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62879

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Safety
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 ensure that primary school children are safe inside the school building and in the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	201537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>All schools have a legal responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment. Under health and safety legislation, schools are required to conduct a health and safety risk assessment and put in place an appropriate policy to ensure that staff and pupils are not exposed to risks. This applies to activities on or off the school premises.</p><p>Schools are also required to undertake a range of employment and criminal record checks when making appointments and supervise visitors to the school building. Guidance is made available to schools to help them meet these legal requirements.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:05:24 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

62601

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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, how many members of the armed forces have been recruited into teacher roles under the Troops to Teachers initiative to date.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014. 41 service leavers joined the Troops to Teachers programme in January 2014. Recruitment is almost complete for the second cohort of the programme and more service leavers will start their training in September 2014. The first successful graduates of the programme will be employed as teachers, subject to achieving Qualified Teacher Status and a degree, in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/06/2014 12:08:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62609

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is in place for a member of school staff to contest an unjust or open-ended suspension.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Gavin Williamson
uin	201182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>School staff who believe that they have been unfairly suspended or subjected to an unreasonable period of suspension can choose to submit a formal grievance to their employer.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:57:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

62612

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Choice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of school-age children living in areas where the only state schools within reasonable travelling distance are faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	201185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate. Local authorities have responsibility for securing sufficient school places to meet the needs of their local communities and have the statutory duties and powers to support that. They must also ensure that the balance of different types of provision meets local demand and that they make suitable transport arrangements for eligible pupils.</p><p>The Government does recognise the need to ensure that new provision meets the needs of the whole community. New academies and free schools with a religious designation may only prioritise up to 50% of pupils on the basis of faith-related admissions criteria.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:57:12 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

62615

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Chemistry: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many chemistry teachers in secondary schools in each constituency have a chemistry degree.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>An estimate for the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:54:45 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62616

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long the recruitment period will be for subject knowledge enhancement courses for 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Recruitment to subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses is a matter for providers of initial teacher training and lead schools in the School Direct programme. We have announced funding support for SKE courses up to 31 March 2015 and will make a further announcement for the period beyond that in due course.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:54:07 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62617

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Chemistry: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many chemistry teachers undertook a chemistry subject knowledge enhancement course in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>There are two types of subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses: pre initial teacher training (ITT) SKE, to support recruitment of trainee teachers in shortage subjects; and post ITT SKE, to support workforce challenges in schools.</p><p> </p><p>We have surpassed our target for trainees entering chemistry teacher training in each of the last three years, recruiting 121% of the target in 2011/12, 108% in 2012/13, and 127% in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the latest annual School Workforce Census (2013)[1] shows that 80.4% of chemistry teachers who teach pupils from years 7 to 13 have a relevant post-A Level qualification, up from 72.7% in the 2010 census[2].</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of chemistry SKE courses for 2009-2013 is below. Post ITT SKE courses were available only from the academic year 2011/12. SKE course data for 2013/14 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pre ITT chemistry SKE courses undertaken</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of post ITT chemistry SKE courses undertaken</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</p><p>[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:00:22 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62618

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Primary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in England have a (a) science subject leader and (b) subject leader who has a science degree.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/06/2014 09:53:07 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz