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166978

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date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department expects to publish the data gathered through the Property Data Survey Programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Property Data Survey Programme, which carried out high-level condition surveys of the school estate in England, completed its last survey in July 2014. To ensure that the data is sufficiently robust before it is put to any further use, I asked officials to share the data we had gathered with schools and responsible bodies and rectify any significant variances in the dataset.</p><p> </p><p>The deadline for feedback from schools and responsible bodies has recently passed and officials are presently considering where we need to update the survey information. Once this is completed, we will be giving further consideration to future publication of the data.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:50:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166980

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Headteachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many participants there were in each recent intake of the National Professional Qualification for Headship programme; and what guidance is issued to participants in that programme on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2012/13, 1202 participants commenced the NPQH programme. In financial year 2013/14, 1140 participants commenced the NPQH programme.</p><p>In the first half of the financial year 2014/15, 550 participants commenced the NPQH programme, there is a second application round opening on 11 December 2014. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply</a>.</p><p> </p><p>NCTL licensed the delivery of leadership development, including the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers to School led consortiums in 2012. The qualifications are developed around a leadership curriculum combining a range of essential and elective modules. All qualifications have a rigorous final assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific centrally-generated materials on the NPQH for participants on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school. However the entry assessment process, which is administered by a commissioned provider, contains a leadership competence on “Holding to account”. Both this and the performance management of staff and appraisal are covered generically within the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the NPQH Essential modules, ‘Leading an effective school’ and ‘Leading and improving teaching’, which are mandatory, include content on teacher quality and standards, monitoring and evaluating teaching and performance management/appraisal. Licensees can enhance the modules by including additional material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:59:50 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166981

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the report on her Department's review of asbestos policy in schools.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	216666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working with stakeholders, experts and the Health and Safety Executive to consider the latest evidence, and determine appropriate policy responses. We will provide an update on the management of asbestos in schools in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:55:41 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

166984

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have signed up to the online free school meal eligibility checking service.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	216678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>All 152 English local authorities are signed up to the Eligibility Checking System (ECS).</p><p> </p><p>The ECS can be used to determine entitlement to both free school meals and free early education for two-year-olds, and the pattern of checks and frequency of use is different for each local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:54:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

166988

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teachers working in publicly-funded schools were not working in the same role at the same school 12 months later in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p>Information on teacher retention is currently derived from the Database of Teacher Records (DTR). However, this data source does not provide the information as requested.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/12/2014 15:32:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166989

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in special measures employed newly-qualified teachers in (a) Gravesham, (b) Kent and (c) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/12/2014 15:34:01 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166990

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department gives to secondary schools near grammar schools about setting realistic attainment targets for pupils; and what steps she is taking to reflect this in school performance tables for secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance on setting attainment targets for pupils. It is for teachers to use their professional judgement to set pupil targets.</p><p>The Department sets floor standards against which schools will be measured in performance tables. From 2016 we are replacing the existing secondary school floor standard, based on the percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades including English and maths, with Progress 8. This is a measure based on the progress a pupil makes from KS2 (age 11) to a group of 8 subjects at the end of KS4 (age 16) compared to pupils with the same starting point.</p><p>Progress 8 is a fairer way of measuring school performance as schools will no longer be disadvantaged by having a challenging intake.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:57:02 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166991

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) financial cost and (b) cost of the effect on pupils' learning of replacing a teacher who leaves a school.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not estimated the financial costs of replacing a teacher who leaves a school as teacher recruitment is undertaken directly by schools and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence is clear that being taught by a good teacher has a significant impact on how well pupils achieve. We are therefore supporting schools to attract and retain high quality teachers, minimising any disruption to children’s learning. Official statistics show that teacher vacancy rates are declining and retention remains stable, with the majority of new teachers still teaching after five years. Children in England now have the best chance they have ever had of attending a good or outstanding school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:53:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166995

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has made to increase the number of high-quality secondary school teachers, other than the role of financial incentives.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	216487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates into the teaching profession, and we have a range of initiatives designed to attract the best potential teachers.</p><p>In September 2014 we launched a new marketing campaign called ‘Your Future | Their Future’. We use a range of activities including national newspaper advertising, targeted digital communications and face-to-face events to reach excellent potential teachers, including career changers, and to persuade them to pursue a career in teaching.</p><p>Additional funding has been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried) places to boost starting salaries and encourage more experienced graduates to enter teacher training across a range of subjects. School Direct (salaried) is an employment-based route for high-quality, experienced graduates who earn a salary whilst training.</p><p>We provide an information service for anyone looking to enter teaching through the Teaching Line. Those interested in teaching a priority subject are given access to the Premier Plus programme. This includes support from a dedicated recruitment advisor, access to exclusive events and regular communications with important news and application hints and tips.</p><p>We have extended the School Experience Programme (SEP) this year to include non-funded subjects as well as funded priority subjects. SEP gives prospective teachers the chance to gain school experience, helping them to choose teaching as a career.</p><p>Prestigious scholarship awards are available to outstanding graduates with a 2:1 or first-class degree in maths, physics, chemistry, and computing. Scholarships come with a package of non-financial benefits, such as membership of the appropriate professional body, mentoring, and continuous professional development.</p><p>New entrants to initial teacher training are becoming better qualified. Overall, we have seen an increase each year in the percentage of new entrants who hold a first class or 2:1 degree; rising from 61% in 2009/10 to 73% in 2014/15.</p><p>In addition, we have supported the expansion of Teach First , which focuses on getting the highest quality teachers into our most challenging schools, by more than doubling the number of programme participants since 2010, and ensuring the programme covers all English government regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:52:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell