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79027

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that teachers, pastoral leaders, special educational needs co-ordinators and others working to support children in schools are able to support the identification and management of children with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>In June 2014 the Department for Education published advice on behaviour and mental health in schools which aimed to help schools support all pupils’ mental health and wellbeing so that they can succeed in school. The guidance, which is published online[1] provides case studies, information and links to organisations that can be approached for advice including on making referrals to specialist services.</p><p>The guidance also includes the new Mind Ed e-portal which is funded by the Department of Health and was launched earlier this year to provide training and information on mental health for all adults working with children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The new 0-25 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice, due to be implemented from September, make it clear that schools should seek to identify underlying mental health conditions that their pupils have. The Code requires education, health and care services to jointly commission services for children and young people with SEND. It also requires the publication of a local offer in each local authority area, setting out all the services for children and young people with SEND, including mental health services. These should help schools to access the specialist support that they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded a wide range of support for the implementation of the SEND reforms from local authorities and the voluntary and community sector. This includes Nansen’s new SEND Gateway which brings together a wide range of practical information, advice and training for school staff and others working with pupils with SEND. This information can be found online at: <a href="http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.sendgateway.org.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/09/2014 13:34:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79028

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department will take to consult specialists in the field of educational psychology before the publication of her Department's planned review of its guidance on mental health and behaviour in schools.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The mental health and behaviour advice was developed with input from a range of specialist academics and professionals including teachers, headteachers and educational psychology specialists from the Department of Health’s Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT). Early feedback is that the advice has been warmly received, including by schools, the mental health charity YoungMinds and mental health professors from University College London and the University of Roehampton.</p><p> </p><p>Good mental health services for young people are absolutely vital and something families care a great deal about. Our advice to schools helps teachers separate poor behaviour from unmet mental health issues so that all pupils receive help appropriate to their needs. It also encourages schools to promote positive mental health through the curriculum and peer mentoring.</p><p> </p><p>All guidance is kept under regular review to ensure that it is up-to-date and additions are made as necessary. Part of this involves meeting with relevant professionals to keep abreast of developments and we have plans in place to meet with specialists in the field of educational psychology which will inform the planned review in October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/09/2014 13:41:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79030

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assess the effect of her Department's guidance on managing mental health and behaviour in schools and ensure that schools identify and manage children with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>In producing the Department for Education’s guidance on mental health and behaviour in schools a broad range of professionals were engaged, including the Department’s primary and secondary heads’ reference groups, mental health specialists, special educational needs experts and professors from University College London and the University of Roehampton.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our planned review in October, officials from the Department will continue to monitor feedback to ensure the advice remains up-to-date and useful for schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/09/2014 13:42:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

78435

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the responsibilities will be of the Minister of State in her Department, the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The full list of Ministerial responsibilities will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:36:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77379

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools are planned to open in September 2014; and how many students each such school plans to admit in September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>To date the Secretary of State for Education has agreed to enter into funding agreements for 62 schools due to open in September 2014. In addition, the Department for Education is working with proposer groups to open around 20 further schools where the funding agreement has not yet been agreed. In total these schools will provide about 10,000 new school places this academic year and around 44,000 places when they have reached their intended capacity.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:26:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77380

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools that are planned to open in September 2014 are (a) temporarily and (b) permanently located in office buildings.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Of the free schools planning to open in September, four will be temporarily located in former office buildings and 15 permanently.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:30:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77381

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many oral complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>If the Department for Education receives a verbal complaint against a broker, the complainant is requested to put the concern in writing to the project lead, who then follows the appropriate complaints procedure. As such, only written complaints are logged.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has received two written complaints about academy brokers in the last 12 months and 11 in total since centralised recording began in June 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 205448 question first answered 16/07/2014 16:29:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77382

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are part of (a) a multi-academy trust, (b) a collaborative partnership and (c) an umbrella trust.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>As of 1 July 2014 there are 2,167 academies in multi-academy trusts and there are 36 academies in umbrella trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not required to provide the Department for Education with information about collaborative partnerships. However, research published by the Department for Education in July showed that 87% of academies are supporting other schools. The research can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:22:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77383

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many formal written complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>If the Department for Education receives a verbal complaint against a broker, the complainant is requested to put the concern in writing to the project lead, who then follows the appropriate complaints procedure. As such, only written complaints are logged.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has received two written complaints about academy brokers in the last 12 months and 11 in total since centralised recording began in June 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 205445 question first answered 16/07/2014 16:29:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

65686

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
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 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 538W, on academies, if he will disaggregate the data to identify payments under the Sponsor Capacity Fund detailing (a) when any such grant was awarded, (b) how much was awarded, (c) whether each organisation subsequently sponsored any academies and (d) the date on which any monies were returned to the Department by those who did not.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	203913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Details of payments made under the Sponsor Capacity Fund (over £25,000) are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000</a></p><p> </p><p>A list of all open academies and their sponsors, alongside equivalent details for approved projects not yet open, is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>Academy sponsors who receive the Sponsor Capacity Fund are required to sign a Grant Funding Agreement, agreeing to adhere to the terms and conditions of the grant. In addition, they are required to submit an Annual Certification of Expenditure, signed by their auditors, and a final report detailing what has been achieved through use of the grant. If they fail to comply with any of the conditions of grant, or are deemed to be in breach of it, they may be required to return all or part of the grant to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/07/2014 17:14:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 9005 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan