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50307

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Sherratt.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	198191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>My Rt. hon friend, the Secretary of State for Education, replied to the Rt. hon Gentleman's letter on 2 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

50420

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were on child protection plans in each Greater Manchester local authority area in the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	198220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The data requested can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/characteristics-of-children-in-need-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

50086

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will discuss with (a) the Whitbourne Independent School and Hub and (b) other projects whose applications for free school status were turned down those applicants' feedback on how the application process can be made easier for small independent schools.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education welcomes all feedback on its processes and routinely surveys both successful and unsuccessful free school applicants to ensure the application process remains rigorous and fair and that only the strongest applications are approved.</p><p>The Whitbourne Independent School and Hub unsuccessfully applied to the New School Network's development programme, but has not applied to the Department of Education to open a free school. It is welcome to do so.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50087

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to give free schools more flexibility on requirements relating to (a) the involvement of volunteers and (b) provision of flexi-school places.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Volunteers in free schools, like maintained schools, can work alongside paid staff members to offer a range of skills and experience that can enhance pupils' learning. We encourage skilled members of the community to take up a range of voluntary roles in schools from being governors to listening to children read. The Government has reformed child protection policies to remove bureaucracy and enable managers to use their judgement about the checks and supervision required for each individual depending on their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The free school programme encourages innovation and the decision to offer flexi-school places or how to deploy volunteers is one for individual head teachers. However, the free school criteria requires all applicants to meet rigorous standards including demonstrating how they would ensure a high quality education for every pupil and outlining a sustainable staffing structure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50089

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for free school status for which the Church of England has agreed to provide school premises have been (a) approved and (b) rejected.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information in the form requested.</p><p>Whether applicants already have premises for their proposed school, and who provides those premises, are not, on their own, material factors in the decision to approve or reject a free school application. Rather, that decision is based principally on an assessment of the need for the school, the strength of the applicants' education plans and their ability to deliver a school that is financially viable and likely to be judged “good” or “outstanding” by Ofsted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 198077 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50090

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average length of time between an application for free school status being made and a successful applicant school opening; and what plans he has to reduce the time taken.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>In cases where there is no existing school, the average length of time between an application for a free school being made and a brand new school opening is approximately eighteen months. There are instances where a free school is able to open in a shorter amount of time, for example, in the case of an existing independent school that wants to join the state sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50092

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for free school status from applicants which already have premises have been refused.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the information in the form requested.</p><p>Whether applicants already have premises for their proposed school, and who provides those premises, are not, on their own, material factors in the decision to approve or reject a free school application. Rather, that decision is based principally on an assessment of the need for the school, the strength of the applicants' education plans and their ability to deliver a school that is financially viable and likely to be judged “good” or “outstanding” by Ofsted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 198038 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50103

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 recent study by City University, London and the Nuffield Foundation of deaf children in the education system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made an assessment of the recent study by City University, London and the Nuffield Foundation of deaf children in the education system. The study helpfully considers ways and strategies to assist teachers identify reading problems and dyslexia for deaf children. It is for schools and professionals working with deaf children to consider the significance of the findings and how it informs their practice in identifying and supporting children with hearing loss.</p><p>Through the Children and Families Act 2014, the Government aims to improve support for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) including deaf children. It also includes support for teachers and other school staff to gain the knowledge and skills to support pupils with SEN and disabilities.</p><p>The new SEND Code of Practice due to come into force in September, will set out clear guidance for schools on the process for appropriate identification, assessment, monitoring and securing further support for all children and young people with SEN and disabilities including those with sensory impairments.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

50104

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information-sharing systems his Department recommends agencies to use in respect of sharing information regarding vulnerable children and children at risk.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes it is for local areas to determine the most appropriate way to record and share information to meet local needs.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

50166

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department will publish guidance for sixth form colleges that wish to convert to become 16 to 19 academies.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	198073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Sixth-form colleges are classified as private sector institutions and already benefit from the freedoms that academies enjoy. For this reason, the Department for Education has no plans to publish guidance for sixth-form colleges that wish to convert to become 16 to 19 academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins