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519046

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Audenshaw School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report of Ofsted on its inspection of Audenshaw School Academy Trust which took place on 23 and 24 February 2016, if she will make an assessment of the effect on the students for whom pupil premium funding was intended of that funding being saved for a capital project.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The conditions of grant for the pupil premium make clear that its purpose is to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. School leaders are best placed to decide how to spend the pupil premium in line with this policy and the needs of their pupils. Schools are not prevented from using the pupil premium to fund capital projects or from carrying over funding between years.</p><p>The Department for Education supports schools to make evidence-based decisions through the work of the Education Endowment Foundation, established to identify and promote effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department does not monitor how Academies and maintained schools spend the pupil premium but instead holds them to account for the outcomes of eligible pupils through the publication of data in performance tables and Ofsted inspection.</p><p>Where concerns are raised about the performance of an academy then they are addressed by the Regional School Commissioner with responsibility for that area. The Department also takes seriously any concerns about the financial management of a school. We are aware of the findings of the Ofsted report on Audenshaw School relating to its use of the pupil premium, following an inspection in February 2016. We are also aware that the Hon. Member, Andrew Gwynne, has met the Regional Schools Commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, Vicky Beer, on a number of occasions to discuss his concerns about Audenshaw School Academy Trust. The Department has carefully reviewed all the information provided on this matter and has identified no grounds to take further action.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 37374 37376 37377 37378 question first answered 23/05/2016 14:50:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

519048

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rules govern the use of pupil premium funding (a) for capital projects and (b) in a different year to that for which the funding was allocated.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The conditions of grant for the pupil premium make clear that its purpose is to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. School leaders are best placed to decide how to spend the pupil premium in line with this policy and the needs of their pupils. Schools are not prevented from using the pupil premium to fund capital projects or from carrying over funding between years.</p><p>The Department for Education supports schools to make evidence-based decisions through the work of the Education Endowment Foundation, established to identify and promote effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department does not monitor how Academies and maintained schools spend the pupil premium but instead holds them to account for the outcomes of eligible pupils through the publication of data in performance tables and Ofsted inspection.</p><p>Where concerns are raised about the performance of an academy then they are addressed by the Regional School Commissioner with responsibility for that area. The Department also takes seriously any concerns about the financial management of a school. We are aware of the findings of the Ofsted report on Audenshaw School relating to its use of the pupil premium, following an inspection in February 2016. We are also aware that the Hon. Member, Andrew Gwynne, has met the Regional Schools Commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, Vicky Beer, on a number of occasions to discuss his concerns about Audenshaw School Academy Trust. The Department has carefully reviewed all the information provided on this matter and has identified no grounds to take further action.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 37374 37375 37377 37378 question first answered 23/05/2016 14:50:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

519051

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring her Department undertakes of the (a) allocation, (b) spending and (c) outcomes of pupil premium funding at (i) maintained schools and (ii) academy trust schools.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The conditions of grant for the pupil premium make clear that its purpose is to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. School leaders are best placed to decide how to spend the pupil premium in line with this policy and the needs of their pupils. Schools are not prevented from using the pupil premium to fund capital projects or from carrying over funding between years.</p><p>The Department for Education supports schools to make evidence-based decisions through the work of the Education Endowment Foundation, established to identify and promote effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department does not monitor how Academies and maintained schools spend the pupil premium but instead holds them to account for the outcomes of eligible pupils through the publication of data in performance tables and Ofsted inspection.</p><p>Where concerns are raised about the performance of an academy then they are addressed by the Regional School Commissioner with responsibility for that area. The Department also takes seriously any concerns about the financial management of a school. We are aware of the findings of the Ofsted report on Audenshaw School relating to its use of the pupil premium, following an inspection in February 2016. We are also aware that the Hon. Member, Andrew Gwynne, has met the Regional Schools Commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, Vicky Beer, on a number of occasions to discuss his concerns about Audenshaw School Academy Trust. The Department has carefully reviewed all the information provided on this matter and has identified no grounds to take further action.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 37375 37376 37377 37378 question first answered 23/05/2016 14:50:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

519052

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Audenshaw School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what response her Department has made to the findings of Ofsted in its report of the inspection of Audenshaw School Academy Trust which took place on 23 and 24 February 2016 that approximately £120,000 of pupil premium funding has not been spent on pupils for whom that funding was intended.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The conditions of grant for the pupil premium make clear that its purpose is to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. School leaders are best placed to decide how to spend the pupil premium in line with this policy and the needs of their pupils. Schools are not prevented from using the pupil premium to fund capital projects or from carrying over funding between years.</p><p>The Department for Education supports schools to make evidence-based decisions through the work of the Education Endowment Foundation, established to identify and promote effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Department does not monitor how Academies and maintained schools spend the pupil premium but instead holds them to account for the outcomes of eligible pupils through the publication of data in performance tables and Ofsted inspection.</p><p>Where concerns are raised about the performance of an academy then they are addressed by the Regional School Commissioner with responsibility for that area. The Department also takes seriously any concerns about the financial management of a school. We are aware of the findings of the Ofsted report on Audenshaw School relating to its use of the pupil premium, following an inspection in February 2016. We are also aware that the Hon. Member, Andrew Gwynne, has met the Regional Schools Commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, Vicky Beer, on a number of occasions to discuss his concerns about Audenshaw School Academy Trust. The Department has carefully reviewed all the information provided on this matter and has identified no grounds to take further action.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 37374 37375 37376 37378 question first answered 23/05/2016 14:50:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

519086

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many funding agreements have been terminated by each regional schools commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	37527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>A funding agreement is contract between the Secretary of State and an academy trust. The model funding agreement states that the agreement can be terminated under the following grounds: termination by either party; by warning notice; by the Secretary of State after inspection; by the Secretary of State; and a change of control.</p><p>The Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are civil servants, and as such, carry out their duties in the name of the Secretary of State. The RSCs have powers to make a decision, on behalf of the Secretary of State, to replace a sponsor or trust, where they have not been able to secure necessary improvements. In some circumstances, the funding agreement may be terminated as part of the process.</p><p>As with other areas of their responsibility, RSCs escalate decisions to the National Schools Commissioner or the relevant minister where they are sensitive, raise issues of interpretation of government policy, or relate to urgent safeguarding or extremism concerns.</p><p>The decision to terminate a funding agreement that results in the closure of an academy is made by the Secretary of State.</p><p>Listed below are the numbers of academy closures and re-brokerages by region since the RSCs’ appointment in September 2014:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Re-brokered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/05/2016 14:46:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

518394

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Dedicated Schools Grant allocated to Lancashire County Council was spent on Special Educational Needs support for children under five years old in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	37002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15 the spend on Special Educational Needs support for children under five years from the high needs block of the dedicated schools grant allocated to Lancashire County Council was about £2.53 million. This information is as reported by the local authority and published in the following document: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-outturn-2014-to-2015-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-outturn-2014-to-2015-data</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:19:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

518149

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she plans to take to support further education students with additional travel costs arising from mergers of institutions as a result of area reviews of post-16 education.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Area reviews of post-16 education are focused on meeting the needs of learners in each area, and because they are overseen by steering groups including Chairs and Principals of colleges as well as local authorities, they are well placed to do this. The steering group’s discussions and recommendations are based on the best available evidence, including an analysis of local economic and educational needs and the mapping of current curriculum provision and travel to learn patterns. Recommendations made by the steering group, including mergers, should improve access to better quality teaching delivered by sustainable institutions focused on meeting learner need.</p><p>Local authorities are members of area review steering groups and have statutory responsibility for transport to education and training for 16- to 19-year-olds. We expect local authorities to make reasonable decisions about the support they offer based on the needs of their young people, local transport infrastructure and the resources they have available. Authorities will need to take account of the recommendations arising from each area review and the impact on transport for learners. We will reflect this in the next version of the post-16 transport statutory guidance which we plan to update in the autumn.</p><p>Most young people already have access to some kind of discount or concession on bus or train travel, either from their local authority, local transport providers, or from their school or college, and we would expect this to continue following any changes to post-16 provision as a result of area reviews. The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund will continue to be available to support those young people who most need it, with the costs of attending post-16 education or training such as transport and meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 36935 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

518206

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Transport
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 13 April 2016 to Question 33944, whether the decision not to change statutory guidance on post-16 transport to education and training will be subject to review as area reviews of further education progress.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Area reviews of post-16 education are focused on meeting the needs of learners in each area, and because they are overseen by steering groups including Chairs and Principals of colleges as well as local authorities, they are well placed to do this. The steering group’s discussions and recommendations are based on the best available evidence, including an analysis of local economic and educational needs and the mapping of current curriculum provision and travel to learn patterns. Recommendations made by the steering group, including mergers, should improve access to better quality teaching delivered by sustainable institutions focused on meeting learner need.</p><p>Local authorities are members of area review steering groups and have statutory responsibility for transport to education and training for 16- to 19-year-olds. We expect local authorities to make reasonable decisions about the support they offer based on the needs of their young people, local transport infrastructure and the resources they have available. Authorities will need to take account of the recommendations arising from each area review and the impact on transport for learners. We will reflect this in the next version of the post-16 transport statutory guidance which we plan to update in the autumn.</p><p>Most young people already have access to some kind of discount or concession on bus or train travel, either from their local authority, local transport providers, or from their school or college, and we would expect this to continue following any changes to post-16 provision as a result of area reviews. The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund will continue to be available to support those young people who most need it, with the costs of attending post-16 education or training such as transport and meals.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 36936 question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

518207

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to schools for supporting children with learning difficulties in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency and (b) Greater Manchester in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	36909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Funding for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant, which includes both funding to be delegated to mainstream schools, and funding for the additional costs associated with educating children and young people with high needs.</p><p>Schools are funded through a formula set by their local authority, and local authorities are required to delegate funds to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEN up to £6,000 per annum. It is for individual schools to decide how they allocate their overall budget to ensure they meet the specific needs of children with learning difficulties.</p><p>For those pupils whose additional support costs more than £6,000 the local authority pays top-up funding to the schools from their high needs budget. Top-up funding rates are for local authorities to agree with their schools.</p><p>The high needs allocation, within the dedicated schools grant, for the Greater Manchester local authorities in each of the last three years were as set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14 (£million)</p></td><td><p>2014-15 (£million)</p></td><td><p>2015-16 (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>25.83</p></td><td><p>27.15</p></td><td><p>27.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>22.50</p></td><td><p>24.08</p></td><td><p>24.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>59.83</p></td><td><p>63.34</p></td><td><p>64.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>23.54</p></td><td><p>24.90</p></td><td><p>25.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>22.10</p></td><td><p>22.75</p></td><td><p>22.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>27.62</p></td><td><p>29.04</p></td><td><p>29.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>25.82</p></td><td><p>27.14</p></td><td><p>28.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>13.81</p></td><td><p>14.79</p></td><td><p>14.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>22.88</p></td><td><p>23.34</p></td><td><p>24.08</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold information on the total funding for supporting children with learning difficulties allocated to schools in the Manchester, Withington constituency or in the Greater Manchester area.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

518208

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
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 improve transparency and accountability in spending by schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Appropriate arrangements are currently in place to ensure that school spending is transparent. Details of income and expenditure in all maintained schools and academies are published annually by the department in Statistical First Releases, available on GOV.UK. The Permanent Secretary’s Accountability System Statement sets out in detail the accountability system for education, including maintained schools and academies, and for children’s services.</p><p>While we are always interested in improving transparency and accountability in spending by schools we have no current plans for changes.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/05/2016 09:17:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell