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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

519053

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, if she will order an investigation to be undertaken into (a) financial management and (b) governance relating to the use of pupil premium funding at Audenshaw School Academy Trust.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37378
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 37377 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

432757

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on future provision of universal early childhood services through childhood centres.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	17913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Children’s centres provide access to health services – either by providing the services or by providing advice and assistance on gaining access to services. Local authorities and local health commissioners have statutory duties to consider providing services through children’s centres to ensure that families get access to the services they need. The transfer of responsibility for public health services to local authorities in October this year provides new opportunities for local areas to configure health services to best effect.</p><br /><p>The Department of Health has been working with local authorities in order to ensure sharing regular and timely updates of live birth data between NHS trusts and children’s centres and have mapped out a process for putting in place appropriate arrangements to support a national solution.</p><br /><p>Children's centres can also have a key role in delivering integrated reviews, which check a child's health and educational progress at age two.</p><br /><p>Future policy on children’s centres will be informed by the planned consultation on the future of children’s centre services, which is due to be launched shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 17670 question first answered 04/12/2015 14:38:45 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

432255

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres: Health Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to improve integrated working between health visitors and children's centres.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	17670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Children’s centres provide access to health services – either by providing the services or by providing advice and assistance on gaining access to services. Local authorities and local health commissioners have statutory duties to consider providing services through children’s centres to ensure that families get access to the services they need. The transfer of responsibility for public health services to local authorities in October this year provides new opportunities for local areas to configure health services to best effect.</p><br /><p>The Department of Health has been working with local authorities in order to ensure sharing regular and timely updates of live birth data between NHS trusts and children’s centres and have mapped out a process for putting in place appropriate arrangements to support a national solution.</p><br /><p>Children's centres can also have a key role in delivering integrated reviews, which check a child's health and educational progress at age two.</p><br /><p>Future policy on children’s centres will be informed by the planned consultation on the future of children’s centre services, which is due to be launched shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 17913 question first answered 04/12/2015 14:38:45 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne