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971335

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that all state-funded schools are meeting their statutory obligation to teach religious education as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	172514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Good quality religious education can develop children’s knowledge of the values and traditions of Britain and other countries, and foster understanding among different faiths and cultures. That is why religious education remains compulsory for all state funded schools, including academies and free schools, at all key stages.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not routinely monitor schools to ensure that they meet their statutory duties, but when made aware that schools are not fulfilling their legal duties, it will investigate.</p><p> </p><p>All schools are expected to publish their curriculum by subject for each academic year on their websites. Guidance on this makes specific reference to religious education.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2018 15:51:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

971336

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of initial and continuing teacher training in religious education for primary school teachers.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	172515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>It is for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers to determine the content and structure of courses, but they must be designed so that trainees can demonstrate that they meet all Teachers' Standards to an appropriate level. To be awarded Qualified Teacher Status trainees must “have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas” and “demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas.” This includes Religious Education for primary school teachers.</p><p>Ofsted inspects ITT programmes for compliance against the ITT Criteria, and for the quality of ITT teaching and trainee outcomes. At the end of June 2017 99% of all ITT partnerships inspected by Ofsted were judged either good or outstanding. In the 2017 Newly Qualified Teacher Survey, more than 80% of newly-qualified teachers surveyed rated the overall quality of their training as 7-10 out of 10, with 32% rating it as 9-10 out of 10. The full ITT Criteria can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-criteria" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-criteria</a>.</p><p>Once qualified, decisions relating to teachers’ professional development rest with schools, head teachers, and teachers themselves, as they are in the best position to judge their own requirements.</p><p>The Government has a number of initiatives to ensure that all teachers have access to high-quality professional development.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2018 15:20:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

971342

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bright Tribe Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he and (b) officials in his Department were made aware of the financial concerns relating to Bright Tribe academy trust; and what steps his Department has taken to address those concerns.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	172421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have a robust intervention strategy, built on a clear framework and communicated and regulated through trusts’ funding agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook.</p><p> </p><p>The former Secretary of State (Nicky Morgan), my right hon. Friend for Loughborough, was initially made aware of the financial concerns relating to Bright Tribe Trust in July 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA has worked closely with Bright Tribe Trust since 2015. An initial Financial Management and Governance Review was completed in November 2015, with follow up visits in September 2016 and August 2017. In June 2018, we made a further visit to Bright Tribe Trust in relation to the outstanding capital issues at The Whitehaven Academy.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA reviews all allegations received about Bright Tribe Trust and individual schools within the trust. Following most recent allegations, a warning letter was issued by the EFSA on 7 August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 14:59:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

971401

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Mental Health Services
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 number and proportion of University students who have accessed mental health services through (a) their university and (b) the NHS in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	172450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers (HEPs) are not required to submit information on students accessing their mental health services. Students have no obligation to disclose to their institution or any other party if they access NHS mental health services.</p><p>Research conducted last year by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) states:</p><ul><li>81% of HEPs report an increase in overall demand for student support services, while 41% of HEPs report an increase of over 25%.</li><li>94% of HEPs report an increase in demand for counselling services, while 61% of HEPs report an increase of over 25%.</li></ul><p>The IPPR research is available at: <a href="https://www.ippr.org/publications/not-by-degrees" target="_blank">https://www.ippr.org/publications/not-by-degrees</a>.</p><p>The University Mental Health Charter, announced in June, is backed by the government and led by the sector, and will drive up standards in promoting student and staff mental health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/09/2018 16:45:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971454

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance, Staying put: arrangements for care leavers aged 18 years and above, published on 22 May 2013, what progress the Government has made on implementing the staying put policy.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	172577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Staying Put has helped thousands of care leavers to continue to benefit from a stable and secure family setting and to prepare for independence at a more gradual pace rather than facing a ‘cliff-edge’ at the age of 18. The policy has been welcomed by care leavers and the sector.</p><p>The latest data for the year ending March 2017 shows that 51% of those ceasing to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18<sup>th</sup> birthday remained with their former foster carer. In addition, 25% of 19 and 20 year olds were still living with their former foster carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 15:03:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

971456

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its staying close scheme for children leaving residential care; and how many such children have been involved in that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	172579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We are providing around £6 million in the period 2018 to 2019 and in the period 2019 to 2020 for a national pilot of Staying Close in eight sites.</p><p>These pilots provide an enhanced support offer for those leaving residential care. The support offer includes an accommodation offer close to their former children’s home alongside practical and emotional support from a member of staff from their former children's home whom they know and trust.</p><p>Reports from the pilots show that 120 care leavers participated in the Staying Close pilots from January 2018 to July 2018.</p><p>A full evaluation will be available when the pilots end in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 15:01:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

971489

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Gedling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school places were available in Gedling in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	172429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of schools and the number of places in those schools through the annual school capacity survey (SCAP). The Department does not collect school capacity information at parliamentary constituency level. Data relating to the position in the 2017/2018 academic year is currently being collected and quality assured.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1 May 2017, in the Nottinghamshire county council area, the total number of unfilled primary places was 5,223 and the total number of unfilled secondary places was 10,836. The total number of primary school places available in Nottinghamshire was 69,297 and the total number of secondary places available was 57,080.</p><p> </p><p>The capacity data are published on an annual basis, giving equivalent local authority and regional totals, through the SCAP tables. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-academic-year-2016-to-2017</a>. Funding is provided for every place local authorites inform us they need to create. Nottinghamshire received £66.2 million to provide new school places from 2011-2018, and has been allocated a further £19.8 million from 2018-2021.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2018 15:06:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

969136

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
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 5 September 2018 to Question 168037 on Teachers: Pay, which specific forecasts have been scrutinised to allow the Department to centrally meet the cost Teachers’ Pay Grant; what those forecasts and assumptions originally were; and how those forecasts and assumptions have changed.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	171413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Teachers’ Pay Grant uses funding which has been released from the core schools budget, specifically the Schools Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant and the Pupil Premium.</p><p> </p><p>The amount originally set aside for these budgets in July 2017 was based on the projected number of pupils in schools and the projected number of pupils eligible for the pupil premium, in 2018/19 and 2019/20. These numbers are lower than forecast, and updated projections for 2019/20 suggest slower than previously expected pupil number growth.</p><p> </p><p>Using the funding this difference creates, the Department is providing schools with £187 million in 2018-19 and £321 million in 2019-20, to help them implement the announced pay award.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2018 16:26:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 74519 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

969341

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grafton College of Management Sciences: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in June on Grafton College of Management Sciences.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The department considered the published report from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education on Grafton College of Management Sciences Limited, alongside other investigation reports and outcomes, to assess compliance with the department’s ‘Specific Course Designation Guidance: Policy and Guidance for Alternative Providers of Higher Education’ (published in July 2017). The department took action in line with this published guidance to protect public funds. Grafton College of Management Sciences is no longer designated for student support purposes.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/09/2018 14:39:13 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

968244

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Education Union and Child Poverty Action Group, Child poverty and education: A survey of the experiences of NEU members, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of school staff who are personally purchasing equipment for students.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	170706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>School staff should not have to purchase equipment for their students. Core funding for schools and high needs is at its highest ever level, having risen from almost £41 billion in the period 2017 to 2018 to £42.4 billion this year. It will rise further to £43.5 billion in the period 2019 to 2020.</p><p>Since 2010, there are 637,000 fewer children living in workless households. 75% of children from workless families moved out of poverty when their parents entered into full-time work.</p><p>Supported by the National Living Wage, the lowest paid have seen their wages grow by almost 7% above inflation between April 2015 and April 2017. This year, the government raised the Income Tax personal allowance to £11,850.</p><p>Under the Labour government, in the period 2009 to 2010, someone working full-time on the minimum wage earned over £10,500 and had to pay £820 to the government in income tax. Under the Conservative government, in the period 2018 to 2019, they earn over £14,200 and would only pay £490.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 16:28:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 74122 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane