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1537354

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will provide additional support to students from low-income families to help pay for journeys to and from their (a) school and (b) other place of education in the 2022-23 academic year, in the context of the rise in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	74978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s home-to-school transport policy aims to ensure that no child is unable to access education because of a lack of transport. Local authorities must provide free home-to-school transport for children of compulsory school age who attend their nearest school and cannot walk there due to distance, route safety, or as a result of special educational needs, disability or mobility problems. There are additional rights to free transport for low-income families aimed at helping them exercise school choice. These are known as extended rights. Guidance for local authorities on home-to-school transport is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-to-school-travel-and-transport-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities must also publish a transport policy statement each year that sets out the travel arrangements they consider it necessary to make to support young people of sixth form age to attend post-16 education or training. It is for local authorities to decide on the exact level of post-16 transport support in their area, based on local circumstances and priorities. Some young people may be eligible for support from the 16-19 Bursary Fund. Further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Most central government funding for home to school transport is provided through the Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) administered by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities. The LGFS made £54.1 billion available to local authorities in the financial year 2022/23, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22. This is the largest cash-terms increase in grant funding provided through the settlement in the past 10 years. The Department also provides grant funding to local authorities as a contribution towards the cost of extended rights transport. This amount is £43.3 million in the 2022/23 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2022 14:28:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537469

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to include the Commonwealth as part of the curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	74559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Commonwealth is covered within the citizenship curriculum, which all schools are encouraged to teach as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. Citizenship forms a core part of the statutory National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 and includes content on the UK’s relations with the rest of Europe, the Commonwealth and the wider world. Primary schools can choose to teach citizenship at Key Stages 1 and 2, following the non-statutory framework for citizenship, which includes opportunities for pupils to discuss topics of school, local, national, European, Commonwealth and global concern.</p><p>There is also scope within history programmes of study for pupils to be taught about the Commonwealth. In Key Stage 3, pupils are taught about British history from 1745 to 1901, and this can include teaching about the end of the British Empire and Britain’s place in the world since 1945.</p><p>As with other aspects of the curriculum, schools have flexibility over how they deliver these subjects, so they can develop an integrated approach that is sensitive to the needs and background of their pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2022 14:36:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1537706

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Ukraine
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 support people in the UK with teaching qualifications earned in Ukraine to teach in UK schools.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	74899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Ukrainians can teach without Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for an unlimited period in an academy or a free school, or for up to four years in a maintained school. They can then consider gaining QTS through the Assessment Only route whilst working in this way.</p><p>Ukrainians are also able to apply for Initial Teacher Training in England. If they have been granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme visa, the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, or the Ukraine Extension Scheme, and have been a resident in the UK, they will be treated the same as a UK resident for higher education funding, including for Initial Teacher Training. More guidance for Ukrainian nationals on becoming a teacher in England is available on the Get into Teaching website, which can be found here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/non-uk-teachers/ukraine.%20" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/non-uk-teachers/ukraine.</a></p><p>In early 2023 the Department will open a new route for teachers who trained in a broader range of countries, including Ukraine, to apply to the Teaching Regulation Agency for QTS in England, providing they meet certain criteria. This will provide Ukrainians who meet the relevant criteria to gain QTS by recognition of their existing teaching qualification, making it more straightforward to teach in all types of school in England. More information on this can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualified-teacher-status-to-overseas-teachers/a-fairer-approach-to-awarding-qts-to-overseas-teachers" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualified-teacher-status-to-overseas-teachers/a-fairer-approach-to-awarding-qts-to-overseas-teachers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2022 11:25:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1535451

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of school places available for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	69618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The department is investing £2.6 billion between 2022 and 2025 to support local authorities to deliver new places and improve existing provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or who require alternative provision (AP). This represents a significant, transformational investment in new high needs provision. It will support local authorities to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other specialist settings, and will also be used to improve the suitability and accessibility of existing buildings, more than tripling previous levels of investment.</p><p>In March 2022, as part of this commitment, the department announced High Needs Provision Capital Allocations amounting to over £1.4 billion of new investment, focused on the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years. In June 2022, the department also announced that we will build up to 60 new centrally delivered special and AP free schools.</p><p>This funding comes on top of the investment of £300 million in 2021/22, and the department’s ongoing investment in new special and AP special schools. As of 1 October 2022, there are 90 open special free schools and 50 open AP free schools, with a further 48 special and 7 AP free schools due to open in the future.</p><p>This investment is alongside the increase in high needs revenue funding for children and young people with complex needs. This is rising by £1 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, an increase of 13%, which brings total high needs funding to £9.1 billion. In addition, the department is continuing to work with local authorities with the highest dedicated schools grant deficits as part of the safety valve programme and the introduction of the Delivering Better Value programme.</p><p>Alongside our continued investment in high needs, the department remains committed to ensuring a financially sustainable system, where resources are effectively targeted to need. The consultation on the SEND and AP Green Paper closed on 22 July, and the department will confirm the next steps in implementing our reform programme in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 08/11/2022 11:59:41 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1523847

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care aged 16 and 17 died while they were living in (a) semi-independent or (b) independent accommodation between April 2021 and March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	65894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Information for the reporting year 2021/22 will not be available until later this month. This can be requested following the publication of the department’s statistical release, ‘Children looked after in England (including adoptions): 2022.’</p><p>The department firmly believes that every child in the care system deserves to live in a high-quality home that meets their needs and keeps them safe. Some children aged 16 and 17 live in independent and semi-independent settings, which are not currently subject to Ofsted registration and inspection.</p><p>The department is clear that semi-independent provision, or supported accommodation, can be the right option for some older children, where this accommodation is high-quality, meets these children’s needs, and keeps them safe. However, the department understands that this provision is not consistently good enough. That is why the government is investing over £142 million across the next three years to fund the introduction of new mandatory national standards, Ofsted registration, and inspection for providers of supported accommodation.</p><p>Following ongoing reforms, all placements accommodating looked-after children and care leavers up to age 18 will be regulated by Ofsted. Regulation will ensure that local authorities can be confident when making placements in this provision, enable Ofsted to take action against poor providers and ensure children live in safe and high-quality accommodation that meet their needs.</p><p>Further information on the government’s plans to reform this vital area is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transformational-investment-in-childrens-social-care-placements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transformational-investment-in-childrens-social-care-placements</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 65895 question first answered 08/11/2022 11:40:26 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1523849

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Missing Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care aged 16 and 17 went missing while they were living in (a) semi-independent or (b) independent accommodation between April 2021 and March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	65895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Information for the reporting year 2021/22 will not be available until later this month. This can be requested following the publication of the department’s statistical release, ‘Children looked after in England (including adoptions): 2022.’</p><p>The department firmly believes that every child in the care system deserves to live in a high-quality home that meets their needs and keeps them safe. Some children aged 16 and 17 live in independent and semi-independent settings, which are not currently subject to Ofsted registration and inspection.</p><p>The department is clear that semi-independent provision, or supported accommodation, can be the right option for some older children, where this accommodation is high-quality, meets these children’s needs, and keeps them safe. However, the department understands that this provision is not consistently good enough. That is why the government is investing over £142 million across the next three years to fund the introduction of new mandatory national standards, Ofsted registration, and inspection for providers of supported accommodation.</p><p>Following ongoing reforms, all placements accommodating looked-after children and care leavers up to age 18 will be regulated by Ofsted. Regulation will ensure that local authorities can be confident when making placements in this provision, enable Ofsted to take action against poor providers and ensure children live in safe and high-quality accommodation that meet their needs.</p><p>Further information on the government’s plans to reform this vital area is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transformational-investment-in-childrens-social-care-placements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transformational-investment-in-childrens-social-care-placements</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 65894 question first answered 08/11/2022 11:40:26 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes