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540012

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to ensure that the early years workforce strategy encourages the recruitment and retention of early years teachers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	43466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of the Early Years workforce in improving quality and delivering better outcomes for children. That is why we are committed to publishing an Early Years workforce strategy. The strategy will set out how we will help to remove barriers to attracting, retaining and developing staff. As part of the strategy, we will look at the barriers to increasing the number of graduates in the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently delivers Early Years initial teacher training places, funds eligible graduates to undertake training and also provides student bursaries. Information about training routes is available from the Get into Teaching site: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/07/2016 13:49:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

540013

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that the review of fair funding for early years education includes steps to close the gender attainment gap at age five.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	43415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government published a consultation on an Early Years National Funding Formula and changes to funding for the three- and four-year old free entitlements to childcare on Thursday 11 August. The consultation focuses on a creating a fair and transparent way of distributing Government funding to childcare providers. Our proposals set out the means by which every child in receipt of the free entitlement attracts funding to meet their individual needs, regardless of their gender. We rely on the early years profession to spend the money appropriately to meet those needs.</p><p> </p><p>We are making a significant investment in early years education – the expenditure on the free entitlements alone will rise by 38% over this Parliament. Our investment supports the continued increase in the number of qualified staff and the number of providers rated good or outstanding by Ofsted. More than 80% of children are reaching the expected communication and language skills by age five, but we will continue working with the sector until every child gets the high quality education they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2016 16:45:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

540014

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what average length of time taken was to re-broker an academy that received formal intervention in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	43407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Where an academy is not meeting the required standard or needs a change of sponsor, the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) strives to ensure that this change happens as quickly as possible, with minimum impact to the school. The Department does not hold a central record of the time taken for re-brokerage.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Act 2016 gives RSCs powers to tackle underperformance in academies more quickly, by allowing them to terminate their funding agreement and re-broker an academy if it is judged inadequate by Ofsted or identified as coasting.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 07/09/2016 15:59:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

540015

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department gives successful schools wishing to establish a multi-academy trust.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	43408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department supports successful schools wishing to establish Multi-Academy Trusts and I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided for question 42232 on 13 July 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 05/09/2016 16:20:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

540016

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Key Stage 1 were taught in classes of more than (a) 30 and (b) 35 pupils in the academic year beginning September 2015 in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	43379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>The number of pupils in Key Stage 1 classes of more than 30 and 35 pupils in each region of England relating to the academic year beginning September 2015 can be found in table 11 of the ‘schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2016’ statistics[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/07/2016 13:45:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

540017

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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, what sanctions are available to a Regional Schools Commissioner to address the poor performance of a multi-academy trust in their region; and what her policy is on strengthening the sanctions available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	43406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>One of the core functions of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) is to intervene in under-performing academies and bring about rapid improvement.</p><p> </p><p>RSCs consider the performance of Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in their area at appropriate points in the academic year (such as following exam results) and at key stages of their growth. Where a RSC has concerns about a MAT there is a range of support they can offer and measures they can take. Ultimately, the Education and Adoption Act 2016 provides the Secretary of State with powers to remove an academy from a MAT where it has been allowed to fail or coast, and transfer it to a new trust. RSCs take decisions in the name of the Secretary of State and their functions are set out in a decision-making framework, available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517565/RSC-Decision-Making-Framework.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517565/RSC-Decision-Making-Framework.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The White Paper <em>Educational Excellence Everywhere</em>, committed to testing further how we can develop the legal framework for academies to ensure the system has the right balance of intervention, review and stability. We want to continue to engage widely on this in upcoming months.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 05/09/2016 16:26:40 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

540018

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the low level of representation of ethnic minorities among people starting an apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	43405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the proportion of apprenticeship starts taken up by people from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds by 20%.</p><p> </p><p>We have begun detailed analysis of the apprenticeship data to gain a full picture of the representation of ethnic minorities in apprenticeships, any barriers to participation, and areas of potential for growth.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014/15, 10.6% of those starting an apprenticeship had a BAME background.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 05/09/2016 16:13:40 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

540019

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Ethnic Groups
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 increase the number of apprentices who are of an ethnic minority.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	43404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2014/15, 10.6% of those starting an apprenticeship had a BAME background.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the proportion of apprentices from a BAME background by 20% by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We want to increase the quality and quantity of all apprenticeships, including for those from a black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) background.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken action through our current marketing campaign, ‘Get in Go Far’ to ensure that there is clear representation from BAME apprentices. Research undertaken prior to the campaign ensured that it could reach a diverse audience. In addition, we have established a network of employer Diversity Champions, who are committed to sharing good practice and raising awareness of apprenticeships amongst employers.</p><p> </p><p>Research has been commissioned to explore potential barriers that BAME applicants for apprenticeships face so that we can provide support to improve the rates of success for this group. We have started detailed analysis of apprenticeship data to identify areas of under-representation and areas of potential for growth. We are currently developing options to take forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 05/09/2016 16:14:15 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

540020

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Priority School Building Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the results of the post-occupancy data on schools built under wave 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme will be published before wave 2 begins.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	43350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>The Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) is rebuilding and/or refurbishing those school buildings in the worst condition across the country. We expect to deliver the vast majority of the new school buildings in Phase 1 by the end of 2017, two years earlier than originally planned. Work on schools in Phase 2 of the programme has recently begun and good progress is being made.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is collecting a range of post-occupancy data on schools under Phase 1. For post-occupancy evaluation to be truly representative, schools need to be operational for a full year to experience all the seasons. The results of the post-occupancy exercise will be published once it is complete. Lessons learnt on Phase 1 are being transferred to Phase 2 of the PSBP.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/07/2016 12:59:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

540021

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Priority School Building Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school buildings under wave 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme received additional funding for those buildings; and for what that additional money was used.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	43351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Under the first phase of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), third parties have chosen to contribute funding at 133 schools. The majority of the third party funding is for additional places beyond the capacity requested in the PSBP application.</p><p>The Department provides basic need funding to local authorities for the provision of additional places to meet basic need. Between 2011 and 2015, the Government allocated over £5 billion of basic need funding to local authorities for new school places and will be spending a further £7 billion between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>By co-ordinating PSBP projects and the provision of additional places we are able to drive value for money for the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 25/07/2016 11:49:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan