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1355704

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training for teachers delivering the new Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	50037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the statutory guidance for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum revealed that many teachers and subject leads needed training and support to deliver the new content. The department invested in a package of support to develop teacher capability and competence to teach high quality RSHE. The package of support included a training and peer support programme, delivered by teaching schools and based on the department’s training modules which were developed with subject experts and tested with teachers. In the 2020/21 academic year, the programme reached 3,800 schools, and provisional data for the last wave, which ended in July, shows a further 1,000 schools have been supported. This is a cascade model of training whereby those trained are expected to share the training with other teachers in their school and wider school networks. Teaching schools have made their training materials and other resources freely available on their websites. The department’s training modules are also freely available for all schools to download via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health</a>.</p><p>The department is developing plans to monitor national implementation of RSHE over time, including new quantitative and qualitative research, which will seek to understand the quality of implementation, including teacher confidence in teaching the statutory requirements, and identifying training and support needs to inform future policy development.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 16:22:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1355782

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will compensate schools for any costs incurred carrying out vaccinations for 12-15 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	50036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Like all school-based vaccination programmes, the COVID-19 vaccines will be administered by healthcare staff working closely with schools and following the usual approach to school-based immunisation.</p><p>Local School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS) will work with schools to plan for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations for 12 to 15 year olds. The SAIS will be the primary provider of the vaccination programme for healthy 12 to 15 year olds and will be legally responsible for the delivery of the vaccine.</p><p>Schools will have three primary roles, which will be familiar to them from other vaccination programmes. They are to provide information to their SAIS provider on which children on their roll are eligible for the vaccine, share the information leaflet, consent form and invitation letter supplied by the SAIS team with parents and children, and provide space within school, and time away from the timetable, to enable vaccinations to take place.</p><p>The department does not expect additional resource implications for schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 16:12:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1355789

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals and Healthy Start Scheme
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 potential merits of expanding eligibility for (a) free school meals and (b) the Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	50109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>We think it is important that free school meal support is targeted at those that need it most. Free school meals (FSM) are an integral part of our provision for families on low incomes and our wider actions to promote social mobility.</p><p>Under the benefits-related criteria, there are currently around 1.7 million pupils eligible for and claiming a free school meal. An additional 1.3 million infants receive a free meal under the Universal Infant FSM policy.</p><p>Eligibility for the Department of Health and Social Care Healthy Start scheme is kept under continuous review and aligns closely with other passported benefits across government. There are no current plans to change eligibility for the scheme with regard to the earnings threshold or the qualifying age range.</p><p>The government will consider the recommendations in Henry Dimbleby’s independent review when developing the forthcoming Food Strategy White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 16:08:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1355792

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to publish a long-term funding plan for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	50110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Our holiday activities and food programme has provided healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children. For 2021, it was expanded to every local authority across England and was backed by up to £220 million. It builds on previous pilots of the programme operating since 2018, including last summer’s, which supported around 50,000 children across 17 local authorities.</p><p>As with other programmes, a decision on future funding is dependent upon the forthcoming spending review.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 16:10:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1355812

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to mark Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day on 15 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	49941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day on 15 October 2021 is an important opportunity to raise awareness of DLD. It is key that schools are aware of how to best support pupils diagnosed with DLD.</p><p>The department will be highlighting Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day to schools through its communication routes and encouraging settings to draw on best practice to support pupils with DLD.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 15:57:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1355374

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: York
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 of senior mental health leads that have been trained in York from the £9.5 million fund announced on 10 May 2021; and at which schools those posts are based.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	49193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Schools and colleges in the City of York will be able to apply for a grant to pay for Department for Education quality assured senior mental health lead training from this autumn term.</p><p>The government is providing £9.5 million in grants this financial year, allowing up to 7,800 school and college senior leaders in England to attend training, providing the knowledge and skills to implement a whole school or college approach to mental health in their setting. This is part of the government’s commitment to offer senior mental health lead training to all state schools and colleges by 2025.</p><p>More information on this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training#which-staff-can-get-the-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training#which-staff-can-get-the-training</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 16:13:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1355402

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of reduction in funding for Higher Education arts subjects in England and (b) potential effect of that change in funding on the future (i) accessibility and (ii) viability of cultural and creative sectors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In January 2021, the former Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson), my right hon. Friend for South Staffordshire, asked the Office for Students (OfS) to reform the Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2021-22 academic year[1].</p><p>The OfS consulted on the proposals and has recently published its conclusions. Following careful consideration of the issues raised in consultation responses, the former Secretary of State for Education issued Terms and Conditions of funding to the OfS (in relation to London Weighting and high-cost subject funding) to ensure the government’s priorities for the grant were implemented this year.</p><p>For the 2021-22 academic year, the high-cost subject funding rate for arts and music courses has been set at £121.50 – this is equivalent to a reduction of around 1% in combined funding (on a per-student basis) from a £9,250 tuition fee and OfS grant funding compared to 2020-21. Total funding for high-cost subjects, such as medicine and engineering, is 12% higher than last year, an increase of £81 million[2].</p><p>The government continues to value performing arts and creative subjects. High quality provision in a range of subjects is critical for our workforce and our public services, as well as being intellectually rewarding and culturally enriching for those studying them and wider society.</p><p>As part of the same reform programme, we asked the OfS to invest an additional £10 million in our world-leading specialist providers, many of which specialise in arts provision. We want to ensure that such providers receive additional support, and that grant funding is used effectively to support students, including those with an interest in the cultural and creative sectors.</p><p>The government supports the arts throughout the education system. For example, the government has invested nearly £620 million during 2016-21 in a diverse portfolio of music and cultural education programmes to ensure all school children, whatever their background, have access to a high-quality education in music and arts[3].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/a3814453-4c28-404a-bf76-490183867d9a/rt-hon-gavin-williamson-cbe-mp-t-grant-ofs-chair-smb.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/a3814453-4c28-404a-bf76-490183867d9a/rt-hon-gavin-williamson-cbe-mp-t-grant-ofs-chair-smb.pdf</a>.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/b2eaeeb4-7fed-4eda-9868-a4671f170129/recurrent-funding-2021-22.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/b2eaeeb4-7fed-4eda-9868-a4671f170129/recurrent-funding-2021-22.pdf</a> Table 2: Recurrent grant budgets for academic year 2021-22 (£ millions).</p><p>[3] <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43435" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43435</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 20/09/2021 12:06:29 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1355448

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to improve ventilation in schools to inhibit the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>On 21 August, the department announced that carbon dioxide monitors will be provided to all state-funded nurseries, schools, and colleges from September. Backed by a £25 million government investment, the new monitors will enable staff to act quickly where ventilation is poor and provide reassurance that existing ventilation measures are working.</p><p>The programme will provide nurseries, schools, and colleges with sufficient monitors to take representative readings from across the indoor spaces in their estate, assessing all spaces in a relatively short space of time. On 6 September, the department also provided new information to settings on how to use CO2 monitors to better manage ventilation.</p><p>The department has committed to supplying around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors across England in the Autumn term. From 6 September, the department started to despatch carbon dioxide monitors to special schools and alternative provision, who have been prioritised to receive their full allocation given their higher-than-average numbers of vulnerable pupils.</p><p>The government has also launched a trial of air purifiers in 30 schools in Bradford, which is designed to assess the technology in schools and whether they could reduce the risk of transmission.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 16:15:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355460

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Initial teacher training market review report, published in July 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposals set out in that report on the numbers of trainee teachers being trained on university-run courses.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	49220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The review focused on producing recommendations aimed at increasing the quality, consistency and coherence of Initial Teacher Training for trainee teachers. Ensuring there are sufficient teachers in the subjects that schools require is one of the priorities of the review and the department will proceed carefully to ensure this is maintained. We intend to respond to the report and its recommendations this autumn.</p><p>The department has engaged widely with stakeholders and sought opinions through the consultation to help us understand any potential impact of the proposals on the numbers of trainee teachers. If the recommendations are accepted, the department’s priority during the transition period to any new configuration will be ensuring that the capacity continues to offer enough training places to meet the continuing teacher supply needs across the whole education system. The department expects any future landscape to consist of a diverse range of provision and partnerships, including higher education institutions and school-based providers, as it does now.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 15:32:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1355556

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	19. To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of how many students have been rejected for student finance in the 2021-22 applications due to not meeting the three year ordinary residency criteria; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure there are alternative forms of financial support or discretionary appeals for prospective students who fail to meet the three year ordinary residency criteria for student finance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) classes applicants who do not meet the residency criteria as ineligible and their application does not proceed any further. This activity is not automatically captured within the SLC systems, and it is not possible therefore, to provide an estimate of the numbers of students rejected for this reason.</p><p>Government funding is available only for applicants who have been here lawfully for a defined period, in order to target the limited funding available at those who have a recent, substantial connection to the United Kingdom.</p><p>It is open to students to seek an independent assessment of a decision made by Student Finance England if they consider that the regulations have not been applied correctly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 20/09/2021 12:39:13 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah