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1717120

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of courses per higher education provider that accept T-levels for entry standards.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	25718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>T Levels set students up to progress onto a number of routes including employment, further education or higher education (HE). The government was delighted to see that last year, 97% of T Level students who applied for undergraduate study through UCAS received at least one offer. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/news-and-key-documents/news/79-uk-18-year-old-applicants-receiving-results-gain-place-first-choice-university" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/news-and-key-documents/news/79-uk-18-year-old-applicants-receiving-results-gain-place-first-choice-university</a>. Students secured places on a range of courses such as Midwifery, Computer Science and Architecture at a range of institutions.</p><p>The department has published a list of over 160 HE providers that have confirmed that they accept T Levels on at least one course. The list can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-providers-with-t-levels-in-entry-requirements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-providers-with-t-levels-in-entry-requirements</a>. This list is not exhaustive or an official register of all HE providers that accept T Levels and is updated as providers confirm that they accept T Levels. Given that HE providers are autonomous institutions that regularly review the entry requirements, the department recommends that students look at the UCAS website and the websites of higher education providers for more information on entry requirements for specific courses.</p><p>The department works closely with the HE sector to ensure providers understand the content and quality of T Levels. The department has published a range of resources to support HE providers at the following site: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-resources-for-universities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-resources-for-universities</a>. The department has also published a range of resources for T Level providers who wish to support their students who are considering progressing into HE, which can be found here:<a href="https://support.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/15892783337362-T-Levels-and-Higher-Education-Progression" target="_blank">https://support.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/15892783337362-T-Levels-and-Higher-Education-Progression</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 20/05/2024 11:50:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1717165

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating information sharing requirements for academies in line with requirements for local authority maintained schools.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	25660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Academies are held to a high level of accountability and transparency.</p><p>Academies are required to follow the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2014 as they are independent schools. Under these regulations the proprietor of an academy must ensure that an annual written report of each registered pupil’s progress and attainment in the main subject areas taught is provided to the parents of that registered pupil, except that no report need be sent where the parent has agreed otherwise. Academy trusts enter into Funding Agreement with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, which contains a clause concerning information sharing requirements relating to assessments. It provides that the academy trust must report on assessments as the Secretary of State requires, or provide any information on assessments, on the same basis that maintained schools are required to provide the information.</p><p>The department has no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/05/2024 15:03:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1717166

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire County Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s meeting with Hertfordshire County Council on 18 April 2024 on SEND services, what progress has been made on improving the services provided by that local authority.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	25716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member for St Albans to my answer of 20 May 2024 to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-08/25358" target="_blank">25358</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On April 18, departmental officials met Hertfordshire local authority officials to discuss progress with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) improvement and they were satisfied with the local area's progress so far against its improvement plan. For example, the local authority has recruited over 100 new employees and caseloads have reduced. The local authority has also established a SEND Academy to induct and train new employees. However, further improvement is necessary, and the department will continue to monitor progress closely to ensure that services improve for children and families in Hertfordshire.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 20/05/2024 15:50:25 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1717176

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost was of educating a pupil in a (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The department holds data on funding levels. However, it does not hold data on the specific local authority level costs of educating primary and secondary pupils.</p><p>The published dedicated schools grant (DSG) for 2024/2025 includes information on the amount of core schools funding allocated by the department nationally as well as to each local authority. The published information can be found here: <a href="https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/national-funding-allocations/DSG/2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/national-funding-allocations/DSG/2024-to-2025</a>. The published information includes the amount of funding allocated in respect of primary and secondary pupils in mainstream schools, referred to as the ‘primary schools unit of funding’ and ‘secondary schools unit of funding’.</p><p>In addition to the funding from the DSG, schools may also receive additional school funding from other grants in the 2024/25 financial year, including:</p><ul><li>The teachers’ pay additional grant 2024 to 2025. More information is available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pay-additional-grant-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pay-additional-grant-2024-to-2025</a>.</li><li>The teachers’ pension employer contribution grant 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-tpecg-2024-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-tpecg-2024-methodology</a>.</li><li>The pupil premium grant 2024 to 2025. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2024-to-2025</a>.</li></ul><p>Additional grants provided on an academic year basis include:</p><ul><li>The PE and Sport premium grant 2023 to 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024</a>.</li><li>The Universal infant free school meals funding 2023 to 2024. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2023-to-2024</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/05/2024 12:04:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1717177

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year group in each local authority in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	25682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes annual statistics on the number of pupils at schools in England according to the kind of school they attend. The most recent figures are for January 2023 and are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23</a>.</p><p>The department does not collect year group data for independent school pupils as these schools are not required to follow the national curriculum and year groups may not apply. The department does publish figures by age. A table showing independent school pupils by age as of January 2023 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8b927366-344b-4505-8cc9-08dc706299c6</a>. Generally, national curriculum year 1 corresponds to pupils aged 5 years old at the start of the school year and compulsory schooling ends at year 11 with pupils aged 15 years old at the start of the school year.</p><p>Average class size figures are published by local authority for state-funded primary and secondary schools but not by year groups within those schools. The attached table contains the breakdowns requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 25680 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:43:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 25680_25682_average_class_size_table.xlsx title 25680_25682_average_class_size_table
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1717204

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total value of the Department for Education’s apprenticeships budget in each financial year since 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The department’s apprenticeships budget is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in apprenticeship levy and non-levy paying employers to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers.</p><p>The table below provides the total value of the department’s apprenticeship budget for England for each financial year since 2017/18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2024/25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfE Apprenticeships Budget (£ million)</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,231</p></td><td><p>2,469</p></td><td><p>2,467</p></td><td><p>2,466</p></td><td><p>2,554</p></td><td><p>2,585</p></td><td><p>2,729</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget figure for the 2024/25 financial year reflects the Spending Review 2021 settlement, as well as additional funding that has recently been announced to support apprenticeships, including the growth pilot announced at the Autumn Statement, and the additional funding the Prime Minister announced in March to boost apprenticeships for young people in smaller business and meet overall increased demand for apprenticeships.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 12:34:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1717205

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of apprentice levy-paying employers have transferred the maximum 25 per cent of their levy contributions to other employers in each financial year since 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Levy paying employers have been able to transfer a proportion of their annual funds to other employers since April 2018, when the maximum transfer allowance was 10%. This was increased to 25% in April 2019 and from 22 April 2024, the department has doubled the levy transfer allowance to 50%.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the percentage of levy-paying employers who spent all of their transfer allowance in each financial year from 2018/19 to 2023/24.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year in which funds were transferred </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total levy-paying employers who used all their transfer allowance</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Transfers provide levy paying employers with more flexibility about how they spend the funds available to them, including supporting other businesses such as smaller employers, flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and charities to help meet local and sector-specific needs. The department has improved the transfer system, introducing a pledge and match service on GOV.UK, to make it easier to find other employers who wish to take on apprentices with transferred funds. Since the service was introduced in September 2021, over 500 employers have pledged to transfer over £37 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes, as of 9 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 12:33:08 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1716807

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) universities on the future of Confucius Institutes.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	25598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The government takes seriously any concerns about overseas interference in the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, including through Confucius Institutes, and regularly assesses the risks facing academia. The department has taken action to remove any direct or indirect government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK, but currently judge that it would be disproportionate to ban them.</p><p> </p><p>The department works closely with Cabinet colleagues and other government departments to support the HE sector. ​Most recently, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education met a group of Vice Chancellors on 25 April to discuss research security in universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 20/05/2024 15:48:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1716809

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay and Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with education sector trades unions on the provision of funding for (a) an above-inflation pay rise for staff in that sector and (b) increased levels of staffing in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	25594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Teachers’ and leaders’ pay in England is set based on recommendations from the independent School Teachers’ Review Body. Last year, after following this process, the government announced the largest pay award in three decades, which shows that the department is delivering for teachers. Over the last two years, teachers and leaders have seen pay increases of more than 12% on average. The government also met its manifesto commitment for at least £30,000 starting salaries for teachers across the country.</p><p>There are 468,400 teachers in full time employment in England, which is an increase of 2,800 since last year and an increase of 27,000 since 2010 when the school workforce census began.</p><p>The department also continues to work closely with trade unions on the issues that matter to the sector, from workload to recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/05/2024 12:09:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1716835

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Anti-semitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 10 May 2024, 245 higher education (HE) providers in England, including all but six universities, have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.</p><p> </p><p>​While the decision to adopt the definition rests with individual HE providers, the government will continue to encourage all to adopt the definition. Adopting this widely recognised educative tool is a signal that providers take these issues seriously.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/05/2024 16:14:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes