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988626

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date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Assessments: Standards
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 requests for exam re-marking for (a) GCSE, (b) BTEC, and (c) A-Level exams by students at (i) community and academy comprehensive schools, (ii) community and academy grammar schools, and (iii) private schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2018 13:49:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988627

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of funding allocated to (a) Step Up to Social Work (b) other programmes that promote diversity in the social work profession; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to continuing investment in the education and training of social workers and securing a diverse workforce representative of service users. A further round of applications to Step Up to Social Work will launch in February next year with up to 700 participants starting training in January 2020. The department is also currently procuring provision of fast-track social work education in 2020 and 2021 following the successful Frontline programme. Separately, the government supports proposals for a new graduate apprenticeship which will provide a route into social work for a broader range of people. This is in addition to existing investment in bursaries for social work students attending traditional university social work degree programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/10/2018 13:58:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988652

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Collective Spirit Free School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is a timetable to return the former Collective Spirit Free School site to Oldham Council.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	180278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>We are currently assessing a number of options for the future use of the Collective Spirit Free School site in Oldham. We continue to work towards a solution with local partners and intend to resolve the future use of the site early in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/10/2018 08:22:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

988668

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Government: Private Finance Initiative
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 11 September 2018 to Question 173578 on Local Government: Private Finance Initiative, how much funding his Department has allocated in the form of private finance initiative (a) grants and (b) credits to each local authority in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	180183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Department has not allocated any new funding to local authorities for Private Finance Initiative projects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2018 13:51:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

988669

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Nottingham
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 11 October 2018 to Question 176282 on Academies: Nottingham, for what reason (a) Park Vale Academy, (b) Bluecoat Academy (Aspley Lane), (c) Glenbrook Academy and (d) Springfield Academy were not included in the list provided in his Answer of 4 September 2018 to Question 167263 on Academies: Private Finance Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	180184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has reviewed the list of academies that was supplied in response to Questions 167263 and 167267 and it was discovered that Park Vale Academy was omitted in error.</p><p> </p><p>Bluecoat Academy (Aspley Lane), Glenbrook Academy and Springfield Academy are not part of a Private Finance Initiative or Private Finance 2 contract.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2018 17:50:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 80033 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

988705

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Leaving: New Businesses
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 encourage school leavers to start up their own business ventures.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	180146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Business GCSE (first taught from 2017) should help pupils to become commercially minded and enterprising. Financial literacy is statutory within the national curriculum as part of Citizenship for 11 to 16 year olds. Schools are also free to cover enterprise education within personal, social, health and economic education. Personal characteristics like resilience and problem-solving are crucial for setting up a business. Good schools offer a range of opportunities for pupils to develop these attributes through activities such as debating, sport, volunteering, the National Citizen Service or the Cadets.</p><p>The government’s careers strategy for England, published in December 2017, aims to give young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn from employers about work and entrepreneurship. It introduces a new expectation that every school should offer every young person at least seven encounters with employers, including those who are self-employed. Multiple encounters will inspire young people and give them the opportunity to learn about what work is like and what skills are important to successfully run a business and succeed in work.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company’s network of Enterprise Advisers of senior volunteers from business help schools and colleges to work with local businesses. Over 40 per cent of Enterprise Advisers come from businesses with less than 50 employees. Investment funding delivered by The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company to support schools and colleges has already provided more than 540,000 employer encounters for young people in England. This funding scales up proven programmes with track records, for example Young Enterprise. A new £2.5 million employer encounters investment fund has been launched and activity in schools and colleges will start from January 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/10/2018 10:40:14 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

988708

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many examining boards are using the (a) A* to E and (b) numeral grading system.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	180149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>There are four exam boards that offer GCSEs and A levels in England and Wales: AQA, Pearson, OCR, and WJEC. In Northern Ireland, GCSEs and A levels are also offered by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).</p><p> </p><p>Exam boards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland all use the A*-E grading scale for A level qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>For GCSE qualifications, the grade scale varies across the three countries. In England, the four exam boards are all using the 9-1 grading scale for reformed GCSEs as they are rolled out. Most GCSEs in Wales and Northern Ireland use an A*-G grading scale. A full explanation is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-differences-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland/statement-from-the-qualification-regulators-on-changes-to-gcses-as-and-a-levels#availability-of-reformed-gcse-as-and-a-levels-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-differences-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland/statement-from-the-qualification-regulators-on-changes-to-gcses-as-and-a-levels#availability-of-reformed-gcse-as-and-a-levels-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2018 14:26:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

988709

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking their children out of school during term time in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	180150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The statistical publication “Parental Responsibility Measures in England: 2016 to 2017” includes the numbers of penalty notices issued in England in table 1. The release is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/parental-responsibility-measures-2016-to-2017-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/parental-responsibility-measures-2016-to-2017-academic-year</a>.</p><p>The most recent figures cover the 2016/17 academic year.</p><p>The Department collects and reports on parental responsibility measures information from schools in England only. Education statistics for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are available from the relevant departments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2018 15:30:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

988710

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extracurricular Activities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to increase funding for after school activities.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	180151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>On 9 October 2017, the former Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the member for Putney, announced plans for a project to enable disadvantaged children and young people living in some of the most deprived parts of the country to participate in regular extra-curricular activities. This includes after school and holiday provision.</p><p>The project involved £22 million of funding during the remainder of the Government’s current spending period to enable children and young people to develop essential life skills and to have the best start in life. It can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-launched-to-drive-social-mobility-in-opportunity-areas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-launched-to-drive-social-mobility-in-opportunity-areas</a>.</p><p>The project, the Essential Life Skills programme, is making an important contribution to the Department’s vision for an education system that prepares young people for life in modern Britain, regardless of their background or where they live.</p><p>The Essential Life Skills programme is targeting disadvantaged children aged 5 to 18 across 12 Opportunity Areas during academic years 2017-18 and 2018-19. Within each Opportunity Area, local authorities are receiving grants to develop their own Essential Life Skills programme to meet the needs of pupils and young people in their communities.</p><p>Funding that schools receive, including the pupil premium, can be used in whichever ways are appropriate for their pupils within and after the school day. It is a matter for schools to decide how best to meet the needs of their pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2018 14:41:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

988712

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students resat their (a) maths and (b) English GCSEs in the academic year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	180152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department requires students who leave Key Stage 4 without a GCSE grade 4 or above in English and mathematics to continue to study these subjects as part of their 16-19 study programme. Students with prior attainment of grade 3 enrol on GCSE courses; students with prior attainment of a grade 2 or below can enrol in a range of stepping stone qualifications, including Functional Skills.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to providers to decide if and when students are ready to retake an examination. There is no requirement to repeatedly resit examinations.</p><p> </p><p>The number of students entered for an approved English GCSE (or equivalent) qualification in 2018 was 105,521; the number entered for an approved mathematics GCSE (or equivalent) qualification in 2018 was 136,204.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>This information is available as part of the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2017 to 2018 (provisional)’ national statistics, which were released on the 16th October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Students who are continuing to study English and mathematics who are not yet at the end of 16 to 18 study, or who had previously achieved a grade 4/C or above in these subjects, will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>[1] at the end of 16-18 study.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2018 15:09:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson