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101097

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the core target group of 16 to 19-year olds have (a) applied for and (b) been accepted onto a traineeship to date in Bury St Edmunds constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	211953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that traineeships provision is available in Bury St Edmunds, although traineeships data is not available at local authority or constituency level.</p><p>Traineeships are off to a strong start. Provisional data published on 16 October shows that 7,000 16 – 18-year-olds started a traineeship in the first year of the programme.</p><p>This data is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/11/2014 17:29:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101098

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) Ofsted have made of the consistency with which free schools are operating in accordance with the School Admissions Code.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	211963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofsted has no role in overseeing admissions. It is for the free school trust to ensure that its admission arrangements comply fully with the Admissions Code.</p><p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education can agree different arrangements (‘derogations’ from the Code) for individual academies and free schools, but only in limited circumstances, and where there is demonstrable evidence that it would benefit local children. 54 free schools and three academies have specified derogations.</p><p>Anyone can object to the Schools Adjudicator if they have concerns about admission arrangements. The Schools Adjudicator will consider all objections to the admission arrangements of all state-funded schools, including mainstream free schools. Her decision is binding.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211964 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:59:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

101099

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of free schools which do not operate in accordance with the School Admissions Code.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	211964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofsted has no role in overseeing admissions. It is for the free school trust to ensure that its admission arrangements comply fully with the Admissions Code.</p><p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education can agree different arrangements (‘derogations’ from the Code) for individual academies and free schools, but only in limited circumstances, and where there is demonstrable evidence that it would benefit local children. 54 free schools and three academies have specified derogations.</p><p>Anyone can object to the Schools Adjudicator if they have concerns about admission arrangements. The Schools Adjudicator will consider all objections to the admission arrangements of all state-funded schools, including mainstream free schools. Her decision is binding.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211963 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:59:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

101102

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	16-19 Bursary Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when considering a payment through the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, whether the personal circumstances of a student undergoing financial hardship should be taken into account by a sixth form college.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	211959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund supports the most financially disadvantaged 16- to 19-year-olds and those young people who most need help with the costs of staying in education. Schools, colleges and providers are allocated funding from which they can make discretionary awards to young people who are facing genuine financial barriers to participating in education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the annually updated guide published by the Education Funding Agency, institutions are advised that they should assess each student’s individual circumstances when deciding whether to award a discretionary bursary. The Government believes that institutions are best placed to decide which students face financial barriers to effective participation in education and institutions are free to determine the eligibility criteria they apply for discretionary bursary awards as well as the frequency and conditions of payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If a student in financial difficulties believes that their personal circumstances have not been taken into account and as a result they are facing hardship, I would urge them to ask their institution to look again at their claim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 14:00:24 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

101105

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections were carried out in Suffolk local education authority area in (a) primary, (b) secondary, (c) straight-through, (d) nursery and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	211958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 17:24:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101106

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics there were in UK secondary schools in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	212006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of science (by separate science subject), technology, engineering and mathematics teachers in service in publicly funded secondary schools in England in November of each year from 2011 to 2013: [1], [2]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject [3]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>6,900</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td><td><p>7,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biology</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>8,700</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combined/General Science</p></td><td><p>34,700</p></td><td><p>32,700</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Sciences</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>13,800</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>35,200</p></td><td><p>32,800</p></td><td><p>33,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are based on a large sample of over 70% of secondary schools.</p><p>[2] Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>[3] Each teacher is counted once under each subject they teach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for the respective devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:58:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

101108

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private finance initiative projects her Department contracted for in each year from 1997 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	212095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not entered into any private finance contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has, however, approved 171 private finance schools contracts entered into by other bodies, such as local authorities. Details of these contracts are published online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 16:13:38 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

101110

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new places at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have been created in Fareham constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	212141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools, except special schools, as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent data available relates to the position at May 2013 and is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of school places for the past 12 months is not yet available as this information is currently being collected from local authorities and will be published in due course. The information is not available at constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Between May 2012 and May 2013, the number of places in primary schools in Hampshire increased by 585 and the number of places in secondary schools increased by 176.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/11/2014 16:54:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

100890

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	First Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that more young people are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Schools can choose whether to cover this topic as part of their curriculum. The non-statutory framework for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education produced by the PSHE Association provides a context for teaching young people about emergency lifesaving skills (ELS) and resuscitation.</p><p> </p><p>At primary level, pupils can learn about basic emergency procedures and where to get help, and at secondary level they can develop the skills to cope with emergency situations that require basic first aid procedures, including resuscitation techniques.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is encouraging schools to purchase defibrillators as part of their first aid equipment, and is currently working in partnership with the Department of Health and stakeholders to identify a supplier of defibrillators at a competitive price. An announcement is expected in early December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2014 14:59:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

100554

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Basic Skills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to reduce attainment gaps in literacy and numeracy between boys and girls in pre-school education in the short and long term.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory framework for all early years providers [1]. The EYFS seeks to provide quality and consistency in all early years settings, so that every child makes good progress, attainment gaps are reduced and no child gets left behind. The EYFS specifies areas in which early years providers must support children to develop, including literacy and numeracy. It is the responsibility of early years providers to identify and meet the learning and development needs of the children attending their setting. The EYFS requires providers to carry out ongoing assessment of children’s development and needs and should address any learning and development needs in partnership with parents and/or carers, and any relevant professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is increasing the level of required English and maths qualifications for members of the early years workforce. This will ensure that all those working with young children have the right skills to support all children to achieve appropriate levels of literacy and numeracy.</p><p> </p><p>1. We have published guidance on Teacher’s Standards (Early Years) which includes a requirement for Early Years Teachers to demonstrate a clear understanding of synthetic phonics and strategies for teaching early mathematics. The standards also require Early Years Teachers to plan and adapt education to cater for the needs of individual children, to make accurate assessments to inform children’s learning and development and to promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.</p><p> </p><p>2. Early Years Teachers must pass the same professional skills tests as trainee school teachers and must have GCSE English and maths at grade C or above on entry to training courses.</p><p> </p><p>3. NCTL published new, more robust, criteria for level 3 qualifications in July 2013 – the “Early Years Educator” criteria. They set out the minimum requirements for the knowledge, understanding and skills which learners must demonstrate during assessment for their qualification to be considered qualified at level 3. The criteria include a requirement for qualifications to include a focus on recognising and meeting the individual learning and development needs of children.</p><p> </p><p>4. From 1 August 2014, Government funding of Level 3 Early Years Educator training courses through the Skills Funding Agency will require trainees to have GCSEs in English and maths, at grade C or above, on entry. The EYFS has been amended to require staff holding a new Early Years Educator qualification to have achieved GCSEs in English/English Language and maths, at grade C or above, in order to count in the staff ratios at level 3. From September 2014, GCSE English and maths, at grade C or above, will be required on exit from a level 3 early years apprenticeship. This is an interim measure to support the sector in reaching the higher standards required. From August 2015, the GCSEs in English and maths, at grade C or above, will be required on entry to an early years apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is also working with experts in the voluntary sector and charitable organisations to support work in these key areas. We have funded English and Maths Champions programmes through the National Day Nurseries Association to spread good practice in teaching literacy and numeracy in the early years.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £1.4m in the Early Language Development Programme – which has so far helped well over 100,000 parents and family members to spot problems and get support with their children’s speech and language. This work is being led by I CAN, the children’s communications charity. We are also investing almost £1m in the work of the Literacy Trust to develop a model to improve targeting and engagement of the most vulnerable families by staff in Children’s Centres and support volunteers to improve children's early literacy and language skills.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/11/2014 17:12:51 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey