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1362258

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rate of school exclusions has been in (a) local authority maintained schools and (b) academies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	60473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The requested data is in the attached table. Rates of permanent exclusion and suspension for local authority maintained schools and academies are affected by the mix of schools in each group. Comparisons across years are affected by the increasing numbers of academy schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/10/2021 16:33:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name 60473_table_showing_permanent_exclusions_in_maintained_schools_and_academies.xls title 60473_table
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1362259

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of unexplained pupil absence in England from (a) 16 September 2021 and (b) 14 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	60474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Nationally, education settings are open. Attendance is mandatory for schools and strongly encouraged for nurseries. The usual rules on school attendance continue to apply, including parents’ duty to secure their child’s regular attendance at school. Our priority is for schools to deliver face-to-face, high-quality education to all pupils. The evidence is clear that being out of education can impact educational attainment, life chances, mental and physical health. As COVID-19 becomes a virus that we learn to live with, it is imperative that we reduce the disruption to children and young people’s education. Schools should work closely with other professionals, where appropriate, to support school attendance. Where pupils are not able to attend school as they are following clinical or public health advice related to COVID-19, absence will not be penalised.</p><p>To maximise attendance within schools we have a comprehensive attendance strategy that has been implemented since the beginning of this academic year to ensure that any absence because of COVID-19 is minimised, and we are continuing to closely monitor absence levels and trends to ensure a focus on attendance remains throughout the rest of this academic year. The department has acted throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to help minimise the impact on pupils’ education and provided extensive support for schools. COVID-19 has caused particular challenges for some children who may already have been disengaged from education. That is why we have been working closely with local authorities and schools to help them re-engage pupils, including providing best practice advice.</p><p>Daily on-site attendance data is collected through the educational setting status form (EdSet). EdSet monitors COVID-19 related absence specifically by design and a full breakdown on absence for all reasons is not included in the survey.</p><p>Reasons for not attending on-site, other than for COVID-19 related reasons, includes off-site educational activities, such as school trips or work experience, other authorised absences, such as non-COVID illnesses, and unauthorised absences.</p><p>More detailed absence data is collected in the termly School Census. In line with usual reporting timetable, Autumn term 2021 statistics are due to be published in mid-2022. Autumn term data is not collected daily and has different coverage and definitions to the EdSet data and so they are not directly comparable.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/10/2021 16:46:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1362260

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, excluding pupils absent for covid-related reasons, how many pupils (a) with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) who had a social worker and (c) eligible for free school meals attended a state-funded school on (i) 15 October 2020 and (ii) 14 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	60475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The daily education setting (EdSet) survey asks schools and colleges to report data such as attendance at an institution level.</p><p>The department holds overall attendance data on the number of pupils attending state-funded schools on site, including for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, with a social worker, and since 30 March 2021, for pupils who are eligible for free school meals. Table 1b contains available data for 15 October 2020 at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/2020-week-42" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/2020-week-42</a>. Available data for 14 October 2021 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/2021-week-42" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/2021-week-42</a>.</p><p>Data is also collected daily on the number of pupils absent due to COVID-19 related reasons across all pupils overall. However, balancing data needs against reporting burdens, data is not collected on COVID-19 related absence for each of these pupil groups. Therefore, the department does not hold the figures requested. EdSet monitors COVID-19 related absence specifically by design and a full breakdown on absence for all reasons is not included in the survey.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2021 16:04:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1362272

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Scope and the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s report entitled The Gap Widens, published in October 2021, which found that there is a £573 million funding gap in disabled children’s social care, what fiscal steps his Department is planning to take to support all families with a disabled child to access respite care and take short breaks.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	60406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Stockton North to the answer I gave on 20 October 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-15/56976" target="_blank">56976</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2021 16:07:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1361735

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs: Finance
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 the level of funding for (a) Family Hubs and (b) and other such partner organisations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59844 59845 59846 59847 59848 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361736

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans for Sure Start Children Centres to become Family Hubs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59843 59845 59846 59847 59848 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361737

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to monitor the outcomes of Family Hubs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59843 59844 59846 59847 59848 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361738

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish guidelines on how Family Hubs differentiate themselves from Sure Start Children Centres.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59843 59844 59845 59847 59848 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361739

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
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 (a) staffing and (b) capacity challenges experienced by Family Hubs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59843 59844 59845 59846 59848 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361740

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to propose a workforce plan for Family Hubs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is investing over £34 million to champion family hubs as a way of improving access to services. This investment includes a £10 million transformation fund to open family hubs in at least 10 new areas in England; a new national centre for family hubs to provide expert advice, guidance and advocacy; data and digital products that will support the practical implementation of family hubs; and an evaluation innovation fund to build the evidence base.</p><p>The department will be publishing further detail on our approach to family hubs shortly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 59843 59844 59845 59846 59847 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:32:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell