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1002078

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the announcement in Budget 2018, how much of the £400 million capital payment to schools will be allocated to schools in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	188171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is allocating an additional £400 million capital funding to schools in 2018-19. This funding is in addition to the £1.4 billion of condition allocations already provided this year to those responsible for maintaining school buildings.</p><p> </p><p>A calculation tool will be published by December that will enable schools to estimate their own allocation. The Department plans to publish the final allocations for all schools in England in January and expects an average size primary school to receive £10,000 and an average size secondary school to receive £50,000.</p><p> </p><p>The additional funding will be allocated to: maintained nurseries, primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, special schools, pupil referral units, non-maintained special schools, sixth-form colleges, and special post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2018 11:52:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

993579

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department are taking to extend access to pupil premium plus funding for adopted children who are (a) home educated, (b) educated at independent schools and (c) adopted from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	182771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises that children adopted from care can remain vulnerable and have high levels of need. Pupil Premium funding is only available to children attending state-funded schools or where a local authority is providing significant support for a child’s education. Where parents have decided to educate their children at home, they are only eligible for Pupil Premium if the local authority is providing such support. Similarly, pupil premium is available for pupils attending an independent school only where the local authority is paying all or part of the tuition fees. There are no plans to change this.</p><p>We have already extended support from Virtual School Heads and designated teachers to children adopted from outside England and Wales and are carefully considering other educational entitlements, including Pupil Premium Plus.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/10/2018 16:56:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 81158 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

992746

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
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 effect of the changes to the eligibility criteria for free school meals on the number of families living in poverty.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	182265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Our new criteria for free school meals eligibility are forecast to increase the number of children benefiting from this vital benefit by 2022, compared to under the previous benefits system. In addition, our transitional protections will mean that all children currently receiving a free meal will continue to do so.</p><p>In February, the government published an updated equality analysis on the criteria following a public consultation. Our overall assessment was that we expect children with a special educational need or disability, pupils attending schools with no religious character, and children from certain ethnic groups to benefit more than others from the estimated increase in the size of the free school meal cohort. These children were identified as more likely to benefit from the new criteria because they are considered more likely to come from households with earnings below the new eligibility threshold. We did not have evidence to suggest there will be any negative impact on children with other protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/10/2018 16:26:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

991161

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Universal Credit
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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	181608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The department and its executive agencies do not hold the relevant information to be able to estimate the number and proportion of its staff in receipt of universal credit. Universal credit is dependent on an individual’s circumstances. This includes their housing arrangement, caring responsibilities and dependent children. This information is not held by the department.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 29/10/2018 16:30:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

987802

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on assessments for children who may have dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	179182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Schools are required under the Children and Families Act (2014) to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils or students they support, and guidance is set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice<em>. </em>This includes arranging for appropriate tests where the school’s own assessments indicate that this is necessary</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/10/2018 12:16:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

984764

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are home-schooled in (a) Bury North constituency, (b) Bury and (c) Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	177795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/10/2018 10:48:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

983281

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurses: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mental health nursing students have started degree apprenticeships in the 2018-19 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	176370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>In the 2017/18 academic year reported to date (from August 2017 to April 2018), 260 apprenticeship starts were recorded for the standard ‘Registered Nurse’. This is the level 6 degree apprenticeship approved for delivery on 9 May 2017. Mental health nursing remains an optional element within the nursing apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, there have been 640 apprenticeship starts reported to date (from August 2017 to April 2018) for the standard ‘Nursing Associate’ (level 5 apprenticeship standard, approved for delivery on 20 November 2017; note that we class apprenticeships at level 6 and above as ‘degree-level’). There were no starts on these standards in the 2016/17 academic year. Full final year data for the 2017/18 academic year will be available in November 2018 and data covering 2018/19 will be available in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In England, there have been 64,830 apprenticeship starts in the Health, Public Services and Care sector subject area reported to date in the first three quarters of the 2017/18 academic year (August 2017 to April 2018). This data can be accessed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We want to increase the number of nursing apprenticeships and now have a complete apprentice pathway from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This will support people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the National Health Service (NHS).</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with employers, Health Education England and ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care to make sure the NHS is fully supported to recruit apprentices, both in nursing and in a range of various occupations.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/10/2018 16:39:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

968266

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Publicity
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 raise awareness of T-Levels with employers in advance of the 2020 start date for those qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	170871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of the T Level panels, employers are at the heart of the programme and they play a key role in developing the outline content for the new programmes. We have also provided £5 million to the National Apprenticeship Service, who have widened their remit to offer an advice and support service for employers. This includes raising awareness and promoting the benefits of T Levels and industry placements to employers, including those that may not be actively engaged in education and training activities.</p><p>As we move closer to delivery in 2020, we will increase the scale and pace of our communications with providers and employers to raise awareness of T Levels and how they fit in with other post-16 choices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/09/2018 13:08:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

968268

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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, what steps he is taking to support employers to provide placements for T-level students.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	170872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We have put in place a range of measures to make sure that employers are supported to offer T Level industry placements. This includes the National Apprenticeships Service who will provide a dedicated and fully trained team of account managers to provide advice and support to employers, and broker links with local education providers delivering industry placements during the current academic year. Education providers are receiving capacity and delivery funding in 2018-19 and 2019-20 to support their work with employers to deliver industry placements. In academic year 2017/18, we ran a pilot to test potential models for industry placements and understand delivery challenges and how to overcome them. This ran with 21 post 16 providers and up to 2000 students were involved with over 1000 employers offering placements in the 2017/18 academic year. The department has recently published a suite of online guidance and materials based on the learnings from this pilot to assist both providers and employers in delivering placements. We are establishing this support well in advance of the first T Levels being delivered in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/09/2018 12:57:15 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

968271

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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, what discussions (a) Ministers of his Department and (b) officials in his Department have had with the (i) CBI, (ii) Federation of Small Business and (iii) British Chamber of Commerce on employer-understanding of the recent changes to 9-1 grading for GCSEs.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	170873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Officials at the Department have held a number of discussions with the Confederation of British Industry, the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chamber of Commerce with the purpose of increasing awareness and understanding of the new GCSEs. The Department has also worked with these organisations to communicate the new GCSE grading scale to employers, via the Department’s online factsheets and videos.</p><p>Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, has also worked with these organisations and other employer groups to support employer understanding. Ofqual published a report on perceptions of the new GCSEs in April 2018. The findings showed that awareness amongst businesses of the 9 to 1 grading scale had doubled from 32% in the previous survey in April 2017, to 68% this year.</p><p>Ministers regularly meet employer groups to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/09/2018 16:13:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith