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1003841

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Pupils Capital Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is monitoring how the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund is being spent by schools.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The healthy pupils capital fund (HPCF) is a one year fund of £100 million in 2018-19.</p><p>Existing mechanisms for school condition funding have been used to allocate and monitor the HPCF. Local authorities and large multi-academy trusts have received an allocation from the HPCF (£62 million). The funding can only be used for capital projects and responsible bodies are required to report on how they have spent their HPCF in the same way they report on, and alongside, their school condition allocation.</p><p>Single and small academy trusts and sixth-form colleges were able to bid for a share of £38 million of the HPCF through the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2018 to 2019. All responsible bodies are required to sign up to terms and conditions which state that funding can only be spent on what was applied for before the first payment is released. Once underway, all CIF projects are required to submit regular monitoring reports to the Department for Education. At the end of the project, a final completion certificate is required before the final payment is released.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:45:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003842

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Schools Rating Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to implement the healthy rating scheme for schools.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the publication of the childhood obesity plan, we have met with a range of stakeholders to discuss the best way to deliver the healthy schools rating scheme. This is a complex and wide-ranging project, and we are taking the time necessary to ensure we deliver a successful resource.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently testing delivery models as we continue to explore the most effective way to deliver the scheme, building on successful resources that are already available to schools. We will come forward with proposals shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:47:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003899

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy and Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific remit the 32 English Hubs will have to support learners identified with (a) literacy difficulties and (b) SEND.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189631 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003900

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what minimum standard of dyslexia support his Department requires local authorities to provide.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities, working with schools and other partners, are required by the Children and Families Act (2014) to set out a local offer of the support normally available to children and families affected by a disability and special educational needs (SEN).</p><p>Schools are also required under the act and the accompanying Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice to identify and address the SEN of the pupils or students they support. We expect schools to be monitoring closely the progress of all pupils. The first response when any child is falling behind is good quality teaching. When this does not produce expected progress, the school should consider whether the child has a learning difficulty. The school should assess the child, plan an intervention if a learning difficulty is identified, implement the intervention and then review the outcome and progressively repeat this cycle until the child’s learning difficulty is properly supported. This is called SEN support and the cyclical process is referred to as a ‘graduated approach’ to meeting children’s needs. Where children and young people have needs that can’t be met through this process, they could get support through an Education, Health and Care plan.</p><p>We have in place training and specific resources designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to identify and support children with dyslexia.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:47:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003901

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of English Hub schools having at least one member of staff who has received specialist dyslexia training.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189629 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003902

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
	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 regional differences in the results of the phonics screening check; and what steps he is taking to reduce such disparities.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The percentage of Year 1 pupils meeting the required standard in phonic decoding since 2011/12[1] can be found in the below table:[2]</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England (state-funded schools)</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inner London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outer London</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also publishes the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard of phonic decoding by the end of Year 2.<sup>2,[3]</sup></p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that more work needs to be done to tackle regional variations in phonics screening check results. To this end, a new national network of 32 English hubs has been announced, with £26.3 million invested to improve educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged children, particularly in underperforming schools.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the success of previous phonics roadshows which help schools use systematic synthetic phonics to support reading development, the Department has invested in a further 24 phonics roadshows in 2018-19. These will take place in local authority areas where phonics screening check scores in 2018 were below the national average.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>. Table ‘L1’ (for year 1 pupils) and Table ‘L6’ (for year 2 pupils) in the ‘National, local authority and regional tables: national curriculum assessments in phonics screening checks in England, 2018’.</p><p>[2] Figures for 2018 are based on provisional data, data for all other years is based on final data.</p><p>[3] For 2013-2016 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table 9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016</a>. For 2016/17 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table_9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 16:42:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1011446

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Pupils Capital Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to publish a report on how the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund has been spent by schools.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	194062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Existing mechanisms for school condition funding are being used to report on Healthy Pupils Capital Fund (HPCF) expenditure. We plan to collect data on HPCF spend during 2018/19 in 2019 and include it in our published report on capital spend by local authorities and multi- academy trusts on the school estate, which will be published in 2020.</p><p>Successful HPCF projects funded through the Condition Improvement Fund 2018-19 have been published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2018-to-2019-outcome" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/condition-improvement-fund-2018-to-2019-outcome</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/11/2018 16:42:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1019361

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Schools Rating Scheme
	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 19 November 2018 to Question 189628, whether the healthy rating scheme will (a) be linked to Ofsted ratings and (b) apply to primary and secondary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	198194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>It is critical that we reflect carefully on the feedback we have received on the healthy school rating scheme, to ensure we support schools as effectively as possible. The details of how the scheme will interact with stakeholders and schools will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/12/2018 16:22:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1024774

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Healthy Schools Rating Scheme
	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 December 2018 to Question 198194 on Schools: Food, (a) what the timetable is for his Department's interaction with stakeholders and schools and (b) from which industries his Department plans to identify stakeholders.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	202073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering the healthy schools rating scheme in a way that makes the most of existing resources available to schools. We have met with a wide range of stakeholders, as well as a number of interested suppliers, to discuss the best way to deliver the scheme. We are preparing our scheme based on testing and stakeholder feedback, and will continue to work with stakeholders across government, the food sector and charitable organisations. We will share more information shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/12/2018 18:46:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1035044

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education: Human Papillomavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will include learning about the HPV vaccination in the new sex education curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	205222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The current Sex and Relationship Education guidance, published in 2000, and the draft guidance for the new subjects of relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education include teaching about sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing. The new guidance, which will be mandatory from September 2020, also covers how different sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are transmitted and key facts about prevention and treatment. Teachers are free to use teaching in this area of the curriculum as an opportunity to inform pupils about the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination.</p><p> </p><p>Schools may also teach about cancer awareness, including HPV, in other areas of the curriculum. For example, the secondary science national curriculum and GCSEs include content about STIs and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/01/2019 17:45:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson