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1519404

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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, how many students were enrolled on a T level in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 academic years.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	59608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>1,241 students enrolled on a T Level in 2020. The department published the number of students that began a T Level in 2021, which was approximately 5,450. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-action-plan</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department will publish an updated figure for 2021 enrolments, along with initial figures for 2022 enrolments in the 2022 Action Plan, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 18/10/2022 15:34:37 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1518984

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Office for Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to the Office for Students on the operation of their enforcement team.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	59050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>All guidance issued by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students is published on its website. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/regulation/guidance-from-government/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/regulation/guidance-from-government/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 18/10/2022 15:15:10 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1518865

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has implemented apprenticeship schemes for people who are over the age of 50.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	58962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are available for everyone over the age of 16, from those starting their career to experienced workers looking to upskill or retrain in a new profession.</p><p> </p><p>The department offers high quality apprenticeship routes into more than 650 occupations from entry level to expert roles. Those interested can browse the opportunities available to them here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship</a>.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 18/10/2022 15:52:33 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1519907

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Sanitary Products
	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 state (a) schools and (b) colleges placed an order with his Department's period product scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	59377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>By the end of 2020, 76% (2,531) of secondary schools and 79% (338) of post-16 organisations had used the scheme at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope. In primary schools, 41% (6,189) had used the scheme at least once.</p><p>In 2021 the number of participating schools/organisations increased to 81% (2,710) of secondary schools 84% (349) of colleges, and 42% (6,377) of primary schools.</p><p>Overall, during the first two years of the scheme 94% of secondary schools, 90% of colleges, and 61% of primary schools have accessed the scheme at least once.</p><p>Data from January 2022 to July 2022 is due to be published by the department later this month.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2022 11:12:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1520082

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Advertising
	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 28 September 2022 to Question 51615 on Oak National Academy: Finance, whether the advertising campaign for Oak National Academy, currently on Twitter is funded from the £9.8 million referred to in that answer or another source.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	59684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>From 1 September, all Oak National Academy’s activity, including advertising, is covered by the funding provided by the department. For the period prior to this, activity was funded through a combination of grant funding from the department, and philanthropic donations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2022 14:25:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1519289

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	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 estimate of the number of teaching assistants employed in schools in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	59927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce in England and each region, including the number of teaching assistants, is published in the annual ‘School Workforce in England’ national statistic at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>As of November 2021 (the latest information available), there were 275,812 full-time equivalent teaching assistants in state-funded schools in England which is the highest on record. This represents an increase of 54,331 (24.5%) from 221,481 in the 2011/12 academic year, the first year that figures are available for.</p><p>Regional figures and a full time series can be found at the following link: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a22f98f7-9e51-4d1f-85d8-7a211ff01816" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a22f98f7-9e51-4d1f-85d8-7a211ff01816</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 18/10/2022 11:26:54 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1519612

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Protection
	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 21 September 2022 to Question 48396 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, where in (a) his Department's guidance entitled Keeping children safe in education 2022, published on 1 September 2022, and (b) other guidance it is stated that employers are sometimes required to obtain Certificates of No Criminal Conviction; and whether this requirement is (i) mandatory, (ii) recommended or (iii) suggested.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	59863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) is statutory guidance that all schools and colleges must consider when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Paragraphs 280-284 of this guidance set out the checks that apply to individuals who have lived or worked outside the UK.</p><p>The Department uses the terms “must” and “should” throughout this guidance. Where the term “must” is used, the person in question is legally required to do something, and where the term “should” is used, the advice set out should be followed unless there is good reason not to.</p><p>KCISE makes clear that individuals who have lived or worked outside the UK must undergo the same checks as all other staff in schools or colleges. In addition, that schools and colleges must make any ‘further checks’ they think appropriate so that any relevant events that occurred outside the UK can be considered.</p><p>KCSIE also provides information on what these ‘further checks’ could include. Where such information is not available, KCSIE is clear that schools and colleges should seek alternative methods of checking suitability and undertake a risk assessment that supports informed decision making on whether to proceed with the appointment.</p><p>Individuals seeking employment in a school or college in England are eligible and able to obtain Certificates of No Criminal Conviction from Hong Kong, which must be endorsed by a letter from a recognised education body, such as a school or college.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 18/10/2022 15:15:52 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1519220

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Student Loans Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government's proposals to reduce the number of government agencies, what discussions he has had with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Student Loans Company on that body's future (i) operation and (ii) budget; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	59215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had any discussions with His Majesty's Treasury or the Student Loans Company (SLC) regarding the government's proposals to reduce the number of government agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Arm’s length bodies, including the SLC, are an integral part of the department, and their funding was set out in the current Spending Review 2021, which is not due to be reviewed again until 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 18/10/2022 15:03:06 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1520083

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Oak National Academy: Advertising
	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 28 September to Question 51615 on Oak National Academy: Finance and with reference to the advertising campaign for Oak National Academy Twitter, (a) how much money from the public purse is being spent on that advertising campaign, (b) when that campaign commenced and (c) how long that campaign will continue for.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	59685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Oak National Academy will continue to work with teachers across the country, giving them and their pupils access to high-quality digital curriculum resources which are free, optional, and adaptable. These optional resources will be available across the UK, helping teachers deliver a high-quality curriculum.</p><p>Part of Oak National Academy’s remit is to support teachers and schools to understand and make best use of the resources they make available. One of the ways it does this is through targeted promotion towards teachers, including via Twitter. This is ongoing activity, and from 1 September is funded through Oak National Academy’s overall budget.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2022 15:11:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1519116

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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, with reference to the increased rate of inflation and rising food prices, (a) on what basis the rate paid to schools for providing free school meals is calculated, (b) when she next plans to review that rate, (c) what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the increased price of food on (i) the ability of schools to provide free school meals and (ii) overall school budgets, (d) if she will make it her policy to increase the rate in line with inflation and (d) if she will make it her policy to extend free school meal provision to all pupils in order to help prevent a rise in food poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Schools pay for the provision of free school meals (FSM) from their core funding allocations. Overall, core schools funding, including funding for both mainstream schools and high needs, is increasing by £4 billion in 2022/23 compared to the previous year, representing a 7% increase in cash terms per pupil.</p><p>The core allocations schools attract through the national funding formula (NFF) include funding in respect of the FSM factor. The FSM factor is intended to broadly reflect the costs schools face in providing school meals. Following extensive consultation when the NFF was first introduced, schools attracted £440 per pupil through the FSM factor in 2018/19 and 2019/20.</p><p>Each year, the department has set the NFF factor values to be used in the forthcoming funding year. Since the introduction of the NFF, the per pupil FSM rate has increased in line with forecast inflation in every year, as measured by the latest GDP deflator at the time.</p><p>The FSM factor is worth £470 per eligible pupil in 2022/23. This will increase to £480 in 2023/24. The factor values for each year are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-for-schools-and-high-needs. In reviewing future FSM rates, many factors will be taken into consideration, including cost of living pressures and inflation.</p><p>The department also spends around £600 million on Universal Infant Free School Meals each year. The per meal rate has been increased from £2.34 to £2.41, and backdated to 1 April 2022, in recognition of increased costs.</p><p>The department continues to monitor the situation surrounding the rising cost of living whilst working with other government departments on support surrounding this issue. The department thinks it is right that provision is aimed at supporting the most disadvantaged, those out of work or on the lowest incomes. We do not have any plans to extend universal provision, but we will continue to review FSM eligibility to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2022 11:44:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana