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1679532

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date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with cerebral palsy in (a) Bootle constituency and (b) England and Wales have been assigned education, health and care plans.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The department’s ambition is for all children and young people, no matter what their Special Educational Need (SEN), to receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department wants them to achieve well in early years, at school (whether mainstream or special), in further education and to live more fulfilling and independent adult lives with improved employment outcomes. The department is creating a new single national SEN and disability system in England for how needs are identified and met across education, health and care, including for those with cerebral palsy.</p><p>The department does not hold the data requested.</p><p>The department collects data from schools in England on pupils with SEN, but type of need is held according to the categories specified in the school census.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 7967 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:04:49 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1679533

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan does not make specific reference to (a) cerebral palsy and (b) physical disability; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with cerebral palsy are not overlooked by the SEND and alternative provision implementation board.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The department wants all children and young people to be able to reach their full potential and receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.</p><p>The Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan is designed to support all children, rather than being restricted to specific conditions, and to meet those needs within a fair and financially sustainable system, by improving national consistency. This will mean that the right support is provided in the right place at the right time for children and young people with SEND.</p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, mainstream schools and colleges must use their best endeavours to make sure any child or young person who has Special Educational Needs, including those with cerebral palsy and physical disabilities, gets the special educational provision they need. Alongside this, all schools have duties under the Equality Act 2010 towards individual disabled children and young people. They must make reasonable adjustments, including the provision of auxiliary aids and services for disabled children, to prevent them being put at a substantial disadvantage.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 15/01/2024 17:12:31 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1679534

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Cerebral Palsy
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 children with cerebral palsy attend mainstream schools.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The department’s ambition is for all children and young people, no matter what their Special Educational Need (SEN), to receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department wants them to achieve well in early years, at school (whether mainstream or special), in further education and to live more fulfilling and independent adult lives with improved employment outcomes. The department is creating a new single national SEN and disability system in England for how needs are identified and met across education, health and care, including for those with cerebral palsy.</p><p>The department does not hold the data requested.</p><p>The department collects data from schools in England on pupils with SEN, but type of need is held according to the categories specified in the school census.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 7965 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:04:49 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1599969

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Initial Teacher Training Market Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department conducted an Equality Impact Assessment for the most recent round of Initial Teacher Training accreditation.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	155141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>In the 2019 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Department committed to reviewing the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market, with the aim to make it more effective.</p><p>The subsequent ITT accreditation process was recommended by an expert advisory group and implemented following public consultation. The process was designed to assess providers’ capacity to deliver high quality, reformed ITT from September 2024, in line with the new Quality Requirements identified in the advisory group’s ITT Market Review.</p><p>The consultation invited views on any impact people considered could arise from implementation of the proposed Quality Requirements in relation to equalities issues. The Department also assessed the potential equalities impacts of the reforms and published the findings here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to provide support to attract the best possible candidates to teacher training. £181 million has been made available in bursaries and scholarships to attract trainee teachers in high priority subjects for the 2023/24 academic year, which is a £52 million increase on the current academic year. As graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects attract the highest salaries outside teaching, the Department is offering a £27,000 tax free bursary and a £29,000 tax free scholarship in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. In addition, a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax free annually is available for maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers who choose to work in disadvantaged schools early in their career. This reflects the priority the Department places on training teachers to teach STEM subjects and on supporting the recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in the subjects, schools and areas that need them most.</p><p>The Department wants to attract and retain diverse, talented teachers from all backgrounds and support all teachers in their career journeys. The Department is committed to dismantling the stereotype of what a good teacher looks like and supporting people into teaching, regardless of their gender or background.</p><p>The new Apply for Teacher Training service, rolled out in October 2021, will allow the Department to collect more data, giving a greater insight into candidate behaviour and the behaviour of providers of teacher training, so that the Department can identify barriers and work to address them. The Department will continue to work closely with ITT providers to explore, design and test new interventions to ensure teaching is an inclusive career that is open to candidates from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 155142 155143 question first answered 07/03/2023 16:41:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1599973

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Initial Teacher Training Market Review: STEM Subjects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of its most recent round of Initial Teacher Training accreditation on recruitment in STEM subjects.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	155142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>In the 2019 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Department committed to reviewing the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market, with the aim to make it more effective.</p><p>The subsequent ITT accreditation process was recommended by an expert advisory group and implemented following public consultation. The process was designed to assess providers’ capacity to deliver high quality, reformed ITT from September 2024, in line with the new Quality Requirements identified in the advisory group’s ITT Market Review.</p><p>The consultation invited views on any impact people considered could arise from implementation of the proposed Quality Requirements in relation to equalities issues. The Department also assessed the potential equalities impacts of the reforms and published the findings here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to provide support to attract the best possible candidates to teacher training. £181 million has been made available in bursaries and scholarships to attract trainee teachers in high priority subjects for the 2023/24 academic year, which is a £52 million increase on the current academic year. As graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects attract the highest salaries outside teaching, the Department is offering a £27,000 tax free bursary and a £29,000 tax free scholarship in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. In addition, a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax free annually is available for maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers who choose to work in disadvantaged schools early in their career. This reflects the priority the Department places on training teachers to teach STEM subjects and on supporting the recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in the subjects, schools and areas that need them most.</p><p>The Department wants to attract and retain diverse, talented teachers from all backgrounds and support all teachers in their career journeys. The Department is committed to dismantling the stereotype of what a good teacher looks like and supporting people into teaching, regardless of their gender or background.</p><p>The new Apply for Teacher Training service, rolled out in October 2021, will allow the Department to collect more data, giving a greater insight into candidate behaviour and the behaviour of providers of teacher training, so that the Department can identify barriers and work to address them. The Department will continue to work closely with ITT providers to explore, design and test new interventions to ensure teaching is an inclusive career that is open to candidates from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 155141 155143 question first answered 07/03/2023 16:41:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1599974

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Initial Teacher Training Market Review: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the the potential impact of the initial Teacher Training Market Review on its objective to recruit more teachers from diverse backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	155143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>In the 2019 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Department committed to reviewing the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market, with the aim to make it more effective.</p><p>The subsequent ITT accreditation process was recommended by an expert advisory group and implemented following public consultation. The process was designed to assess providers’ capacity to deliver high quality, reformed ITT from September 2024, in line with the new Quality Requirements identified in the advisory group’s ITT Market Review.</p><p>The consultation invited views on any impact people considered could arise from implementation of the proposed Quality Requirements in relation to equalities issues. The Department also assessed the potential equalities impacts of the reforms and published the findings here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department continues to provide support to attract the best possible candidates to teacher training. £181 million has been made available in bursaries and scholarships to attract trainee teachers in high priority subjects for the 2023/24 academic year, which is a £52 million increase on the current academic year. As graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects attract the highest salaries outside teaching, the Department is offering a £27,000 tax free bursary and a £29,000 tax free scholarship in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. In addition, a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax free annually is available for maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers who choose to work in disadvantaged schools early in their career. This reflects the priority the Department places on training teachers to teach STEM subjects and on supporting the recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in the subjects, schools and areas that need them most.</p><p>The Department wants to attract and retain diverse, talented teachers from all backgrounds and support all teachers in their career journeys. The Department is committed to dismantling the stereotype of what a good teacher looks like and supporting people into teaching, regardless of their gender or background.</p><p>The new Apply for Teacher Training service, rolled out in October 2021, will allow the Department to collect more data, giving a greater insight into candidate behaviour and the behaviour of providers of teacher training, so that the Department can identify barriers and work to address them. The Department will continue to work closely with ITT providers to explore, design and test new interventions to ensure teaching is an inclusive career that is open to candidates from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 155141 155142 question first answered 07/03/2023 16:41:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1523560

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Bootle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for Education Health and Care Plan were (a) requested by parents or (b) signed off by Sefton Council for students in the Bootle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	65830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have specific detailed information on the Bootle constituency. However, 602 requests for assessments were received by Sefton Council in the 12 months up to January 2022. In the same time period, 321 new education, health and care plans were issued by Sefton Council. This compares to 431 requests and 296 plans issued in the 12 months preceding January 2021.</p><p>In 2021 61.1% of new assessments were completed by Sefton Council within the statutory 20-week timescale. The national average in this time period was 59.9%.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 65831 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:54:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1523563

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Sefton
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 amount of time it takes for a young person to be accepted for an education, health and care plan in the Sefton Council area.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	65831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The department does not have specific detailed information on the Bootle constituency. However, 602 requests for assessments were received by Sefton Council in the 12 months up to January 2022. In the same time period, 321 new education, health and care plans were issued by Sefton Council. This compares to 431 requests and 296 plans issued in the 12 months preceding January 2021.</p><p>In 2021 61.1% of new assessments were completed by Sefton Council within the statutory 20-week timescale. The national average in this time period was 59.9%.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 65830 question first answered 21/10/2022 11:54:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1523564

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Bootle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) exclusions of SEN pupils and (b) total exclusions of students there were in schools in Bootle constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	65832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of permanent exclusions and suspensions in total and by special educational needs (SEN) provision for Bootle constituency in academic years 2018/19 to 2020/21.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No SEN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>E</strong><strong>ducation health and care</strong><strong> plan</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SEN support</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Permanent exclusions</strong></p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Suspensions</strong></p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 21/10/2022 12:26:37 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1503373

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to evaluate the impact of the free period products scheme in schools and colleges on the availability of those products in those settings.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020 and has most recently been extended until July 2024. Take up of the scheme is monitored regularly by the department and our supplier, phs. Within the first two years of the scheme, 94% of secondary schools and 90% of post-16 organisations had ordered at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope, compared to primary schools.</p><p>The department is considering opportunities to publish further management information in the future, as well as the need for further research into the scheme to evaluate its impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45281 45296 45360 question first answered 22/09/2022 14:07:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd