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79340

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she made for planning purposes of the number of initial teacher training (ITT) places that would be offered by all ITT providers in (a) early years, (b) primary and (c) specialist subjects in 2014-15; and what estimate she has made of the number of people who will take up ITT places in those categories in that period.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We use the teacher supply model (TSM) to estimate the optimum number of teacher trainees required to start in any academic year. The TSM models trainees across the primary phase; it does not distinguish between early years, primary specialists and other individual primary courses. A technical description of the TSM is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description</a></p><p>The number of places allocated is not a target and should not be regarded as one. This year, as we do every year, we have over-allocated initial teacher training (ITT) places above the number of required trainees estimated by the TSM. This helps us to ensure we train enough teachers, taking account of the likely level of recruitment in each subject.</p><p>We have published data showing the number of places allocated in each subject. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>UCAS has published recruitment information for the 2014/15 academic year by subject. This includes data on primary courses and is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases" target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p><p>It is important to note that the UCAS Teacher Training scheme is new this year and it is not possible to make a direct comparison with recruitment data from previous years.</p><p>Recruitment figures from the 2013/14 ITT Census are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final</a></p><p>We will publish statistics from the census of 2014/15 trainees in November.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:36:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

78435

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the responsibilities will be of the Minister of State in her Department, the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	206249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The full list of Ministerial responsibilities will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:36:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77379

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools are planned to open in September 2014; and how many students each such school plans to admit in September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>To date the Secretary of State for Education has agreed to enter into funding agreements for 62 schools due to open in September 2014. In addition, the Department for Education is working with proposer groups to open around 20 further schools where the funding agreement has not yet been agreed. In total these schools will provide about 10,000 new school places this academic year and around 44,000 places when they have reached their intended capacity.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:26:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77380

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools that are planned to open in September 2014 are (a) temporarily and (b) permanently located in office buildings.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Of the free schools planning to open in September, four will be temporarily located in former office buildings and 15 permanently.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:30:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77381

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many oral complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>If the Department for Education receives a verbal complaint against a broker, the complainant is requested to put the concern in writing to the project lead, who then follows the appropriate complaints procedure. As such, only written complaints are logged.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has received two written complaints about academy brokers in the last 12 months and 11 in total since centralised recording began in June 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 205448 question first answered 16/07/2014 16:29:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77382

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies are part of (a) a multi-academy trust, (b) a collaborative partnership and (c) an umbrella trust.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>As of 1 July 2014 there are 2,167 academies in multi-academy trusts and there are 36 academies in umbrella trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not required to provide the Department for Education with information about collaborative partnerships. However, research published by the Department for Education in July showed that 87% of academies are supporting other schools. The research can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/do-academies-make-use-of-their-autonomy</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2014 16:22:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

77383

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many formal written complaints have been made to his Department about academy brokers (a) in the last 12 months and (b) since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	205448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>If the Department for Education receives a verbal complaint against a broker, the complainant is requested to put the concern in writing to the project lead, who then follows the appropriate complaints procedure. As such, only written complaints are logged.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has received two written complaints about academy brokers in the last 12 months and 11 in total since centralised recording began in June 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 205445 question first answered 16/07/2014 16:29:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

66039

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
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 in relation to restrictions on types of food that may be served and consumed in publicly-funded faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	204358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The school food standards regulations apply for all schools, regardless of their religious status. We recently published new school food standards that will come into effect in January 2015. Alongside the standards, we have written a short guidance document for school cooks and caterers. This is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.schoolfoodplan.com/standards" target="_blank">www.schoolfoodplan.com/standards</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/07/2014 15:10:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

65686

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
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 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 538W, on academies, if he will disaggregate the data to identify payments under the Sponsor Capacity Fund detailing (a) when any such grant was awarded, (b) how much was awarded, (c) whether each organisation subsequently sponsored any academies and (d) the date on which any monies were returned to the Department by those who did not.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	203913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Details of payments made under the Sponsor Capacity Fund (over £25,000) are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000</a></p><p> </p><p>A list of all open academies and their sponsors, alongside equivalent details for approved projects not yet open, is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>Academy sponsors who receive the Sponsor Capacity Fund are required to sign a Grant Funding Agreement, agreeing to adhere to the terms and conditions of the grant. In addition, they are required to submit an Annual Certification of Expenditure, signed by their auditors, and a final report detailing what has been achieved through use of the grant. If they fail to comply with any of the conditions of grant, or are deemed to be in breach of it, they may be required to return all or part of the grant to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 14/07/2014 17:14:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 9005 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

65322

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the sponsor capacity funds awarded by his Department to the Third Millennium Education Trust were returned to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	203554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Sponsor Capacity Fund awarded to the Third Millennium Education Trust was returned to the Department for Education on 29 January 2013.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/07/2014 14:34:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 8591 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan