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967812

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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 information his Department holds on which GCSE subjects that were available in the 2017-18 school year will no longer be available by 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The government has reformed GCSEs to be more rigorous and to match expectations in countries with high performing education systems. As part of this reform process, a number of GCSE subjects are being withdrawn.</p><p>Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, has published a list of legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels and the date of the last available opportunity to undertake examinations in each subject. This also sets out the reason for withdrawal where the legacy qualifications are not being replaced as part of the reforms.</p><p>The list can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/timings-for-the-withdrawal-of-legacy-gcses-as-and-a-levels" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/timings-for-the-withdrawal-of-legacy-gcses-as-and-a-levels</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/09/2018 15:17:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964135

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: Education
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 the level of availability of courses in design and technology in schools.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&amp;T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support D&amp;T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169843 question first answered 11/09/2018 15:37:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964258

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Green Paper on Children and Young People’s Mental Health sets out an ambitious set of proposals to fill the gap in support for children and young people’s mental health supported by £300 million of funding.</p><p>Under these proposals the Government will incentivise and support all schools, including primary schools, to identify and train a Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health – funding new training to help leads put in place a whole school approach to mental health.</p><p>The Government is also funding new Mental Health Support Teams working in or near schools to provide earlier access to a wider range of support and treatments and help reduce mental health problems worsening or developing in the first place, so that appropriate and timely referrals are made to NHS services where necessary. A process is underway to identify the first areas of the country to set up and test these new teams. A new four-week waiting time for NHS specialist children and young people’s mental health services will also be piloted so that specialist help is available sooner.</p><p>These proposals build on the experience of the pilot of school links to NHS mental health services, which has already helped around 1,000 schools build better links to specialist services and will be rolled out nationally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 16:18:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964259

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more SMEs to take on apprentices in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of measures in place to support smaller employers and encourage them to offer apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>For the smallest employers with fewer than 50 employees, the government pays 100 per cent of the cost of training for apprentices who are either 16 to 18 years old, 19 to 24 year old care leavers or 19 to 24 year olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In response to employer feedback, we have introduced transfers. This enables apprenticeship levy-paying employers to transfer funds to as many employers as they choose, including small and medium sized employers (SMEs), within their 10 per cent maximum allowance. This supports smaller employers to access apprenticeships and encourages them to obtain high quality training.</p><p> </p><p>The National Apprenticeship Service national business helpline supports SMEs in Nottinghamshire, and throughout England, providing information about apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The latest phase of our nationwide employer engagement marketing campaign is now live and is targeted at SMEs, with radio advertisements featuring companies who have benefitted from apprenticeships and signposting listeners to our website to learn more about hiring an apprentice.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/09/2018 12:11:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964355

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial support and (b) training his Department is providing to design and technology teachers in relation to the new GCSE D&T (9-1) qualification.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&amp;T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support D&amp;T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169835 question first answered 11/09/2018 15:37:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

946914

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
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 effectiveness of early intervention programmes in reducing levels of pupil exclusions.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	167401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s externally led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE, is considering how schools use exclusion, how this impacts their pupils, and why some groups of pupils are more likely to be excluded. It is also considering practice in relation to behavior management and early intervention measures that schools take to reduce the risk of exclusion.</p><p>To help schools develop effective strategies, the Department has produced advice covering what should be included in their behaviour policy. The Bennett Review of behaviour in schools report Creating a Culture, published last year, also provides practical advice for head teachers about creating a culture that prevents classroom disruption, maintains good discipline and promotes pupils’ education, focus and wellbeing. The report includes early intervention strategies such as ‘internal inclusion units’ to avoid exclusions and case studies of policies in place. The report can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/09/2018 11:48:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

943875

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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 consultations his Department has held with teachers on the forthcoming T Levels qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	165704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>We ran a public consultation from 30 November 2017 to 8 February 2018 to obtain views on the major aspects of our proposals for implementing T Levels. This involved publishing our proposals online, alongside a survey for respondents to complete. The consultation generated 430 responses from a wide range of organisation types and individuals, including education institutions. We also held a series of 10 consultation events around the country, with over 500 people attending. We carefully reviewed all responses to the consultation and published a response in May, which is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementation-of-t-level-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementation-of-t-level-programmes</a>.</p><p>We have announced the providers who will deliver the first three T Levels from September 2020, and we will be working closely with the sector to design and develop a programme of support to help providers and teachers to prepare for the delivery of T Levels. This includes an investment of up to £20 million to help make sure teachers are ready to deliver new T Levels.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/07/2018 17:16:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

934951

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to support higher education institutions in the East Midlands since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	161242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>In the academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17, higher education providers in the East Midlands received £262 million and £257 million respectively in grants from government funding bodies.</p><p>The table below sets out the amount received by region according to the type of funding body grant in academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p>Funding data for academic year 2017/18 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Income from Funding Body Grants for Higher Education Institutions located in the East Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Funding Body Grant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income in academic year 2015/16 (£000s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income in academic year 2016/17 (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - teaching grant</p></td><td><p>97,277</p></td><td><p>97,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - research grant</p></td><td><p>98,494</p></td><td><p>99,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - other grants</p></td><td><p>21,122</p></td><td><p>18,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency funding</p></td><td><p>13,010</p></td><td><p>10,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National College for Teaching and Leadership funding</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital grants recognised in the year</p></td><td><p>30,729</p></td><td><p>29,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Funding </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>261,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>257,037</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source - <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c16031/table_5" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c16031/table_5</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/07/2018 12:46:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

932198

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
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 the adequacy of technical education provision for secondary school pupils.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	158811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>There are currently thousands of technical qualifications available to students at post-16, but some are not of sufficiently high quality. This makes technical qualification options confusing for both students and employers and is why we are introducing new T Levels. Alongside reformed apprenticeships, T Levels will give students a genuine, high quality alternative to A levels. They will give students the skills they need to secure a good job, as well as the knowledge and behaviours that employers value. We are making excellent progress with their development, and recently announced the selected providers who will deliver the first three T Level programmes from September 2020.</p><p>Students at key stage 4 in any type of school are able to take up to three Technical Awards alongside GCSEs that will count towards their school's Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. Technical Awards focus on the applied study of a particular sector or occupational group, and include the acquisition of associate practical or technical skills where appropriate. Each Technical Award is equivalent to a GCSE in robustness and challenge.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2018 13:14:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley