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1327192

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the Fair Access Protocol under the School Admissions Code includes all children escaping domestic abuse, not only those in refuges.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2020 the Government consulted on changes to the School Admissions Code (the Code) to improve the in year admission process for all children, including those fleeing domestic abuse, and to improve Fair Access Protocols, which act as a safety net for the most vulnerable children. The new Code and associated regulations were laid before Parliament on 13 May and, subject to Parliamentary procedure, they will come into force 1 September. On the same day, the Government published the response to the consultation which is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-school-admissions-code--4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-school-admissions-code--4</a>.</p><p>The new Code ensures that unplaced children who are living in a refuge or other relevant accommodation will be eligible to be considered by a Fair Access Protocol, which exists to ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children are allocated a school place as quickly as possible. Relevant accommodation, for the purposes of the Code, means a safe place to stay for victims and their children fleeing domestic abuse. This can include, but is not limited to, refuges, specialist safe accommodation, sanctuary schemes and second stage accommodation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL470 question first answered 07/06/2021 14:02:08 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

1327193

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the outcome of the review of the School Admissions Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2020 the Government consulted on changes to the School Admissions Code (the Code) to improve the in year admission process for all children, including those fleeing domestic abuse, and to improve Fair Access Protocols, which act as a safety net for the most vulnerable children. The new Code and associated regulations were laid before Parliament on 13 May and, subject to Parliamentary procedure, they will come into force 1 September. On the same day, the Government published the response to the consultation which is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-school-admissions-code--4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-the-school-admissions-code--4</a>.</p><p>The new Code ensures that unplaced children who are living in a refuge or other relevant accommodation will be eligible to be considered by a Fair Access Protocol, which exists to ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children are allocated a school place as quickly as possible. Relevant accommodation, for the purposes of the Code, means a safe place to stay for victims and their children fleeing domestic abuse. This can include, but is not limited to, refuges, specialist safe accommodation, sanctuary schemes and second stage accommodation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL469 question first answered 07/06/2021 14:02:08 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

1327210

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Citizenship
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers specialising in citizenship education completed their training in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, (5) 2020, and (6) 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools in England, who are recorded as teaching one or more lessons of citizenship per week, are shown in the table below. The latest information gives the situation in November 2019. Information for November 2020 will be published in June 2021. Information for 2021 will be collected via the School Workforce Census later this year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at November 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount of teachers teaching citizenship</strong></p></td><td><p>4,826</p></td><td><p>4,451</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td><td><p>4,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>As a % of all teachers in state funded secondary schools</strong></p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The majority of teachers of citizenship also teach other subjects.</p><p>The number of trainees who successfully completed training in citizenship education from the 2015/16 to the 2018/19 academic year inclusive is summarised in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Postgraduate trainees awarded qualified teacher status</strong></p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The data on numbers of postgraduate trainees awarded qualified teacher status, for the academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 is not yet available. Due to a change in the recording of subjects in the Initial Teacher Training data, we will not be able to specifically identify Citizenship trainees for the academic year 2019/2020 onwards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL500 question first answered 10/06/2021 16:56:20 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1327211

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Citizenship
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers self-identified as citizenship education teachers in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, (5) 2020, and (6) 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools in England, who are recorded as teaching one or more lessons of citizenship per week, are shown in the table below. The latest information gives the situation in November 2019. Information for November 2020 will be published in June 2021. Information for 2021 will be collected via the School Workforce Census later this year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at November 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount of teachers teaching citizenship</strong></p></td><td><p>4,826</p></td><td><p>4,451</p></td><td><p>4,241</p></td><td><p>4,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>As a % of all teachers in state funded secondary schools</strong></p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The majority of teachers of citizenship also teach other subjects.</p><p>The number of trainees who successfully completed training in citizenship education from the 2015/16 to the 2018/19 academic year inclusive is summarised in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Postgraduate trainees awarded qualified teacher status</strong></p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The data on numbers of postgraduate trainees awarded qualified teacher status, for the academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 is not yet available. Due to a change in the recording of subjects in the Initial Teacher Training data, we will not be able to specifically identify Citizenship trainees for the academic year 2019/2020 onwards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL499 question first answered 10/06/2021 16:56:20 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1327238

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support schools which seek to create (1) equal, (2) racially diverse, and (3) inclusive, environments for their pupils.
tabling member printed	Lord Woolley of Woodford
uin	HL547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>All schools must offer a balanced and broadly based curriculum, which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.</p><p>In November 2018, the department published Respectful School Communities, a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline: <a href="https://educateagainsthate.com/school-leaders/?filter=guidance-and-training-school-leaders" target="_blank">https://educateagainsthate.com/school-leaders/?filter=guidance-and-training-school-leaders</a>. This can combat bullying, harassment and prejudice of any kind. It will help schools to identify the various elements that make up a whole school approach, consider gaps in their current practice, and get further support.</p><p>Citizenship education also plays an essential role in developing knowledge and understanding about the world today through teaching politics, democracy, power, the law, human rights, justice and the economy, as well as the changing nature of communities, identities, diversity in the UK and the UK’s relations with the wider world.</p><p>From September 2020, relationships education became compulsory for all primary school pupils, relationships and sex education compulsory for all secondary school pupils, and health education compulsory for pupils in all state-funded schools: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>. These subjects are designed to give pupils the knowledge they need to lead happy, safe and healthy lives and to foster respect for other people and for difference.</p><p>The teaching workforce has become steadily more racially and ethnically diverse over the last decade, which is the period for which we have comparable data, although we know there is further to go to attract and retain diverse teachers who are representative of the communities they serve: <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>. Our recruitment campaigns are targeted at audiences of students/recent graduates and potential career changers of all ethnicities and characteristics.</p><p>Finally, it is important all children and young people are treated fairly and there is no place for discrimination in our education system. The Equality Act 2010 ensures that schools cannot unlawfully discriminate against pupils or staff because of their sex, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief. The department has published guidance on the Equality Act 2010 for schools, which includes advice on how they can meet their duties under the act: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/315587/Equality_Act_Advice_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/315587/Equality_Act_Advice_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 07/06/2021 16:05:10 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4722 label Biography information for Lord Woolley of Woodford

1327259

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices were in training in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2020–21.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there were a total of 575,900 apprentices participating.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2015/16 academic year, there were 708,900 participating apprentices reported at the equivalent point that year. Finalised full year figures show there were 899,400 participating on an apprenticeship in the 2015/16 academic year.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there has been 269,200 female and 306,700 male apprentices participating.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL503 question first answered 07/06/2021 13:48:10 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1316992

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the difference in average per pupil funding was between (a) 5 to 16 year olds and (b) 16 to 19 year olds in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	5277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department publishes statistics on school revenue funding annually. The latest publication, from January 2021, covers the financial years 2010/11 through to 2021/22 and is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics#dataBlock-10b3bbd5-58b1-401d-9aaf-9daaa184a6df-tables" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics#dataBlock-10b3bbd5-58b1-401d-9aaf-9daaa184a6df-tables</a>.</p><p>The publication shows the average per pupil funding to schools for 5 to 16 year olds.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1 - average per pupil funding, in cash terms, to schools for 5 to 16 year olds.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Average per pupil funding, cash terms</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£5,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£5,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£5,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£6,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£6,490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 uses the published 16-19 funding allocations [1] to derive the average funding per student for all types of school and college for the last 5 academic years. Funding allocations for further education colleges of 16 to 19 education for the 2021/22 academic year have yet to be finalised.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 2 - average per student funding, in cash terms, for 16 to 19 year olds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Average per student funding, cash terms</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£4,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£4,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£4,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£4,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£4,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>5 to 16 year old pupils in schools are funded differently from 16 to 19 students, using two separate systems with different methodologies. The numbers of hours young people spend in learning is also different between the two phases of education, and published data for the 5 to 16 phase is by financial year, and for the 16 to 19 funding by academic year. The figures for 5 to 16 education include high needs funding and additional grants, such as grants to provide help with teacher pay and pension costs, and to support free meals for students, when the equivalents have not been included in the 16 to 19 figures. Therefore, direct comparisons cannot be applied.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The 16 to 19 per student funding calculation only includes institutions that have students receiving total programme funding. Some institutions receive only high needs funding – their students are not included in this calculation. In addition, the Condition of Funding adjustment for English and maths and the Advanced Maths Premium have been incorporated in total programme funding in 2019/20 to make this consistent with the definition in 2020/21. The condition of funding adjustment for English and maths has been incorporated into the total programme funding in 2016/17 to 2018/19 to make this consistent with the definition in 2019/20 and 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/06/2021 17:11:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1317047

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on reducing the attainment gap between children receiving pupil premium funding and those not receiving it.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	5266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>Enabling every child, irrespective of their background, to realise their potential at school has been the driving mission of the Department for Education since 2010. To this end, we have introduced a range of reforms to curriculum, teacher training, assessment and accountability, as well creating the pupil premium in 2011. The Department is spending more than £2.5 billion on the pupil premium in the 2021/22 financial year, meaning we will have invested more than £20 billion extra in our schools since its introduction so that they can provide additional support to disadvantaged pupils of all abilities. School leaders use this extra funding to tailor their support, based on the needs of their disadvantaged pupils, and focus on proven practice to improve outcomes, such as resources published by the Education Endowment Foundation.</p><p>A disadvantage gap index has been developed, that is unaffected by the Department’s widespread educational reforms. Between 2011 and 2019, the attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils narrowed by 13% at age 11 and 9% at age 16, according to the disadvantage gap index, and most disadvantaged pupils now attend good or outstanding schools. The Department’s reforms, and the focus provided by the pupil premium, have supported this improvement.</p><p>In addition to protecting the pupil premium, the Department continues to support disadvantaged pupils and address the barriers to success that they face. In June 2020, as part of the £1 billion COVID-19 catch up package, we announced £350 million to fund the National Tutoring Programme for disadvantaged students for the academic years 2020/21 and 2021/22. There is extensive evidence that tutoring is one of the most effective ways to accelerate pupil progress, and the Department wants to extend this opportunity to disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils. The programme provides additional, targeted support for those children and young people who have been hardest hit from disruption to their education because of school closures. Teachers and school leaders should exercise professional judgement when identifying which pupils would benefit most from this additional support.</p><p>On 24 February, the Department announced a £700 million education recovery package, building on the £1 billion from last year. As well as a range of measures to support all pupils to recover lost education, the package includes significant funding aimed at addressing the needs of disadvantaged pupils. This includes a new one off £302 million Recovery Premium, which includes £22 million to scale up proven approaches, for state funded schools in the 2021/22 academic year. Building on the pupil premium, this grant will further support pupils who need it most. Allocations will reflect disadvantage funding eligibility and will have additional weighting applied to specialist schools, recognising the significantly higher per pupil costs they face.</p><p>The Government has also invested over £400 million to support vulnerable children in England to continue their education at home. To date, over 1.3 million laptops and tablets have been delivered to schools, academy trusts, local authorities and further education colleges.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/05/2021 13:27:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1316665

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to confirm the funding allocation for Music Education Hubs in 2022-23; how much funding will be allocated to those hubs; and for how many years that funding will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	4622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>Work on the refresh of the National Plan for Music Education and Model Music Curriculum was paused due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Work has since resumed, and the Government announced the publication of the Model Music Curriculum on 26 March 2021. The Plan will be published in due course.</p><p>The Model Music Curriculum is designed to support schools to refresh music lessons with rich and diverse content for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. It will introduce pupils to great composers and artists from across the world and develop their knowledge and skills in reading and writing music. This non-statutory guidance for schools will support the Government’s ambitious plan for all children to have access to an excellent music education. The guidance is available to view here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/974366/Model_Music_Curriculum_Full.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/974366/Model_Music_Curriculum_Full.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Government also announced it would provide the 119 music education hubs with £79 million for the financial year 2021-22. Working with 90% of state funded schools across England, the hubs are also expected to support schools that plan to implement the Model Music Curriculum, overseen by our national delivery partner Arts Council England. Decisions regarding funding for 2022-23 onwards are subject to the next Spending Review.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on instrumental music teachers employed or contracted by the music education hubs. We recognise the challenges hubs have faced during the COVID-19 outbreak due to a reduction of income from schools and parents following the first lockdown between March and July 2020. Hubs have been eligible to apply for the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, with a further £300 million announced in the 2021 Budget to support organisations across the cultural sector. This will help secure the viability of these hubs and allow them to continue the important role they play in sustaining music and music education in their local communities, as well as in schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3910 3911 3912 question first answered 28/05/2021 13:46:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1316673

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Water: Safety
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 adequacy of primary school children’s water safety education in the context of school and leisure centre closures during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	4671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Water safety is a vital life skill, which is why it is a mandatory part of the curriculum for Physical Education at primary school. The Department has discussed the ‘Impact of Coronavirus on school swimming and water safety’ report with Swim England. We recognise that children have missed out on opportunities to learn to swim due to COVID-19 restrictions and we are working closely with Swim England and other swimming and water safety organisations to support pupils returning safely to swimming and promoting water safety education.</p><p>This includes an additional £10.1 million to improve use of school sport facilities, including swimming pools. Water safety education is a priority for the summer period to enable children to know how to be safe and in around water. This is why the Department has made new virtual water safety lessons available through Oak National Academy and will support the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Drowning Prevention Week 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 3998 question first answered 26/05/2021 16:09:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi