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date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pupils are able to share information about their backgrounds and cultures as part of personal, social and health education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Education is a devolved power; as such, this reply concerns schools in England only.</p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to tailor their personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) programme to reflect the needs of their pupils. We expect teachers to understand how best to create a safe environment for PSHE, so that pupils feel able to discuss and reflect on issues that are important to them. We have provided funding to the PSHE Association to work with schools to advise them in developing their own PSHE curriculum and improve the quality of teaching. This includes signposting schools to high-quality resources.</p><p> </p><p>Department for Education guidance on promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils states that pupils must be encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance. The guidance for schools is found online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-fundamental-british-values-through-smsc</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/09/2015 09:02:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

381430

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Housing Improvement: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits of home maintenance and improvement skills being taught in schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The new national curriculum, which came into force in maintained schools in England from September 2014, focuses on the essential knowledge that schools should cover. It gives teachers and schools the freedom and flexibility to develop a wider school curriculum that meets the needs of their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Design and Technology (D&amp;T) is compulsory for pupils aged 5-14. As part of the D&amp;T curriculum pupils have opportunities to design and make products that solve real world problems. The D&amp;T curriculum encourages schools to use a wide range of industrial, commercial and domestic contexts for their teaching. Whilst the curriculum does not specify which craft skills or activities should be taught, it is possible for schools to teach home maintenance and improvement skills.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/06/2015 15:17:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

381432

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase opportunities for young people to undertake physical activity in the countryside.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Physical Education (PE) remains compulsory at all four key stages in the new national curriculum in England and the programmes of study at key stages 2, 3 and 4 all state that pupils should take part in outdoor, adventurous activities. At key stage 4, these activities should take place in a range of environments and present intellectual and physical challenges. The national curriculum programme of study for PE is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also know that some schools are using their Primary PE and Sport Premium to provide enhanced opportunities for their pupils in this area – this includes rock-climbing, mountaineering and sailing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 24/06/2015 09:54:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349206

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Holidays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils are not taken out of schools for holidays in term time.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>We want schools to reduce their overall absence rates because evidence shows there is a link between regular school attendance and high levels of academic attainment [1]. In September 2013 we changed the law so that schools in England can only grant leave of absence in exceptional circumstances. The most recent figures show that almost 2.4 million fewer school days were missed because of term-time family holidays in the 2013/14 academic year, compared to the 2012/13 academic year.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nazrpd2" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/nazrpd2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/06/2015 16:35:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon