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938472

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date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: West Midlands
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 funding available for adult education courses within (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	162981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The adult education budget (AEB) aims to engage adults and provide the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables more tailored programmes of learning to be made available, which may or may not require a qualification, to help eligible learners engage in learning, build confidence, and/or enhance their wellbeing. It supports three legal entitlements to full funding for some learners and enables a more flexible provision for others.</p><p>In 2017/18 (academic year) the total AEB allocated to providers by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) was £1.39 billion. Of this, £171.6 million was allocated to providers based in the West Midlands, of which £10.4 million was allocated to providers based in Coventry.</p><p>From 2019/20 the government will devolve the AEB to several Mayoral Combined Authorities, including West Midlands.</p><p>The ESFA does not allocate funding on a geographic basis and providers can fund delivery anywhere in England.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/07/2018 14:05:15 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

938475

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department is making on (a) improving and (b) strengthening the quality of (i) teachers and (ii) leaders in alternative provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Improving teacher quality is key to improving educational outcomes for pupils wherever they are in the country and within all forms of provision, including alternative provision (AP). High-quality teachers are the single most important factor determining how well pupils achieve in all schools.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 March, the Government published ‘Creating Opportunity for All: Our Vision for Alternative Provision’<em>.</em> This sets out the Government’s vision to ensure that all AP settings provide high quality education, including by ensuring that staff within AP providers can access relevant opportunities for continuous professional development.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:33:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938476

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Coventry
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 businesses in Coventry to support the recruitment of apprentices in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	162984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency has published allocations to training providers, colleges, local authorities and academies over the past eight years. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p>Information is not published or held for Coventry businesses. Funding is allocated to support the delivery of the apprenticeship programme rather than specifically for the recruitment of apprentices.</p><p>Additionally in Coventry, in this academic year, the Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge in schools programme has delivered in:</p><ul><li>16 schools/colleges,</li><li>with 43 activities,</li><li>reaching 458 students and 18 teachers.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/07/2018 12:40:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

938477

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative 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 publish the outcome of the alternative provision strand of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 June 2018, the Department informed all those invited to tender that there would be a delay in notifying potential suppliers whether they would be invited to contract for the second round of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund. The Department will publish the outcomes of this procurement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 163070 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:08:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938478

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for funding were received for the alternative provision strand of his Department’s Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund; and how many of those applications have been approved.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 June 2018, the Department informed all those invited to tender that there would be a delay in notifying potential suppliers whether they would be invited to contract for the second round of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund. The Department will publish the outcomes of this procurement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 163069 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:08:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938479

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on building an evidence base for improving outcomes for children in alternative provision under his Department’s Alternative Provision Innovation Fund since September 2017 .
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>In March 2018, the Department launched an alternative provision (AP) Innovation Fund of £4 million focused on developing effective practice for improving outcomes for children who attend AP. The Fund will run from 2018 until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently assessing bids and will publicly announce the outcomes of the grant application process in due course. The successful bids will be independently evaluated, which will inform our evidence base on effective practice in AP.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:11:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938481

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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 steps his Department is taking to tackle the level of school exclusions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has launched an externally led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion overall and how this impacts their pupils, and in particular, why some groups of pupils are more likely to be excluded from school. It will also consider practice in relation to behaviour management and alternative interventions schools take in place of exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Good progress has been made gathering evidence, including through a call for evidence which received a significant response from parents. The review will aim to report by the end of the year. The full terms of reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:04:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938482

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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 steps he is taking to tackle the increase in off-rolling before examinations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>A pupil’s name can only lawfully be deleted from the admission register on the grounds prescribed in regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as amended.</p><p> </p><p>Schools can only exclude pupils, either permanently or for a fixed period, for disciplinary reasons. The Department supports schools in using exclusion where this is warranted. Permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy and where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.</p><p> </p><p>Following media coverage of inappropriate off-rolling last summer, the Department wrote to all secondary schools, reminding them of the rules surrounding exclusion. Ofsted recently issued guidance to inspectors, reminding them to be alert to this matter. The guidance makes clear that instances of off-rolling should be discussed with school leaders during the inspection, and should inform the evaluation of evidence for the effectiveness of leadership and management, and outcomes for pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:46:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938483

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the quality of independent alternative provision and (b) ensure that unsafe alternative providers (i) close and (ii) are not commissioned by schools to provide services.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>On 16 March, the Government published ‘Creating Opportunity for All: Our Vision for Alternative Provision’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provision</a>. This sets out the Government’s vision to ensure that all Alternative Provision (AP) settings provide high quality education.</p><p>If an AP provider is registered as an independent school it is subject to the regulatory regime for independent schools and must meet the independent school standards prescribed in regulations. If it does not do so, there is a process set out in the Education and Skills Act 2008 designed to ensure that such schools either improve or can be removed from the register of independent schools, which obliges them to close.</p><p>A consultation by the Department on regulation of independent schools, covering proposed guidance on the standards and an enforcement policy, concluded on 5 June and responses are still being considered.</p><p>In all cases, the local authority or school acting as the commissioner should assure themselves that the setting is registered where appropriate and that provision is delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks.</p><p>The Government will look closely at any relevant findings gathered and produced by the Education Select Committee as part of its inquiry into Alternative Provision.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:02:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938484

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Employment
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 the accessibility of routes to employment for pupils who have been excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>There are duties in place to make sure that suitable, full time alternative provision (AP) is available for children of compulsory school age who have been excluded for a fixed period or permanently. Local authorities are responsible for making sure that provision meets the needs of young people in their area. This includes identifying 16 to 19 year olds who are not in education, employment or training, such as those excluded from school, and providing the help they need to participate and progress.</p><p>The department is raising the proportion of young people leaving AP to engage in education, employment and training. A high proportion of these students will have special educational needs and/or a disability and through the Children and Families Act 2014 we have put in place support to help these students to succeed alongside their peers. Young people also have access to a range of support and guidance, including the 16-19 Bursary Fund to assist with the costs associated with staying in post-16 further education and Access to Work funding to support apprentices who are disabled or have a physical or mental health condition.</p><p>In March 2018, the government published its vision for AP, including a plan for improving the support it offers to young people. We will continue to engage with AP and post-16 providers to identify and share new ways of helping young people make the transition into post-16 settings and adult life. We have commissioned primary research into the recent experiences of children, schools, AP and post-16 providers regarding this transition. We are also in the process of assessing bids from organisations who have applied to the AP Innovation Fund to design and test new approaches to improve outcomes for young people leaving AP at age 16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2018 17:44:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon