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65186

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that local authorities prevent free schools and academies from adopting unfair and arbitrary admissions procedures.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Academy schools, including free schools, are required by their funding agreements to comply with the School Admissions Code when setting their admission arrangements. The Code is clear that the criteria they use to decide the allocation of school places must be ‘fair, clear and objective'.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who considers that these schools' admission arrangements are unlawful or do not comply with the Code can object to the Schools Adjudicator. An adjudicator's determination of an objection is binding and enforceable on the school concerned.</p><p> </p><p>The Code requires local authorities to object to any non-compliant admission arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/07/2014 14:57:59 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

65187

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for grammar schools to change their admissions procedures to increase the uptake of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers. Grammar schools and the highest performing non-selective schools currently have some of the lowest representations of children eligible for free school meals in England. We want to encourage all high performing schools, including grammar schools to do more to attract and support disadvantaged children.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is working with the Grammar Schools Heads Association to develop a programme to:</p><p> </p><p>a. support those grammar schools that are academies and that are considering giving admissions priority to pupils eligible for free school meals;</p><p> </p><p>b. introduce entrance tests that more accurately measure a child's potential and thus avoid the need for prior coaching; and</p><p> </p><p>c. work with local primary schools to raise standards for deprived children and increase parental engagement.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/07/2014 15:05:28 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

63779

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of new primary and secondary schools were built in academic years 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and so far in 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for ensuring there are sufficient places available within an area. We have allocated over £5 billion of funding to local authorities in this parliament, leading to the creation of 260,000 new school places by May 2013, with many more in the pipeline. <br><br>We do not hold a central record of all new schools built by local authorities to provide these places since 2010. <br><br></p><p>We do, however, hold information on the number of new schools funded through the government's Free School programme, University Technical Colleges and Studio Schools and through other centrally managed programmes:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>Secondary</p></td><td><p>All through</p></td><td><p>Special Educational Needs/ Alternative Provision</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to the expenditure on new schools, we continue to invest in our existing school estate to renew buildings in poor condition.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/06/2014 12:35:24 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

63780

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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 what proportion of secondary and primary schools currently experience a shortage of capacity in regard to school places; and how many schools have been extended or expanded to deal with a shortage of capacity since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information from each local authority on the number of available school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools (excluding special schools) through an annual survey. The most recent publication relates to the position at May 2013 and is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>The corresponding statistics for May 2010 are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2010-to-2011</a></p><p>We do not hold a central record of the number of schools that have been extended or expanded to deal with a shortage of capacity and we could only provide this information at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 02/07/2014 11:45:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

63781

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total budget each year for free schools in academic years 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and so far in 2013–14; what plans, if any, they have to alter that budget; and, if so, where in the country the highest increases or decreases will occur.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Capital and revenue spending in 2010-13 are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a>. The Department for Education is preparing the 2013-14 annual report and accounts, which will be laid before Parliament at the end of this calendar year before being published.</p><p>We have no current plans to amend the budget in future years.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/07/2014 16:00:52 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

63782

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Nash on 14 May (HL Deb, col 1863), that governors are responsible for improving failing free schools, in what ways they will ensure that governors receive adequate support to do so from the Department for Education.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership provides a package of support for Governors, which includes National Leaders of Governance, a development programme for chairs and workshops for governors. These are capacity building interventions to improve governance, including in free schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Governors' Handbook sets out clear expectations for governors, particularly in relation to their core strategic functions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/06/2014 12:34:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

63784

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new Schools Challenges Cymru programme in Wales; and what measures they are taking to tackle underperformance in English state-funded schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>There is value in all administrations in the UK learning from each other, including from results achieved by Schools Challenge Cymru programme. There is a clear parallel between what this aims to achieve and the academies programme in England: tackling underperformance of schools and encouraging greater collaboration. School-led improvement is at the core of our education reforms and we continue to encourage networks of school-to-school support in which the best schools work with schools in difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>We have a robust and comprehensive framework for tackling underperformance in English state-funded schools. Statutory guidance to local authorities sets out our expectation that they should take swift action where maintained schools are underperforming, including replacing the governing body with an interim executive board and converting the school to an academy with a strong sponsor. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education will take decisive action where an academy is under-performing, which can ultimately lead to the termination of their funding agreement and transferring a school to another high performing academy chain.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted has implemented a more rigorous inspection framework, with performance data forming part of the information used to target inspections on the weakest schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/07/2014 11:15:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62448

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend summer school initiatives to help disadvantaged children improve their levels of attainment after the summer of 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>A decision on whether to extend the Department for Education's summer schools programme in 2015 will be made towards the end of 2014, in light of information gathered on this year's summer school programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/06/2014 16:13:07 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62449

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Free School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow colleges to provide free meals transactions on individual student smart cards.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We published guidance for further education funded institutions, including colleges, on 16 April setting out full details of the requirement on institutions to provide free meals to their disadvantaged 16- to 18-year-old students from September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Exactly how those requirements are met is for individual institutions to determine, and will depend on current practices and systems already in place. Institutions have the flexibility to be able to provide either a meal or a voucher or credit for the student to exchange for a meal. Smart cards would be an ideal way to make such provision.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/06/2014 15:10:01 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62450

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools will not have the facilities to provide hot meals in September.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is providing funding, expert advice and support to assist schools in offering hot meals to all infant pupils from September.</p><p> </p><p>There will be a range of ways that hot meals are provided in schools, with some being fully prepared on site and others transported in. The vast majority of schools are on track to offer free school meals to all their infant pupils in September, and we have made it clear that we expect them either to offer hot options immediately, or to work towards doing so as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/06/2014 15:13:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey