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63227

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Numbers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schoolchildren graduated from (a) a comprehensive, (b) a grammar, (c) a secondary and (d) an independent school in the last academic year.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	201675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes pupil results at the end of key stage 4, which signals the end of compulsory education. Information on the key stage 4 results of pupils by admission basis and school type is published in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2012 to 2013 (revised)”[1] Statistical First Release. The relevant tables have been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (National tables: SFR01/2014 document, Table 3a and b)</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 26/06/2014 16:03:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

63053

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many creditors had remained unpaid by his Department on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) 76 days and over.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
uin	201611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. In common with other government departments, the <br>Annual Report and Accounts for the Department for Education, which are available in the libraries of both Houses, contain information on supplier payment performance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/06/2014 16:49:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

63055

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
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 success of his troops to teachers initiative.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014.Trainees in the first cohort are in their second term of school-based training so whilst feedback from host schools is positive, it is too soon to fully evaluate the success of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 25/06/2014 09:59:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62508

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many primary schools in England have (1) a science subject leader, and (2) a science subject leader who has a science degree.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/06/2014 14:46:46 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

62509

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Chemistry: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the numbers of chemistry teachers with a subject-specialist background.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting schools in recruiting specialist teachers in chemistry. Specific support is provided for individuals interested in teaching chemistry through targeted marketing, personal advisors and securing school experience. We have significantly increased tax-free bursaries for chemistry trainee teachers from £9,000 in 2012/13 to up to £20,000 in 2014/15. In addition, we continue to work jointly with the Royal Society of Chemistry to offer scholarship awards of £25,000 in order to attract the most talented chemists into initial teacher training (ITT). We have surpassed our target for trainees entering chemistry teacher training in each of the last three years, recruiting 121% of the target in 2011/12, 108% in 2012/13, and 127% in 2013/14.</p><p>We are continuing to fund subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses, which are an important tool to ensure all chemistry trainees have specialist subject knowledge. Around a quarter of accepted places for chemistry ITT in 2014/15 are being supported by SKE.</p><p>The latest annual School Workforce Census (2013) shows that 19.6% of chemistry teachers who teach pupils from years 7 to 13 have no relevant post-A Level qualification, down from 24.3% in the 2012 census, demonstrating the impact of these incentives.</p><p>The Government also recognises the vital importance of subject-specific development for in-service teachers. We have made almost £7 million available to fund a network of Regional Science Learning Centres and we are funding teaching schools to develop and deliver a range of post-ITT SKE provision in specific subjects, including chemistry.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/06/2014 14:46:30 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

62510

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the numbers of primary school teachers with (1) a science degree, or (2) a science A-level, as their highest science qualification.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government would like to see many more science graduates and candidates with a science A Level becoming teachers – both primary and secondary – to raise the quality of science teaching.</p><p> </p><p>However, the responsibility for making recruitment decisions rightly rests with schools, including what specialist qualifications and experience they expect individual teachers to have. Through the new School Direct training route, we have given schools more control over the selection and training of the teachers they need for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/06/2014 14:45:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

62600

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether special educational needs coordinators are able to request funds from his Department for extra assistance with SEN students in maintained schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	201299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not give funds directly to local authority maintained schools. Funds for extra assistance with students with special educational needs (SEN) come from schools' budgets and, if the extra cost is more than £6,000 per year for an individual student, from local authorities in the form of top-up funding for the school. Local authorities can also give extra funding to schools with a disproportionate number of pupils with SEN. Special educational needs coordinators should therefore seek any additional funds required from the relevant local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:33:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

62601

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the armed forces have been recruited into teacher roles under the Troops to Teachers initiative to date.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers undergraduate programme is a new programme, which started in January 2014. 41 service leavers joined the Troops to Teachers programme in January 2014. Recruitment is almost complete for the second cohort of the programme and more service leavers will start their training in September 2014. The first successful graduates of the programme will be employed as teachers, subject to achieving Qualified Teacher Status and a degree, in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/06/2014 12:08:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

62602

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training is given to teachers at maintained schools to (a) support the mental health of their students and (b) spot the early signs of emerging mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	201292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that professional development for teachers is important to help support and enable teachers to improve their practice, and an assessment of training and development needs must be included in teachers' written appraisal reports. Headteachers and teachers are best placed to make decisions about what professional development they require in order to meet the needs of their pupils.</p><p>To support this, on the 16 June 2014 the Department for Education issued new non-statutory guidance for schools and teachers on pupil's mental health and behaviour. This guidance gives information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health. It also helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems and provides guidance on appropriate routes of support.</p><p>We put before Parliament a new 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice. This makes it clear that schools should look to identify any underlying mental health needs that pupils have. The Code emphasises the importance of staff development and provides a number of signposts to specific support. This includes further support for teachers and adults working with children and young people, which is available through MindEd <a href="http://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.minded.org.uk</a>, a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people's mental health issues.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:35:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

62603

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times he has used his powers under Schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 to ensure that land is transferred from an existing governing body directly to an academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:</p><p>1. the degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>2. the degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;</p><p>3. the length of time that the land has been in public use;</p><p>4. the value of the land at the date of determination.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 201165 201252 201253 201254 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:51:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham