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383834

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the expectation that all students should take Ebacc subjects applies to university technical college and studio school students.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>We want all pupils to study rigorous academic subjects which give them the best start in life and help to keep their options open. We acknowledge that the EBacc will be inappropriate for a small minority of pupils, and we will work with the sector to identify them and consider what is expected for them. We plan to consult on detailed proposals in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/06/2015 14:39:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

383836

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health about child and adolescent mental health services in England; and what the conclusion was of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Minister in the Department for Education with specific responsibility for children and young people’s mental health issues I have recently met my counterpart in Department of Health (DH), Alastair Burt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have confirmed that our departments will continue to work closely together on reforms to children and young people’s mental health services following the publication in March of ‘Future in Mind’, the report of the work of the DH and NHS England task force on children and young people’s mental health and well-being. Joined up action across health, education and children’s services will help to make sure that understanding of mental health is on an equal footing with physical health, that mental health issues are not stigmatising for children and young people, and that services are accessible where support is needed and responsive to the needs of individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is already committing £1.5m to the development of a joint training pilot with NHS England to train mental health leads in schools and specialist child and adolescent mental health services. In addition the department is providing funding worth £4.7m this year to support 17 projects delivering a wide range of support across the country to children and young people with mental health issues. The department has also funded PSHE Association guidance on teaching about mental health in PSHE which was published in March 2015. This will be followed by a set of lesson plans spanning key stages 1-4 which will be available for schools before the end of the summer term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/06/2015 14:13:28 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383840

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of establishing a free school in temporary accommodation before moving that school to another building; and whether costs of such temporary accommodation and moves are included by her Department in value for money assessments.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>A value for money assessment is made prior to a school being approved into pre-opening and again before a capital budget is approved. This includes an assessment of whether temporary accommodation is needed. The cost of temporary accommodation varies depending on the type of accommodation used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 24/06/2015 09:48:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

383849

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish in one place on gov.uk where each school is located, each school's unique reference number and local authority establishment number, the URL for each such school's page on her Department's school and college performance tables website, the URL for each such page on Ofsted's Inspection Report website, the name of the company which has an academy funding agreement, and the Companies House registration number of each of those companies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Most of this information is already available in the one place. Since 2011, as part of the government’s transparency agenda, the performance website expanded greatly. The location of each school and its unique reference number are shown on each school’s entry on the School Performance Tables website. This page also provides PDF versions of academy funding agreements, annual reports and financial statements which contain the name of the company with whom the Secretary of State has a funding agreement and its Companies House registration number. The Ofsted inspection reports website provides a direct link to each school’s performance tables entry under ‘further links’.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly review the content and functionality of our website and will consider whether it would be helpful to add each school’s local authority establishment number to the website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2015 16:11:42 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381782

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
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 improve the performance of careers services.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	2994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>It is essential that all young people leave school fully prepared for life in modern Britain. All schools should have a clear strategy for careers guidance which inspires pupils about a range of ambitious careers. We have set this expectation through revised statutory guidance, which underpins schools’ duty to secure independent careers guidance. In addition, a new employer-led Careers and Enterprise Company will encourage greater collaboration between schools and colleges and employers, helping young people to access the best advice and inspiration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Careers Service provides over 1 million people annually with impartial and professional careers information advice and guidance to help them enter work, learning or progress in life. Last year the National Careers Service went through a complete reconfiguration with all its contracts procured through a comprehensive open and competitive tendering process. The new contracts awarded in October 2014 are on a payment by results basis. 94% of face-to-face and telephone customers agreed that the overall quality of the service was good.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/06/2015 14:15:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

381812

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to raise the profile of the Care Planning and Fostering Regulations and Guidance among local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	2918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The government has made a series of important reforms to improve permanence for looked after children. We gave these reforms a high profile launch at the British Association of Adoption and Fostering conference on permanence in October 2014, where they formed the centrepiece of my speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Planning and Fostering (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 and associated guidance came into force on 1 April 2015. We have promoted these reforms to local authorities via the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) bulletin in March 2015; and again through the Department for Education’s official communication to local authority Directors of Children’s Services, Chief Executives and Lead Members earlier this month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Planning and Fostering (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 have been published online here: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/495/made" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/495/made</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 24/06/2015 09:31:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

381875

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will place in the Library a list of all local authority children's services departments in intervention; and what the dates and results were of each such service's last Ofsted inspections.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	2997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>This table lists the 21 authorities currently in Departmental intervention as a result of being found ‘inadequate’ for children’s services provision by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of last Ofsted inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Ofsted Inspection</strong></p><p><strong>Result</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>13/03/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>02/07/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Requires Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>03/06/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calderdale</p></td><td><p>13/01/2015</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Requires Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>13/03/2013</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>28/01/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>03/03/2015</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>24/02/2015</p></td><td><p>Requires Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>08/10/2012</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>06/09/2014</p></td><td><p>Requires Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston Upon Thames</p></td><td><p>03/06/2013</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>29/04/2014</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>02/06/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>07/01/2013</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>14/01/2013</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>25/02/2013</p></td><td><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>30/09/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Requires Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham</p></td><td><p>16/09/2014</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>27/01/2015</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>19/11/2013</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>20/01/2015</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Inadequate</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I am happy to also place this information into the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/06/2015 15:51:02 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

381898

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: 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 that the education system encourages gender equality in science.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	3013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>There are positive signs that more girls are choosing to study science. Since 2010, A Level entries by girls rose across science subjects: for physics the rise is 16%; for chemistry 23%; and for biology 16%. The Department for Education has reviewed the national curriculum to ensure that it sets expectations which are equal to those set in the highest-performing education jurisdictions in the world. The new science curriculum provides the opportunity for teachers to highlight the achievements and contributions of women in science and reaffirms the need for schools to take account of their duties under equalities legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department funds the Stimulating Physics Network to increase take up of A Level physics, particularly among girls. The Department also funds Engineering UK to deliver a programme of Big Bang Near Me activities, local versions of the national Big Bang Science and Engineering Fair, to over 80,000 young people with an equal split of boys and girls. The STEM Ambassadors Programme, funded by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, has over 40% women ambassadors and helps to raise awareness among children of the range of careers that science can offer. The Your Life campaign, which was launched by the government in November 2014, will aim to change the perceptions of science and mathematics among all young people, but with a focus on girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/06/2015 14:41:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

381928

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authority areas which have no maintained secondary schools; and when she plans to implement the commitment given in paragraph 5.39 of the White Paper, The Importance of Teaching, Cm 7980, published in November 2010, to consult with local authorities and academy sponsors on what role local authorities should play as strategic commissioners when all schools in an area have become academies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>There are six local authorities in which all maintained secondary schools have become academies. These are Bexley, Bournemouth, Darlington, Doncaster, North East Lincolnshire, and Rutland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are two further local authorities which do not have any maintained secondary schools. These are the Isles of Scilly which only has a maintained all-through school for pupils up to age 16, and the City of London, which only has a primary school.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At present there are no local authorities where all schools have become academies. The timescales in which this may happen depends upon the decisions of local school governing bodies as to whether they wish to apply to convert to become academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2015 15:25:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

381413

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	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools whose governing body had made an application for an Academy Order on or before 31 May 2012 had not been included in an Academy Agreement with her Department by 1 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We publish a list of open academies and academy projects in development at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development</a></p><p> </p><p>The list includes all schools that have applied to convert and those that have received an academy order. It is updated monthly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the Regional Schools Commissioners took up their positions in September 2014, the individual decisions to approve or decline an academy order have been published on their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group</a></p><p> </p><p>Schools may withdraw from the academy process at any stage prior to signing their funding agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 2650 question first answered 22/06/2015 14:17:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan