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707232

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date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 5, Part 2 of the Government's Digital Strategy, published on 1 March 2017, with whom she plans to consult to ensure that adults who lack core digital skills can access specified basic digital skills training; and what qualifications she envisages those adults attaining on completion of that training.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to consult with sector experts, education providers and the public to ensure that adults who lack core digital skills can access specified basic digital skills training. We will also work closely with key stakeholders in order to identify, and where required, support the quality improvement of the most appropriate courses and qualifications for these adults to ensure they can secure basic digital skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 07/03/2017 09:33:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707237

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 5, Part 2 of the Government's Digital Strategy, published on 1 March 2017, whether additional funding will be provided to ensure that adults who lack core digital skills can access specified basic digital skills training free of charge.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The government is committing to ensuring that, where relevant learners get a place to study for a relevant digital skills qualification, it will be free of charge. This support is available for adults aged 19+ in England who are considered to lack basic digital skills. Funding will be via the £1.5 billion Adult Education Budget. This is currently allocated to providers who decide on actual provision according to the local labour market and learner demand and so levels of funding will vary from year to year but will be delivered within the limits of the budget of each provider.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 07/03/2017 09:32:56 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

706673

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UK Digital Strategy published on 1 March 2017, by what date the Government expects to deliver coding in the National Curriculum from Key Stage 1 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The reforms to the National Curriculum introduced computing as a new subject in 2014, replacing the outdated information and communications technology (ICT). These new computing programmes of study include coding from Key Stage One onwards. The new National Curriculum is statutory in maintained schools at all Key Stages and academies and free schools may use it as a benchmark.</p><p> </p><p>The new computing curriculum aims to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they need to become active creators of digital technology. It focuses on the hard elements of computer science and teaching about how computers work, the basics of programming and designing computer programs to address real world problems. The curriculum was developed in association with subject experts from industry.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2017 14:35:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

706699

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2017 to Question 64974, on what date the Schools Funding Formula will be published.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	66261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The consultation on the national funding formula will conclude on 22 March. We are looking to engage extensively, right across the sector, to ensure that our final decisions are right. The results of the consultation and the Government’s response will be published on GOV.UK in summer 2017. The formula will be introduced from April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2017 14:36:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

706703

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2017 to Question 64973, whether the Schools Funding Formula reflects the higher labour market costs of attracting labour to hard to access areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	66260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The second stage consultation on the national funding formula for schools confirms that we will use a ‘hybrid’ area cost adjustment to reflect the variation in labour market costs. The hybrid methodology takes into account both general labour market trends and the particular salary variations in the teaching profession. This methodology received strong support in the first stage consultation.</p><p> </p><p>More information about how the area cost adjustment is calculated can be found in the technical note, at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policy-unit/schools-national-funding-formula2/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policy-unit/schools-national-funding-formula2/</a>. <strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2017 14:18:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

706705

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on simplifying, clarifying and rationalising the quality awards system for careers education, information and guidance in England's schools.
tabling member constituency	Richmond (Yorks)
tabling member printed	Rishi Sunak
uin	66133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government recommends that all secondary schools should work towards a quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance as an effective means of carrying out a self-review and external evaluation of the school’s careers programme. This is stated in the statutory guidance for schools, which underpins their duty to secure independent careers guidance. The national validation, the Quality in Careers Standard, ensures that each of the awards is of the same national standard and assists schools to determine an appropriate quality award to pursue.</p><p>The Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy carried out an inquiry into careers education, information, advice and guidance at the end of 2016 and recommended that Government should encourage the bringing together of the twelve different awards recognised by the Quality in Careers Standard into a single award.</p><p>The Government welcomes recent work, led by the Quality in Careers Consortium Board, to simplify the awards. The Board has reached agreement with the current 12[1] independent awarding organisations to migrate from national validation to a simpler National Licensing system. The 12 award providers will cease to award their individually named award. They will become Licensed Awarding Bodies for the single national careers quality award which will use the copyright brand, “The Quality in Careers Standard”.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(i) </strong>[1] <strong>Career Connect; (ii) Career Mark (Futures Advice, Skills &amp; Employment; (iii) The C &amp; K Careers Quality Standard; (iv) Inspiration IAG; (v) Investing in Quality; (vi) Investor in Careers (Careers South West); (vii) The Humber LEP Gold Standard for CEIAG; (viii) Quality Award for CEIAG (Prospects); (ix) Recognition of Quality Award for CEIAG; (x) The Sheffield Careers Standard; (xi)CEIAG; (xii) The Stoke on Trent CEIAG Quality Award </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/03/2017 14:55:26 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak

706706

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the performance of careers services provided in secondary schools is assessed.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	66162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Maintained schools must secure access to independent careers guidance for all pupils in years 8 to 13. In doing so, schools must have regard to statutory guidance which sets out the key features of a high quality careers programme.</p><p> </p><p>The quality of the school’s careers provision is monitored by Ofsted. As part of standard (Section 5) Ofsted school inspections, inspectors make graded judgements on the effectiveness of leadership and management; the quality of teaching, learning and assessment; pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare; and pupils’ outcomes. Matters relating to careers provision feature within three of these four judgements.</p><p> </p><p>First, in judging leadership and management, inspectors take account of the leadership of the curriculum and the impact of the curriculum in preparing pupils for their future. Second, in judging pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare, inspectors consider the impact of impartial careers guidance. Finally, in judging outcomes, inspectors consider information about pupils’ destinations.</p><p> </p><p>Destinations data has become an even more significant part of school accountability, as it is now included in Key Stage 4 and 16-18 performance tables.</p><p> </p><p>There continue to be opportunities outside of routine inspection for Ofsted to examine careers provision. For example, Ofsted has conducted thematic surveys on apprenticeships and on enterprise, employability and employer engagement, which draw on evidence about the quality of careers information, advice and guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/03/2017 14:51:31 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

706707

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the housing market on teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention rates in (i) Tottenham constituency, (ii) the Borough of Haringey and (iii) Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	66093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not publish analysis on the effect of the housing market on recruitment and retention in particular professions. However, we recognise that the housing shortage can pose significant challenges for people who want to move closer to their places of work. The Government’s Housing White Paper sets out a comprehensive package of reforms to help build the homes we need as a country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a national level we are retaining and recruiting the teachers we need. We recognise however, that the strengthening economy and growth in pupil numbers have made the situation more challenging and that this is more acute in certain subjects and particular schools or areas of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Many schools are now participating in programmes that allow them to train their own teachers, including School Direct programmes, which are training over 10,600 postgraduates this year – including over 1,900 through teacher training providers in London.</p><p> </p><p>In September we published the Schools workforce in England 2010 to 2015: trends and geographical comparisons report which can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/550970/SFR44_2016_text.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/550970/SFR44_2016_text.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This is an analysis of the annual School Workforce Census Statistical First release data at regional level. We are exploring data at a sub-regional level and investigating the factors which influence schools’ recruitment and retention of staff including the effect of the housing market.</p><p> </p><p>The Greater London Authority is undertaking work to understand recruitment and retention issues for teachers in London and we will continue to work with them, sharing our knowledge and findings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2017 17:41:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

706708

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Haringey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of changes to school funding on (a) teacher numbers, (b) school standards, (c) pupil outcomes and (d) levels of youth crime in (i) Tottenham constituency and (ii) the Borough of Haringey.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	66094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>As a result of our proposals for a national funding formula, schools in Tottenham constituency would see an overall 2.8% reduction in funding. Schools in the Borough of Haringey would see an overall 2.7% reduction in funding. Haringey’s allocation from the central school services block, which will provide local authorities with funding for services they offer to all pupils, including local education welfare services, would increase by over £360,000. London schools, including those in Haringey, will remain among the highest funded in the country under our proposals, with schools in inner London attracting 30% more funding per pupil than the national average.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting schools to improve their financial health and efficiency and have recently published a schools’ buying strategy to help schools maximise savings from their £10 billion of non-staff spend.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence shows that high-quality teaching is the most important school-based determinant of pupil outcomes. We have also published workforce planning guidance to help ensure that schools are always investing in the right mix of staff to deliver excellent pupil outcomes. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/schools-financial-health-and-efficiency" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/schools-financial-health-and-efficiency</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2017 17:36:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

706709

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Condition Improvement Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when decisions from the Education Funding Agency on applications to the Condition Improvement Fund for 2017-18 will be announced.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	66082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We expect to publish the list of successful Condition Improvement Fund 2017-18 projects and notify all schools and colleges of the outcome of their applications by April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/03/2017 11:28:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick