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1127786

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the inclusion of music, dance and theatre in the school curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	256913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department strongly believes that the arts form an important part of a broad and balanced National Curriculum, which is why art &amp; design, dance, drama and music are compulsory for pupils aged 5-14 in state-maintained schools. The arts contribute significantly towards our economy and can transform lives and introduce young people to a huge range of opportunities. As a result, the Department is providing nearly £500 million of funding between 2016 and 2020 for a diverse portfolio of arts and music education programmes. £300 million of this funding is ring-fenced to support music education. The Department funds other music, dance and drama programmes as well, and also provides opportunities for young people to attend Saturday Arts Clubs and visit museums.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2019 07:44:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1052449

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on reviewing the level of university fees charged to students; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	215547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The major review of Post-18 Education and Funding is well under way. As part of the review, we are considering how students and graduates contribute to the cost of their studies including the level, terms and duration of their contribution.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure that funding arrangements across post-18 education and training are transparent and do not act as barriers to choice or provision, as well as offering value for money for students and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The independent panel chaired by Philip Augar will report at an interim stage, before the government concludes the overall review in 2019, as set out in our Terms of Reference, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682348/Post_18_review_-_ToR.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682348/Post_18_review_-_ToR.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/02/2019 10:51:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1051380

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curriculum: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements there are for schools to offer as part of the curriculum (a) football and (b) rugby; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	214459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The government wants all young people to leave formal education as happy, confident and well-rounded individuals. Exercise and organised sport such as football and rugby can play a huge part in children’s personal resilience and emotional wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>Physical education (PE) is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the national curriculum. Schools have the freedom to offer sports that interest and engage their pupils. There is a greater focus on competitive sport in PE lessons and we know that many schools offer their pupils rugby and football as part of their curricular and extra-curricular sport offer. Details of the national curriculum requirements can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013.Through the School Sport Action Plan, which will be published in the Spring, the government will work with national governing bodies of sport and local community sport clubs to make it easier for pupils to take part in sports, and this will include football and rugby.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/02/2019 14:34:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1027689

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria was used to set £6,000 as the amount that a school needs to spend on a child with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	203280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The figure of £6,000 was determined on the basis of research undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of a school funding review in 2009. Evidence showed that the cost point above which children with special educational needs (SEN) became fewer in number and it would be appropriate to describe them as having high needs was around £6,000.</p><p>In order to better understand the financial incentives that influence how schools, colleges and councils support children and young people with SEN, the Department for Education will be gathering more evidence early in 2019. This will include looking at the first £6,000 schools pay for special educational provision before accessing additional funding from local high needs budgets.</p><p>We will also provide additional high needs funding allocations, for all local authorities, totalling £250 million over 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020. This brings the total allocated for high needs this year to £6.1 billion and £6.3 billion in 2019 to 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 14:48:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1022826

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Career Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the development of the early careers framework for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	200539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Early Career Framework has been produced by an expert group convened by the Department and made up of teachers, head teachers, academics and sector experts. Numerous other stakeholders have been engaged in the development of the framework, including via sector specific roundtables, bilateral meetings, conferences and public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/12/2018 16:58:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1020423

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England; how much his Department has spent on those teaching staff; and what information his Department holds on the nationality of those teaching staff.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	199277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of teaching assistants and other support staff in service in state funded schools in Gloucestershire local authority and England, as at November 201</strong>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FTE Teaching Assistants[1]</p></td><td><p>FTE Other Support Staff<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire[2]</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>262,820</p></td><td><p>145,270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p><p> </p><p>The School Workforce Census does not ask for information on the nationality of school employees. Salary levels for teaching assistants and other support staff are determined locally.</p><p>The department publishes information on income and expenditure by schools on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>This includes a category for expenditure on Education support staff, including teaching assistants, childcare staff, foreign language assistants, librarians and other support staff.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[2] Figures for Gloucestershire exclude 6 out of 304 schools that did not provide a return for teaching assistants or support staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/12/2018 14:21:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

882696

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: GCE A-level
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 increase the uptake of physics and chemistry at A-level.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	135758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils studying physics at A-level has increased by 16% since 2010. The number of pupils studying chemistry has increased by 18% since 2010. These are important subjects for a dynamic and productive economy fit for the future.</p><p>In 2016, the Department introduced more rigorous and challenging science GCSEs which will provide students with better foundations to study science at A level. The Government funds a number of programmes that improve the quality of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teaching in primary and secondary schools. These include the national network of Science Learning Partnerships, Project Enthuse bursaries, and the Stimulating Physics Network. The Department also funds Isaac Physics, which provides online support for A level physics students and their teachers.</p><p>The Department is following various avenues for raising awareness amongst children of the range of careers that science qualifications offer. This includes the STEM Ambassadors programme, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers, drawn from a wide range of employers, who work with schools and non-school organisations across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/04/2018 16:24:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

857046

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Protection
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 effectiveness of consumer protections in place for higher education students.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	131558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers have obligations under consumer law. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has produced advice on consumer protection law for UK higher education providers. This sets out that providers should give students the information they need to make informed decisions before applying; clear and transparent terms and conditions and information about complaints process, which must be fair and transparent.</p><p> </p><p>The regulatory framework for the Office for Students (OfS) includes as a registration condition that providers ‘must demonstrate that in developing and implementing its policies, procedures and terms and conditions it has given due regard to relevant guidance, such as the CMA’s, about how to comply with consumer protection law’.</p><p> </p><p>In its ministerial guidance to the OfS, government has asked the OfS to go further and take steps to assess the provision of information by providers to students; to assess the availability of impartial advice and support for students; and drive communications actively to raise awareness among students of their rights as consumers. The guidance can be found on the OfS website at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/1044/strategicguidancetotheofs.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/1044/strategicguidancetotheofs.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/03/2018 16:47:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

857047

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Strikes
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 ensure support is available for students affected by strike action to complete their degrees.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	131559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions and it is for them to ensure that they meet their obligations to their students. We remain concerned about any impact of strike action on students and expect universities to put in place measures to maintain the quality of education that students should receive. I have called on Universities UK and the University and College Union to continue to talk in order to find a solution that avoids further disruption to students.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/03/2018 15:28:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

850781

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of counselling services provided in schools in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	130015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government's nationally representative survey ‘Supporting mental health in schools and colleges’ showed that 61% of schools and colleges in England already provide counselling services, including 84% of state secondary schools, and 56% of state primary schools. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-mental-health-in-schools-and-colleges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-mental-health-in-schools-and-colleges</a>.</p><p>To support more schools to provide counselling the Government has published a blueprint for school counselling services. This provides practical, evidence-based advice on how to deliver high quality school-based counselling to all pupils. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/03/2018 17:42:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson