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166978

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department expects to publish the data gathered through the Property Data Survey Programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Property Data Survey Programme, which carried out high-level condition surveys of the school estate in England, completed its last survey in July 2014. To ensure that the data is sufficiently robust before it is put to any further use, I asked officials to share the data we had gathered with schools and responsible bodies and rectify any significant variances in the dataset.</p><p> </p><p>The deadline for feedback from schools and responsible bodies has recently passed and officials are presently considering where we need to update the survey information. Once this is completed, we will be giving further consideration to future publication of the data.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:50:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166979

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school 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 assist high-quality and in-demand nurseries provide more places.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	216570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education have taken a number of actions as part of the Government’s plan to increase the supply and affordability of childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has extended free early learning places to around 260,000 two-year-olds from September 2014. Low income working parents can already benefit from support through the childcare element of working tax credit. Once Universal Credit is introduced this will rise to 85% of costs. From autumn 2015 almost 2 million families could benefit from a new tax free childcare scheme, worth up to £2,000 per child which will expand support for affordable childcare and stimulate demand. We are investing £50 million through a new Early Years Pupil Premium to support the early education of disadvantaged children.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to the role of local authorities have reduced unnecessary bureaucracy and improved consistency in accessing Government funding. All providers judged ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted and providers newly registered with Ofsted are guaranteed early education funding making it easier for existing providers to expand their business and new providers to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p>We have relaxed planning rules so that non-domestic early years childcare providers can deliver additional and high quality places to meet increasing demand allowing premises previously used for offices, hotels, non-residential institutions, and leisure and assembly purposes to be able to change use to nurseries. We are exploring local authorities’ use of their discretionary rate relief powers to support business rates costs falling to childcare providers.</p><p>We have brought forward legislation to enable providers to register multiple premises in a single registration process so, for example, a nursery chain can notify Ofsted of its intention to open a number of new settings in a single registration process.</p><p> </p><p>We have also brought forward legislation to remove the requirement for schools to register separately with Ofsted to take two-year-olds and are supporting partnership working between schools and private and voluntary providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that high-quality childcare has a powerful impact on children’s outcomes, particularly the most disadvantaged children. That is why we are driving up standards through a stronger inspection framework, and focusing Local Authority support on weaker providers and improving the skills and status of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 08/12/2014 17:11:13 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166980

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Headteachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many participants there were in each recent intake of the National Professional Qualification for Headship programme; and what guidance is issued to participants in that programme on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Mr Adam Holloway
uin	216574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2012/13, 1202 participants commenced the NPQH programme. In financial year 2013/14, 1140 participants commenced the NPQH programme.</p><p>In the first half of the financial year 2014/15, 550 participants commenced the NPQH programme, there is a second application round opening on 11 December 2014. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-professional-qualification-for-headship-npqh#apply</a>.</p><p> </p><p>NCTL licensed the delivery of leadership development, including the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers to School led consortiums in 2012. The qualifications are developed around a leadership curriculum combining a range of essential and elective modules. All qualifications have a rigorous final assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific centrally-generated materials on the NPQH for participants on conducting their first round of monitoring and evaluating teachers in a new school. However the entry assessment process, which is administered by a commissioned provider, contains a leadership competence on “Holding to account”. Both this and the performance management of staff and appraisal are covered generically within the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the NPQH Essential modules, ‘Leading an effective school’ and ‘Leading and improving teaching’, which are mandatory, include content on teacher quality and standards, monitoring and evaluating teaching and performance management/appraisal. Licensees can enhance the modules by including additional material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:59:50 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

166716

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
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 number of home-educated children in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information regarding the number of home-schooled children in England.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 04/12/2014 18:19:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166717

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
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 educational attainment of children who are home-educated in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information regarding the attainment of home-schooled children in England. Education in Wales is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 04/12/2014 18:44:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166718

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
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 24 November 2014 to Question 214684, which representative bodies she or representatives of her Department have met in autumn 2014 to discuss home schooling and safeguarding.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p><br>The Department for Education officials have met with the policy committee of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services; officers of Darlington Borough Council; the children’s services scrutiny committee of the City of Westminster, and two regional forums of local authority elective home education officers; one for London and the South East and the other for the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 04/12/2014 18:47:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166719

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department's Independent Education and School Governance Division has made of the number of homeschooled children in England and Wales (a) in total and (b) who are believed to be at risk in relation to safeguarding.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has made no such assessment. The identification of children not receiving a suitable education, and those within that number at risk for safeguarding reasons, is a matter for each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Home education in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 04/12/2014 18:21:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166720

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many homeschooling safeguarding concerns were raised by local authorities with her Department's Independent Education and School Governance Division in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not keep records in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 216347 216348 question first answered 04/12/2014 18:30:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166721

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities raised safeguarding matters relating to homeschooled children with her Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not keep records in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 216346 216348 question first answered 04/12/2014 18:30:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

166722

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities raised education matters relating to homeschooled children with her Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	216348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not keep records in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 216346 216347 question first answered 04/12/2014 18:30:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman