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1091344

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date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to increase recruitment levels of science teachers.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	234178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Recruiting science teachers is a top priority for the Government. The Department has put in place a range of measures, including increased generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000 for physics, biology and chemistry to encourage even more talented individuals into teaching. Our prestigious scholarship scheme will also continue, offering a package of tailored support and £28,000 tax-free for scholars in physics, chemistry and computer science.</p><p>The Department is also testing new financial incentives to boost recruitment and retention, which include a student loan reimbursement pilot for science teachers in 25 local authorities that are most in need. Around 1,700 science teachers a year will be eligible for this pilot scheme.</p><p>In addition to this, the Department has developed a number of further initiatives to encourage more science specialists into initial teacher training (ITT). These include targeted marketing campaigns; providing support to potential science ITT applicants to increase the proportion of successful applications; and a programme to recruit high calibre post-doctoral researchers who have detailed subject knowledge and a passion to teach physics in the schools where they are most needed.</p><p><br> The new National Mathematics and Physics school-centred ITT plans to offer high quality teacher training, in collaboration with partner schools across the country and Buckingham University, led by maths and physics experts in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Mathematical Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics international Teacher Recruitment Programme to support state-funded secondary schools in England with recruiting to physics vacancies. Through this programme, schools can recruit qualified teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA to teach physics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 09:54:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1091370

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Curriculum
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 pupils in each key stage in (a) state and (b) private primary schools who are studying European languages by each language studied.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	234080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested on which languages are taught by which primary schools, or on pupils’ performance in foreign language study at primary school, is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 08:44:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1091374

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Universities
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 students at UK universities who are studying each European language.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	234082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics about higher education in the UK and the latest statistics refer to the academic year 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>HESA publishes breakdowns by subject area at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) but does not go into detail beyond ‘languages’. In 2017/18, there were 84,260 full-person-equivalent<sup>1</sup> students enrolled on languages courses in UK HEIs. This information is shown in table 22 in the following link: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/what-study" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/what-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that HESA figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and that the figure of 84,260 is for all students enrolled on languages courses. This includes all levels of study (undergraduate, postgraduate etc.) and all modes of study (full-time and part-time).</p><p>[1] Counts are on the basis of full person equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, the counts are distributed between the subjects that make up their course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/03/2019 15:58:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1091602

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Governing Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they collect information on the diversity of religion or belief amongst school governors in voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the religious diversity of these school governors on local social cohesion and integration.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect any data on the religion or belief of school governors. We expect governors to play an important role in ensuring that schools promote community cohesion and fundamental British values.</p><p>The department is committed to increasing the diversity of school and academy governance boards and we are supporting the joint Inspiring Governance and the National Governance Association “Everyone on board” programme to help achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/03/2019 12:05:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1091603

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of expressions of interest in the new capital funding scheme for voluntary-aided schools were for schools with a religious character; and what is the number of those expressions of interest broken down by faith group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The capital scheme for voluntary-aided schools is designed to be small. Registering an interest in the scheme prior to submitting a bid for funding was not compulsory.</p><p>As well as exploratory discussions with stakeholders, we received expressions of interest for 22 new voluntary-aided schools, 19 of which we have the details of the proposed religious character. We received expressions of interest by faith group as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Faith type</p></td><td><p>Number of expressions of interest received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian Church of England</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian Catholic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian other/no denomination</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindu</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jewish</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (no faith given)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/03/2019 12:04:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1091604

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact on ethnic minorities of voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The department undertook an extensive series of activities as part of the attached Schools that Work for Everyone consultation from September to December 2016 to understand the variety of opinions relating to faith schools. Having considered the views of respondents, and those of a range of other stakeholders, the department decided to establish the voluntary-aided capital scheme alongside retaining the 50% cap in faith admissions in faith designated free schools.</p><p> </p><p>An analysis of how the voluntary-aided schools capital scheme will affect specific protected groups (equalities impact assessment) is attached and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-aided-schools-capital-scheme-equalities-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-aided-schools-capital-scheme-equalities-impact-assessment</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Schools_that_work_for_everyone_consultation.pdf title HL14651_HL14652_Schools_that_work_for_everyone 2 file name Equalities_impact_assessment.pdf title HL14651_HL14652_Equalities_impact_assessment grouped question UIN HL14652 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:04:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1091605

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of public support for voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The department undertook an extensive series of activities as part of the attached Schools that Work for Everyone consultation from September to December 2016 to understand the variety of opinions relating to faith schools. Having considered the views of respondents, and those of a range of other stakeholders, the department decided to establish the voluntary-aided capital scheme alongside retaining the 50% cap in faith admissions in faith designated free schools.</p><p> </p><p>An analysis of how the voluntary-aided schools capital scheme will affect specific protected groups (equalities impact assessment) is attached and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-aided-schools-capital-scheme-equalities-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-aided-schools-capital-scheme-equalities-impact-assessment</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Schools_that_work_for_everyone_consultation.pdf title HL14651_HL14652_Schools_that_work_for_everyone 2 file name Equalities_impact_assessment.pdf title HL14651_HL14652_Equalities_impact_assessment grouped question UIN HL14651 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:04:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1091606

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Voluntary Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they have issued to local authorities on consulting local people on proposals for new voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL14653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the launch of the capital scheme for new voluntary-aided schools, the department published updated statutory guidance on opening and closing maintained schools for proposers and decision makers. This document is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Proposers are required to consult prior to publishing statutory proposals for a new school and hold a 4 week representation period following the publication of the statutory proposals. Any comments received during the representation period must be taken into account by the decision-maker (normally the local authority) when making their decision.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance sets out the department’s expectations on how the consultations are carried out, including the Cabinet Office guidance on consultation principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2019 13:19:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf title Opening_and_closing_maintained_schools_guidance
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1091620

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of cash-for-student-places granted by the University of Southern California and other major US colleagues on the mutual recognition of qualifications and standards with equivalent UK institutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a robust system for the recognition of international qualifications. The UK National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) provides expert advice on behalf of the government on the comparability of international qualifications with those of the UK. Our universities and colleges are supported by the UK NARIC service in making decisions on the eligibility of applicants for places in their courses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:06:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1091634

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the number of overseas students attending academic institutions in the UK continues to grow in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The government fully recognises the important contribution that international students make, both economically and culturally, to the UK’s higher education sector.</p><p>On 16 March, the government published its international education strategy, attached, setting out its ambition to increase the value of education exports to £35 billion per year and to increase the total number of international students hosted by UK universities to 600,000 by 2030.</p><p>To provide certainty to prospective EU students, we have confirmed that EU nationals starting courses in the academic year 2019/20 or before will continue to be eligible for undergraduate, postgraduate and Advanced Learner Loan financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided that they meet the residency requirements.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:06:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL14678_International_Education_Strategy.pdf title HL14678_International_Education_Strategy
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick