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1054565

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date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities who have overspent on SEND budgets.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	216360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that the high needs budget faces significant pressures. As you will be aware, we have announced that we will provide £250 million additional funding for high needs over this financial year and the next. This brings the total allocated for high needs to £6.1 billion in 2018-19 and £6.3 billion in 2019-20. This additional investment will help local authorities manage those cost pressures.</p><p>Alongside the announcement of this additional funding, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State set out other ways in which we are helping local authorities, schools and colleges support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-to-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-to-local-authorities</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working alongside local authorities to help them plan how best to use their high needs funding. As part of this, we have introduced a high needs benchmarking tool, where local authorities can compare their high needs spending. This can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-strategic-planning-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-strategic-planning-fund</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2019 12:41:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1054566

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the total overspend of SEND budgets by local authorities in the financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	216361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information on local authority spending through the section 251 returns, which for 2017 to 2018 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The department does not specifically collect information on where local authorities have overspent their high needs budgets. In 2018 to 2019, local authorities are obliged to pass at least 99.5% of their schools’ block funding, within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), on to local schools; and since 2017 to 2018, have been obliged to pass at least 93% (95% in 2018 to 2019) of funding for 3 and 4 year olds to early years providers. Otherwise, local authorities are free to allocate their DSG, and in any one year may build up or draw down DSG reserves.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2019 12:49:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1054662

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to second a portion of its workforce to the Department for Exiting the European Union over the next six weeks.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise we have available to make sure that the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day. This includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects.</p><p>As part of the co-ordinated exercise, the department will second staff mostly to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and HM Revenue and Customs. The actual numbers are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 216138 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:33:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054668

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of staff from his Department that will be seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union to prepare for UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise we have available to make sure that the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day. This includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects.</p><p>As part of the co-ordinated exercise, the department will second staff mostly to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and HM Revenue and Customs. The actual numbers are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 216118 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:33:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054701

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Frontline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportions of students (a) withdrew from study in the Frontline programme and (b) were asked to leave the Frontline programme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Of those who started the Frontline programme, the following withdrew in their qualifying year:</p><p> </p><p>Cohort 2014 (104 started) 4 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2015 (124 started) 7 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2016 (155 started) 14 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2017 (283 started) 21 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2018 (336 started) 10 withdrew.</p><p> </p><p>The process to recoup costs was introduced for the 2017/18 academic year, as a means of clawing back public funding where a Frontline participant doesn’t meet their commitment to the programme. To date no money has been repaid by participants, however, if costs are recovered then future claims for funding from the Department for Education will be reduced by the corresponding amount.</p><p> </p><p>The department contracts Frontline to deliver fast track social work education, and monitors the delivery of this contract, including through oversight of key performance indicators and other information. The department does not monitor operational data such as Frontline staff numbers, their qualifications and turnover.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216290 216291 216292 question first answered 07/02/2019 13:18:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1054702

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Frontline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the fine of up to £10,000 for students leaving the Frontline programme before the end of the 2 years was introduced; how much money has been recouped under that clause to date; and whether that money has been returned to his Department.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Of those who started the Frontline programme, the following withdrew in their qualifying year:</p><p> </p><p>Cohort 2014 (104 started) 4 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2015 (124 started) 7 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2016 (155 started) 14 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2017 (283 started) 21 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2018 (336 started) 10 withdrew.</p><p> </p><p>The process to recoup costs was introduced for the 2017/18 academic year, as a means of clawing back public funding where a Frontline participant doesn’t meet their commitment to the programme. To date no money has been repaid by participants, however, if costs are recovered then future claims for funding from the Department for Education will be reduced by the corresponding amount.</p><p> </p><p>The department contracts Frontline to deliver fast track social work education, and monitors the delivery of this contract, including through oversight of key performance indicators and other information. The department does not monitor operational data such as Frontline staff numbers, their qualifications and turnover.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216289 216291 216292 question first answered 07/02/2019 13:18:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1054703

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Frontline: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academic staff Frontline have, and what the qualifications of those staff are.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Of those who started the Frontline programme, the following withdrew in their qualifying year:</p><p> </p><p>Cohort 2014 (104 started) 4 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2015 (124 started) 7 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2016 (155 started) 14 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2017 (283 started) 21 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2018 (336 started) 10 withdrew.</p><p> </p><p>The process to recoup costs was introduced for the 2017/18 academic year, as a means of clawing back public funding where a Frontline participant doesn’t meet their commitment to the programme. To date no money has been repaid by participants, however, if costs are recovered then future claims for funding from the Department for Education will be reduced by the corresponding amount.</p><p> </p><p>The department contracts Frontline to deliver fast track social work education, and monitors the delivery of this contract, including through oversight of key performance indicators and other information. The department does not monitor operational data such as Frontline staff numbers, their qualifications and turnover.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216292 question first answered 07/02/2019 13:18:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1054704

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Frontline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of academic staff in the Frontline programme have left the programme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	216292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Of those who started the Frontline programme, the following withdrew in their qualifying year:</p><p> </p><p>Cohort 2014 (104 started) 4 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2015 (124 started) 7 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2016 (155 started) 14 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2017 (283 started) 21 withdrew.</p><p>Cohort 2018 (336 started) 10 withdrew.</p><p> </p><p>The process to recoup costs was introduced for the 2017/18 academic year, as a means of clawing back public funding where a Frontline participant doesn’t meet their commitment to the programme. To date no money has been repaid by participants, however, if costs are recovered then future claims for funding from the Department for Education will be reduced by the corresponding amount.</p><p> </p><p>The department contracts Frontline to deliver fast track social work education, and monitors the delivery of this contract, including through oversight of key performance indicators and other information. The department does not monitor operational data such as Frontline staff numbers, their qualifications and turnover.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 216289 216290 216291 question first answered 07/02/2019 13:18:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1054715

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase teacher recruitment in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has developed the Teaching Vacancies Service, a national search and listing service for teaching roles. This makes it easier for schools to advertise posts free of charge to tackle the up to £75 million per year spent on advertising for full time posts. The service will be available to all state schools in England by March 2019. It can be found at <a href="https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put in place a range of measures, including generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000 for priority subjects, to encourage trainees to key subjects such as languages and physics. We are also testing new financial incentives for priority subject teachers. These include early-career payments for new maths teachers and a student loan reimbursement scheme for languages and science teachers.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 January 2019 the Department launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy which outlines 4 key areas for reform and investment: create the right climate for leaders to establish supportive school cultures, transform support for early career teachers, build a career offer that remains attractive to teachers as their careers and lives develop, and make it easier for great people to become teachers.</p><p>Designed collaboratively with the sector, the centrepiece of the strategy is the Early Career Framework, which will underpin a fully-funded, two-year package of structured support for all early career teachers linked to the best available research evidence. The strategy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/02/2019 12:38:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1054721

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to ensure that young people with a visual impairment receive appropriately adapted national tests and exam papers, including past papers.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	216193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) develops modified versions of national curriculum tests in enlarged print (key stage 2 only), modified large print and braille (key stages 1 and 2). They are primarily designed for pupils with visual impairments, although they may be suitable for pupils with other needs. Schools can request permission from STA to open key stage 2 tests up to 5 days early if they need to make further adaptations to the test materials to meet a pupil’s specific needs. Past versions of the modified tests are available so that schools can help pupils prepare and to ensure the materials meet their needs.</p><p>Ofqual is the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. As well as requiring regulated awarding organisations to comply with Equalities Law, Ofqual’s General Conditions of Recognition require awarding organisations to monitor their qualifications for any feature which could disadvantage a group of students who share a particular protected characteristic, including those who have a disability due to visual impairment. Under the Equality Act 2010, awarding organisations are required to make reasonable adjustments to assessments for disabled students. Awarding organisations can – and do – make a wide range of adjustments to their assessments, including modifying exam papers (e.g. producing large-print or braille versions).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/02/2019 12:26:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley