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1054025

	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	Literacy: Teaching Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of teaching early literacy through phonics.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	908974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>There is a significant body of evidence that demonstrates that systematic phonics is a highly effective method for teaching early reading. According to the Education Endowment Foundation, phonics approaches have been consistently found to be effective in supporting younger readers to master the basics of reading, with an average impact of an additional 4 months’ progress. Research suggests that phonics is particularly beneficial for younger pupils (4 to 7 year-olds) as they begin to read. Teaching phonics is more effective on average than other approaches to early reading (such as whole language or alphabetic approaches).</p><p>The Department is investing £26 million in a national network of English hubs to support local schools in developing their teaching practice, with a focus on systematic phonics. We are also funding 6 Phonics Partnerships and a series of Phonics Roadshows, to spread good practice and improve phonics teaching.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/02/2019 17:00:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1054634

	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	Children: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the final part of his review of the support for children in need.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	216373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The department launched its review of children in need (CIN) of help and protection in March 2018.</p><p>In December 2018, we published interim findings, summarising what makes a difference to and what is needed to improve these children’s educational outcomes, alongside new data giving more insight into their experiences. Leaders and practitioners working with CIN can use the evidence in the report from now.</p><p> </p><p>For the final stage of the review, we are:</p><ul><li>working to bridge the gap between what is needed to improve outcomes for CIN and the current reality, including policy change where the evidence shows this is what is needed;</li><li>building more robust evidence of what interventions work to improve the educational outcomes of CIN;</li><li>continuing to develop our data and analysis of what influences the educational outcomes of CIN.</li></ul><p>We currently expect to have finished this work by the end of spring and will publish thereafter.</p><p>Through the review, we are also undertaking ongoing work to build on existing cross-government action to improve outcomes for vulnerable children – including to tackle domestic abuse which is the primary need for children requiring support from children’s social care, and to improve mental health support for all children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/02/2019 13:25:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1054637

	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	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for School Standards of 28 January 2019, Official Report, column 622, how many temporarily excluded pupils were not in full-time education by the sixth school day of their exclusion in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	216374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding the number of excluded pupils not in full-time education by the sixth day of their exclusion is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>It is the duty of the governing bodies and proprietors of maintained schools and academies to arrange for the provision of suitable full-time education from the sixth day of fixed period exclusion. Local authorities are responsible for arranging suitable full-time education for permanently excluded pupils, which must begin no later than the sixth day of the exclusion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/02/2019 16:53:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1054640

	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	Schools: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to review his Department's guidance on behaviour and discipline in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	216376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the behaviour and discipline in schools guidance in 2013; it was last updated in January 2016. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools</a>. This guidance is regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2019 14:48:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1054021

	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	Apprentices: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality of apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
	uin	908970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>New industry-designed standards are driving up quality, such as the project management apprenticeship developed by employers. We have increased off-the-job training and introduced rigorous end-point assessments so apprentices are occupationally competent. We’ve also strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers giving employers confidence apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 908973 question first answered 04/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

1054771

	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	Old Admiralty Building: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to date has been of refurbishing the Old Admiralty buildings, and from what Departmental budget that expenditure has been incurred.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	216415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Barnsley East, Stephanie Peacock, to the answer I gave on 10 December 2018 to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=198851" target="_blank">198851</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/02/2019 12:23:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1054617

	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	Schools: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Times article entitled Abortion is like crimes of Nazis, campaigners tell pupils in school, published on 31 January 2019, if he will take steps to ensure Ofsted consider the accuracy of health education information provided at those schools.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	216272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is clear that pupils should be taught the facts about health issues, including choices around pregnancy, in an age-appropriate way. The draft guidance for the new subjects of Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education is currently being finalised following the public consultation that closed in November. It sets out that pupils should be taught the facts about contraception and pregnancy, and that pupils should be made aware of the relevant legal provisions when issues such as abortion are being taught. Information should be medically and legally accurate. The draft guidance also includes advice for schools when inviting external organisations to support teaching on these subjects.</p><p>Subject to making the regulations, schools will be required to teach the new subjects from September 2020, but they will be encouraged and supported to start teaching them from September 2019 on a voluntary basis.</p><p>Ofsted does not routinely report on individual curriculum subjects as part of school inspections, but inspectors expect to see the provision of a broad and balanced curriculum and are required to consider the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, which will inform the judgment of a school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 215585 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1054815

	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	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) employers and (b) organisations that offer retraining programmes that are funded by the adult skills budget.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	216423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18<strong>, </strong>there were 650 providers that delivered level 2 learning aims and qualifications through the adult education budget (excluding apprenticeships). The majority of the level 2 qualifications delivered are to learners who already have a level 2 or equivalent qualification.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/02/2019 14:31:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1054819

	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	Adult Education: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the adult skills budget was spent on (a) level 2, (b) level 3, (c) level 4 and (d) level 5 qualifications in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	216424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Below is the proportion of the adult education budget (excluding apprenticeships) spent on level 2 aims (excluding maths, English, English for speakers of other languages - ESOL - and traineeships) in each of the last 3 years:</p><ul><li>2015-16: 20%.</li><li>2016-17: 19%.</li><li>2017-18: 23%.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is the proportion of the adult education budget (excluding apprenticeships) spent on level 3 aims (excluding maths, English, ESOL and traineeships) in each of the last 3 years:</p><ul><li>2015-16: 8%.</li><li>2016-17: 8%.</li><li>2017-18: 5%.</li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/02/2019 16:13:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1054827

	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	Adult Education: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the adult skills budget is spent on short course programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	216425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, 19% of the adult education budget was spent on entry and level 1 learning aims (excluding maths, English, ESOL – English for speakers of other languages - and traineeships). In addition, 18% of the adult education budget was spent on community learning. These low-level aims and community learning aims tend to be of shorter duration.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/02/2019 13:29:00 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith